<font size="4">Nick Fazekas</font></p> </p> </p> The Mavericks could have choosen anyone they wanted - Sun Yue, Glen Davis, Derrick Byars. </p> </p> - Not a great athlete</p> - Good prospect </p> - Great hands</p> </p> Don't particularly like the pick - let's see if we can get Sun Yue at 50. </p>
This draft was dissapointing, we had 2 opportunities to draft DJ Strawberry and lost the last one.</p> </p> Horrible draft for us imo.</p>
If he can rebound close to how he did in College, good pick...but I'm not happy with another euro big....we never learn our lessons.
<font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">NBADraft.net: NBA Comparison: Rick Rickert Strengths: Excellent rebounder who does a great job of boxing out his man and anticipating where the ball will go … Possesses an extremely high basketball IQ and is one of the most fundamentally sound players at his position … Owns the ability to face-up and shoot from mid-range out to 18 feet … Works well moving without the ball and surprisingly enough excels shooting of pick and rolls … Unlike most at his position, Fazekas does a good job using finesse through footwork catching his defender off balance or out of position to draw fouls … Has great hands that enable him to catch most passes in the post … Has improved upon his back to the basket moves … Shows good shooting touch, finishing well around the basket … Makes an assortment of shots such as jump hooks or turnaround jumpers … Underrated passer who sees the floor well … Excellent free throw shooter … Keeps the ball up high instead of putting it on the floor … Has the range to hit three point shots with some regularity … Understands how to play aggressive defense in the post without becoming foul prone … Weaknesses: Not a superior athlete. He isn’t blessed with great quickness or explosive leaping ability … While he doesn’t back down, he isn’t a big fan of physical contact … Doesn’t always keep good position in the low post as he tends to rooted out by stronger defenders … Added upper body strength will benefit him greatly in this area … Although an above average shot blocker in college, Fazekas lacks the explosiveness to make a real impact in this area in the NBA … Back to the basket skills are still in need of refinement as he remains more comfortable facing the basket … Should work on improving his foot speed as he displays below average mobility (questionable how much this can improve) … Defensively Fazekas can get disrupted and pick-up fouls when defending high level athletes … Matthew Maurer - 1/19/2007 Strengths: Possesses special shooting touch for a bigman with range that easily extends to NBA three point distance ... Inside/outside forward who displays a wide array of offensive skills with post moves, hook shots and jumpers ... Slippery. Has become very good at setting up shots for himself and makes use of pump fakes to draw fouls ... His high release point makes it difficult to block his shots ... Makes for a mismatch, he'll be able to pull post players outside, spreading the floor ... Great feel for the game, makes great decisions, excellent fundamentals ... Tremendous wingspan makes him an excellent rebounder and shot blocker ... Has a very adept turnaround hook shot ... Passing ability appears to have improved since his sophomore year ... Tougher than he looks, a competitor, willing to battle even when he matches up against stronger post players ... Excellent free throw shooter ... Has great hands ... Looks awkward but has good balance on rebounds and drives ... Weaknesses: Athleticism is below average ... Not a great leaper and lacks fluidity especially running the floor ... Looks nothing like an NBA prospect based on the way he runs the floor: looks can be deceiving ... Body strength is still not great, although it has improved ... How strong he can become is an important question, he may not want to bulk up too much as it could further limit his mobility ... Strength training between the season and draft should decide how high in the draft he gets taken ... Defensively he can be pushed around since he lacks upper body strength, but his long arms help ... Can struggle to create shots if a quicker bigman is on him ... His face up game is good but he lacks a first step to get by defenders who play him close outside ... Aran Smith - 12/10/2005</font>
All the NBA stat geeks around the internet world seem to have an infatuation with Fazekas, they think he'll be a great pick</p> "4. Nick Fazekas, Nevada: Fazekas is one of those players that I just can’t figure out why the scouts and experts don’t like him a little more. He’s the best per minute rebounder of all players who played mid-major and above, a strong scorer both inside and out, an above average passer, the best outside shooter among big men and he doesn’t get embarrassed on defense. That sounds like a pretty decent player to me, not one that should be looking at the prospect of fighting for a job on whichever team selects him in round 2. What I wanted to do with Fazekas was compare him to recent PFs who were also good 3-point shooters in college. Listed with Fazekas in the table below are 13 PFs who attempted at least 60 treys and hit .333 on them in their draft year. I stuck with juniors and seniors, because Fazekas is in his senior year and I didn’t feel frosh and sophs were a proper comp in this situation. What I wanted to show here is that Fazekas is more than the 10-15 minute per game PF who brings a different look to the team with his outside shot. Fazekas is a much better rebounder than all these players, a more efficient inside scorer than all except Thomas and a better defender than a majority of them. In other words, this isn’t just another soft big man with a jump shot good enough to keep him in the league. Fazekas is a good inside player who also has the ability to step outside and consistently hit shots from as far as 3-point range. Fazekas has enough skills that he should be able to find a place in the league and stay there for a long time. He does have some issues with defense and that’s probably the main reason he’s getting so little respect in pre-draft buzz. Those concerns are legit, as he’s never been one to shut an opponent down. But there’s still a lot to like here. At the low end he’s good enough to be another Padgett or Garrity and stick around the league for a long time in such a role. More likely his rebounding ability gets him PT almost immediately and his inside/outside scoring ability helps him keep it."</p> </p> http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/win...-the-nba-draft/</p> That guy thinks Fazekas will be a winner</p> http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2128</p> Read that, Fazekas is consistenly at the top of PER, REB Rate, and numerous other statistics. Looking good.</p> </p>
I'm a bit of a stats geek, I'll admit, but I really think he's a great pick for the Mavs. The biggest problem he has is that he's just pitifully slow, but since Avery Johnson has turned the Mavs into a slower paced team, I think he's a good fit. Unless he just completely becomes a foul machine in the face of guys driving the lane on him (which is a real possibility) he ought to be able to stick in the league and maybe be a solid player.</p> When you're picking that far down, that's a good thing. </p>
