Re: Nick Fazekas: "I can be about the best shooting big there is" http://hoopshype.com/interviews/fazekas_narducci.htm Anybody see the next Christian Laettner type flop? He's far from the first round anyway.
Re: Nick Fazekas: "I can be about the best shooting big there is" I wasnt much impressed with Fazekas' play...maybe he'll surprise me as Bogut has with the Bucks but as of now, Fazekas is far from a physical big man that the league likes to draft...
Re: Nick Fazekas: "I can be about the best shooting big there is" <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (noballer07 @ Jun 13 2007, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://hoopshype.com/interviews/fazekas_narducci.htm Anybody see the next Christian Laettner type flop? He's far from the first round anyway.</div> First of all, a Christian Laettner type flop? That doesn't make any sense, as Christian was touted as a superstar and one of the greatest college basketball players of all-time, while Nick Fazekas is a projected 2nd round pick from Nevada. And he's not "far from the first round." I could see him going late 20's, I could also see him going early 40's. It's in between, the middle-end of this draft is so wide open.
Re: Nick Fazekas: "I can be about the best shooting big there is" <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Jun 13 2007, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>First of all, a Christian Laettner type flop? That doesn't make any sense, as Christian was touted as a superstar and one of the greatest college basketball players of all-time, while Nick Fazekas is a projected 2nd round pick from Nevada.And he's not "far from the first round." I could see him going late 20's, I could also see him going early 40's. It's in between, the middle-end of this draft is so wide open.</div>Nobody was comparing him to Christian Laettner. His name was the first to come to mind since Fazekas says he could be the best shooting big man, which is what scouts thought Laettner was in the draft. And I definitely don't think you'll see him taken in the first round; he'll be a high second at best. I don't know of any team seriously taking a look at this guy and hoping to take him early.
Re: Nick Fazekas: "I can be about the best shooting big there is" <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (noballer07 @ Jun 13 2007, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Nobody was comparing him to Christian Laettner.</div> You said "Anybody see the next Christian Laettner type flop?" I said that doesn't make any sense because Laettner was a star while Fazekas is a 2nd round pick... how can a 2nd round pick be considered a flop? Come on, now.
Re: Nick Fazekas: "I can be about the best shooting big there is" <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>After a brief warm-up, Yi began his shooting drills. He rarely missed. He got great elevation on his picture-perfect jump shot -- high release, elbow in, nothing but net from both inside and outside the 3-point line.Nevada's Nick Fazekas, a draft prospect known for his shooting stroke, followed suit on the set shots, but started to lose ground to Yi once the players moved to shooting off the dribble. For Fazekas, the accuracy started to waver a bit. The needle didn't move for Yi.And Noah? His shaky jumper found the basket, but his form looked even worse when he was matched up in shooting drills with Yi and Fazekas.Yi handled the ballhandling drills with the same aplomb. He got low to the ground, showing impressive balance and control on spin moves to the basket.Fazekas could do some of that too, but at a pace far slower than Yi. Noah kept up the pace with Yi, but without the consistency. Noah was all over the place, for both the good and the bad.It didn't take long to get the answer. After the shooting drills were over, Yi, Fazekas and Noah went through a drill in which they took the ball at the top of the key, cut right or left, were given one dribble and then had to finish around the basket.While Fazekas labored to get to the rim from that distance, Noah had no problem, as expected. He finished every time with either a finger roll at the rim or a dunk.Yi's performance was more surprising. I had to change angles to make sure it wasn't an optical illusion.As Yi finished at the rim, his elbow was often at or just below the rim.</div>
Re: Nick Fazekas: "I can be about the best shooting big there is" The way I see it is that anybody that comes into the NBA is expected to eventually do well, 1st overall or #60. That's just the way I think CB. I love teams that appreciate and actually want to do things with 2nd rounders. I think Fazekas has some potential. No, he's not good enough right now to warrant a 1st round selection and not a lot is expected out of him, but, back to my belief, all players drafted inherently have some kind of potential to do well in the NBA. You may not think that way, but that's the way I am.
Re: Nick Fazekas: "I can be about the best shooting big there is" <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (noballer07 @ Jun 13 2007, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The way I see it is that anybody that comes into the NBA is expected to eventually do well, 1st overall or #60. That's just the way I think CB. I love teams that appreciate and actually want to do things with 2nd rounders. I think Fazekas has some potential. No, he's not good enough right now to warrant a 1st round selection and not a lot is expected out of him, but, back to my belief, all players drafted inherently have some kind of potential to do well in the NBA. You may not think that way, but that's the way I am.</div> Maybe I didn't word it correctly, but I did not mean that it doesn't matter whether a 2nd rounder succeeds or not. All I was saying is that if Fazekas becomes a "scrub," that it will never be a big deal, nor a big surprise. If he has a solid career, that won't be a surprise either (I really like him, by the way). A "Christian Laettner like flop" as you put it, is TOTALLY different. There is a giant difference between an projected star and a projected 2nd round role player off the bench.
Re: Nick Fazekas: "I can be about the best shooting big there is" honestly he deserves to be a first round pick easily 25-30
