NBA Comparison: Michael Doleac

Strengths: A classic back to the basket center with good size and a wide frame … He has added plenty of strength and is now a physical force inside … Has continued to develop and polish his game, showing great improvements over the last couple years … Uses his body and mass to establish good low post position …He makes strong and confident moves, and looks to finish hard at the basket … Using his frame and wide shoulders, he absorbs contact and is able to keep body control and complete plays … Likes to play physically and is not afraid of mixing it up … Shows a soft touch inside and is able to comfortably turn to both shoulders … His right handed mini hook is his go to move and he converts it at a high percentage even against a well set defender … Also has an effective drop step, feeling out his man and spinning off the contact … He is very patient in the post, surveying the court before putting the ball down and attacking … His footwork is solid and he is capable of making counter moves when he gets cut off …  Shows a nice variety of lowpost moves … Has become a confident spot up shooter, showing the ability to knock down jumpers from midrange … Uses a nice turnaround jumper, which he is able to make off balance and with a hand in his face … Gets to the foul line and converts at a very good percentage for a big … His body and mass allow him to clear space and grab rebounds on both ends of the floor … Very unselfish player, he rarely forces bad shots and looks to get his teammates involved with very solid passing skills …

Weaknesses: He is a very limited athlete and does not have great agility … Has put on too much weight and it has made his mobility (or lack thereof) an issue …  He does not get off the ground well and he has problems against longer and better athletes … Defensively he leaves you wanting more, as he does not block or change many shots inside, but he also struggles moving his feet and staying infront of his man … Defending the pick&roll is a problem, as he often stays inside the paint and gives up open looks for the opposition … His 2nd jump is extremely slow and often times he will get outrebounded by much smaller players … Needs to become a more focused and controlled player, he has frequent games where he is a non factor as a scorer or on the glass … His inconsistency has a close correlation to his attitude and approach – he allows the opposition and the crowd to get into his head and he does not perform well under circumstances when things aren’t going his way …

Borko Popic – 05/21/2010

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Stevan Petrovic – 4/19/2008