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Post#1 » by bill curley II » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:48 pm

What's people's take on him? Good size at 6 9. Didn't put up huge numbers in the regular season but has really been the guy for Xavier in the tourney. Looks like he has some decent post skills and can step out and hit the jumper, gets in foul trouble a lot on defense however.
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Post#2 » by Cammo101 » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:13 pm

He is worth a second round pick. Skilled big men are always in demand.
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Post#3 » by fugop » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:09 pm

I'm really looking forward to his matchup with Love. It should be a good marker for both players, as far as competing with pro-caliber guys.
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Post#4 » by Wade2k6 » Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:36 am

He looks pretty big and has good post skills it seems. I'm just worried about his athleticism. Maybe I just wasn't watchin closely or paying attention enough, though.
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Post#5 » by treefi » Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:39 am

He's a 1st round pick... I'm right.
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Post#6 » by BRIGGS » Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:32 am

treefi wrote:He's a 1st round pick... I'm right.


He should spend a lot less time from the 3 point line and concnetarte from 12-14 in. Hes got one heckuva body for a mobile 4 man.
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Post#7 » by Cammo101 » Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:06 am

treefi wrote:He's a 1st round pick... I'm right.


He would need to do an awful lot to make this happen. It is possible, but as of right now, not too likely.
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Post#8 » by Ruzious » Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:57 pm

I was very surprised by him. He looked like a poor man's Jamison but needs to show he's got some inside consistency. Looking at his stats, he also needs to rebound better. And he probably needs another good game to ensure getting drafted at all.
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Post#9 » by UGA Hayes » Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:46 pm

Xavier hasn't exactly been playing stellar big men in this tourny so I'm pretty hesitant to take away alot from his performance.
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Post#10 » by Ruzious » Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:11 pm

UGA Hayes wrote:Xavier hasn't exactly been playing stellar big men in this tourny so I'm pretty hesitant to take away alot from his performance.

He was matched up against Joe Alexander at times and out-played him. But that's just 1 game.
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Post#11 » by UGA Hayes » Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:31 pm

Alexander is a SF though, Duncan is a PF. I meant legit big men, not necessarily the individual caliber of a certain oppont. You could have Kobe guarding TD in the post and TD's success scoring wouldn't really be all that telling.
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Post#12 » by Wade2k6 » Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:11 pm

^^ Well, Love will certainly test him tonight. Should be a great game
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Post#13 » by Nolan » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:04 pm

He reminds of another former Xaiver player, David West.
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Post#14 » by Ruzious » Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:09 pm

UGA Hayes wrote:Alexander is a SF though, Duncan is a PF. I meant legit big men, not necessarily the individual caliber of a certain oppont. You could have Kobe guarding TD in the post and TD's success scoring wouldn't really be all that telling.

But Alexander is a 6'8 230 lber who's role isn't the classic 3 role. Aside from Love, there really aren't any good NBA style PF matchups with any of the top college teams, and even Love is a de facto center for UCLA.

Having said that, I think there's a 50/50 chance Duncan won't get drafted.

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