Hasheem Thabeet Mix (A True Shot Blocker)

I think you could be right mate.

 

His offensive skill is worse than Battier.

 

A taller JHill

 

let's hope this kid can turn out to be at least a great backup center. ala deke.

anyways... i wonder if the speed of our perimeter defense will help set thabeet up for more block attempts? i mean... this team was built for a slow big guy in the middle.

i wonder how yao ming will fit in going forward. funny how we didn't trade that contract...

 

Hasheem the Pipe Dream

 

Looks like Thabeet, Patterson, Hill, Budinger, Williams, Lee, Lowry and Dragic are the future with all being 24yrs old and younger. In my opinion Thabeet just needs time on the court and he's not going to get that with a veteran coach like Adelman. If Thabeet could rebound and block shots in a big time college program like UConn and in the big east, then there is no reason why that shouldn't translate in the NBA. Thabeet needs consistant minutes to bring his defensive shotblocking and rebounding skills to the fore. I see him getting those minutes next season with a new coach. It also might help him to go play at the fonde rec this summer.

 

does he fall down after every blocked shot? 'cuz thats what i got out of that video.

 

They did mention has feet and footwork aren't very polished. I will prefer to think for now that he is just so excited about getting up to block the shot that he didn't think about how he should land.

 

WTF were you expecting?

 

He needs to train in the weight room, with the Houston Ballet Academy, and with Dream and Yao Ming.

 

me too. but it's very intimidating ...having a clumsy 7'3" monster fall on you.

 

I don't care if he falls after every blocked shot.....thats more than we've had on this team in a while.

As long as he falls after blocking the shot and gets back up, thats fine with me.

Beggars can't be choosers.

 

Yep, good observation. We should not expect anything other than the occasional block and maybe 10 minutes per game out of this kid.

 

its pretty sad when all he can muster is a 2 min highlight video.

 

I expect 0 minutes per game. He looks like a tall guy.

 

Yes, he fell down on 3 or 4 blocks in the video, but for the most part they were pretty spectacular rejections. I have no problem with that.

 

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Lol at the announcer "what's going on right now?"

 

the falling isn't really the main problem, it's being unable to recover your position if/when the block attempt doesn't work and the ball is still in play.

 

when you are that big the game is very easy. all he needs to learn in order to be a decent starter is a decent hook shot, keep the ball above your head anytime you hold it, and jump straight up and down on defense when contesting shots like yao did. you don't have to get 3 blocks a game. its enough to make the opponent miss and stay out of foul trouble. sure he could get into the weight room too, but those few things shouldn't take more than a year or two to master with good coaching.