Wow! Nice! On his career Tjones is 71.6% from 0-3 feet. Dwight is 71.4% Deandre Jordan 71.2% I didn't know Montrezl Harrell was so good in close!!
this kid going dunk everything, how many times we see Tj miss harden's alley-oop pass, Montrezl will catch everythin and finish above the rim. Dwight , cepala and Montrezl, our clutch city going turn into lob city next season
I guess what I meant to say was that he could be a more well rounded and versatile player than Wallace was. Obviously Wallace is one of the great big men to ever play the game and Harrell would be lucky to have half the career Wallace did. But Harrell has the potential to be more skilled offensively and can guard multiple positions, though he'll have far less of a defensive impact than Big ben.
I don't know much about this player, but from the little I've seen, he's reminding me of another Wallace: Gerald Wallace. High energy and defensive minded with a willingness to throw his body into the mix. His highlights are mostly lob dunks, but there were a few where he drives and snakes his way to the rim for a layup. All attributes Gerald Wallace was known for before injuries and age started taking their toll. I could see Harrell being mobile enough to cover the 3 spot as well as primarily the 4. And that may be better than asking him to be undersized by moving at times to the 5.
I don't know much about him either... ... but my money is on him never being anything more than a marginal NBA player. There aren't a ton of Gerald Wallace, or even Shawn Marion types that work out. Nor are there a bunch of Ben Wallace types that work out. That Montrezl is seen as equally likely to be one or the other... doesn't help in my opinion.
It's rare to find a player with his attributes pan out in today's game. The Larry Johnsons and Anthony Masons are gone very few exist in the nba. They don't last long because they rely so much on their athletisism.
What is rare is a guy with 9'+ standing reach and a 7'4" (Louisville site says 7'6") wingspan, that is rare. His reach is above average for a PF and his wingspan is above average for a PF. He won't be blocking shots with the top of his head. This guy is NOT undersized at 253lbs. Is Blake Griffin undersized? Is Kevin Love undersized? This guy is bigger than both. I don't know if he will make it or not but I like his chances because of his attitude and work ethic. If he doesn't make it, it won't be because of his size.
Looks like Harrell will be wearing #35 according to the picture on the official rockets site. Thought this was kind of funny as it is the same number as Faried and he could have had his college number.
Yeah, who know if he blossoms into a star like Gerald Wallace. I'm just pointing out what his game could possibly be like. But getting even a solid role player with the 32nd pick is a big achievement.
man i don't even get ESPN 1…….wish we still had codell do to the play-by-play so i could keep up w/ the game
Harrell has the lateral agility and feet to defend stretch 4s and big 3s without missing a beat IMO. At least he looked good switching off when I watched him play for Louisville. And he has a very nice jumper, all the way out to 3 point land. But streaky.
Worth repeating again, Harrell is a 2nd round pick by Morey. Thats actually reason for OPTIMISM. Not even being a homer, its VERY rare or NON-existent in NBA to have hopes of a 2nd round pick not just making the final roster, but even going as far to think they can contribute
I am surprised he hasn't signed a 2 yr contract. Is he is refusing to do that? A 3 yr contract would require the Rockets to dip into the MLE.
