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Great Steve Novak VIDEO MONTAGE

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by zcity, Jun 29, 2006.

  1. zcity

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    boki part 2 ;)
     
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    I really think this guy is gonna surprise a lot of people...
     
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    Well that certainly makes me feel better about not getting JJ Redick. You know, most teams never get anything out of the second round (last year, only 5 second rounders saw any kind of significant playing time on their teams). So the 2nd round wasn't merely fine -- getting Novak is a nice plus. He could turn out to be one of the steals of this draft.
     
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    thx....Let me see....
     
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    He certainly cannot create off the dribble, but he can knock down pull up jumpers and is a great camper to have.
     
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    He look prettty good on those high light film. It look like he can shoot off the dribble and from the picks. I know highlight film always make them look good but at this point that's better than nothing. He look much more mobile than Matt Bullard. So hopefully he wil be our 3 point shooters that we are looking for. If V-Span come over and did good then we migth actually have a chance next year to compete.
     
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    Seems like he will be better the Bullard. Much better basketball player. Bullard was a complete statue. Novak looks like he moves better.
     
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    I've seen this guy compared to Air Bull, and after watching this highlight reel.... Novak is in no way a Matt Bullard.

    Both can shoot the lights out, yes... but you can tell that Novak is much quicker and can get his own shot by taking 1 or 2 dribbles to create space. He even showed the ability to shoot while fading away or off-balance. Not to mention that dude shoots 98% from the line.

    But the real encouraging thing is that he looks to have enough athletic ability to warrant 10-12 minutes on the court (SF or PF) without being too much of a defensive liability.

    I REALLY like this guy...
     
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    Yeah i could see him as a better athletic Matt Bonner
     
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    ...good post, I concur. He is much more mobile than Air Bullard and can shoot off the dribble. Bull was strictly a spot up shooter. Novak can back-up the 3 and play spot duty at the 4 depending on matchups. good pick-up for a 2nd rounder. He will get in the rotation at some point his first year. There are never enough pure shooters in the NBA. In this era of 40% shooting guards and small forwards, Novak could carve out a career here playing off Yao and TMAC.
     
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    ...and he is a coaches son and admitted gym rat.
     
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    wow, the guy is a pretty good shooter.
    good heights as well. :rolleyes:
     
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    wow. damn he's better than I though. looks like he can create his own shots, he'll be good back for t-mac or good pf. leave some pressure off for yao and tmac. likein this guy.
     
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    he has a real nice stroke from that video and he looks pretty moble for a guy his size.
     
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    That was a very impressive video. Most of the shots he took were heavily contested too. Wow. This guy might actually be a difference maker.
     
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    anyone can look good in a video clip

    i still hope he could be a valuable backup for us though
     
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    Many of the shots had a hand in his face. Great shooter.
     
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    Impressive, also like how he shot from few feet behind college 3. May be suitable and good at NBA 3's. Seems like a good shooter, hope for the best!
     
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    I completely agree. After watching 5+ highlight films of Stromile last summer, I learned that highlight films usually don't mean a darn thing, expecially when the player is just dunking over and over again.

    But having said that, you can tell from these clips that Novak is mobile, not just a guy who will camp behind the 3 point arc and be a big defensive liability. Mobility (or lack thereof) is a trait that IMO will show up on almost any highlight reel.
     

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