Should have stayed in school. I only watched half the video, but... - Very limited offensively, most of his non-dunk finishes aren't clean around the basket. - Appeared like he was giant on the court playing with kids--won't be like that in NBA. - Good positioning on rebounds and amazingly appears to block out (lost art). - Aggressively established post positioning, but needs to develop some moves and improve his footwork. - Blocks a lot of shots, many flat footed which relates to bullet 2.
Maybe the kid can develop with the Vipers. I’m hoping that he’ll be far from the only 5 tossed into the mix down there. Looks like he has a very long way to go. If we don’t deal Hartenstein, I’m expecting him to spend next season with the Rockets and get off the merry-go-round back and forth to Houston. I think he deserves a real chance to make the rotation, and that creates room for somebody to fill the void at his spot in the Valley. Hartenstein looked really good in the playoffs with the Vipers. I think he’s ready to contribute at the next level.
He has more natural talent and ability. Moses has excellent size and length, he rotates far quicker than Tacko. He is very, very raw. However he has a lot of god given ability. If he stays out of trouble and works really hard, chances are he contributes in the NBA.
He's decisive and aggressive inside. Fast, athletic. Seems to box out and steal rebounds well. That's very good. OTOH, he is sloppy with his shooting and foot work. What else can you ask for from an undrafted FA.
Good analogy. Also, it's worth looking for popped kernels in both popcorn bags and from the NBA undrafted roster.
I can comfortably said he's already better than Zhou Qi. But that's about it. Given the contract Qi got from the Rockets, this isn't surprising. Another interesting project with upside. Make or die in one season, if that.
