Omer has shown to be one of the most coachable 2nd round picks the Bulls have had in....
.......... in......... well, a really, really long time. He went from being a 30% FT shooter to hitting 70% in the last 20 games. That's one hell of a turnaround for a big-man. He went from piss poor footwork, running into the SF lanes and blocking the baseline to sneaking into the paint like a real pro. Adjustments like that don't happen with most big-men in this stretch of time, and I have to give him credit where credit is due.
Once the NBA slows down for him, and he can play with confidence every night, he's going to be a superb backup. I like Omer, and I'll admit that I didn't like the selection at first because of his injury history. Asik has been healthy so far, knock on wood.
He needs to improve his gravity on post defense. He also needs to protect the ball better when he's fed in the paint. That usually comes with time, but some players never master post-defense and that would become a big negative on many matchups. Hell, Carlos was JUST exploited for 3 games on his post defense. So hopefully a defensive-first center like Osik finds room to improve.
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