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this 7-3 behemoth who was one of the most dominant rebounders in college basketball last year en route to duke's 2010 title
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here's the pick i was looking for
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this 7-3 behemoth who was one of the most dominant rebounders in college basketball last year en route to duke's 2010 title
Translation: A slow white guy incapable of playing in today's more fast paced NBA. Guys like Zoubek, Oden, Bynum, Thabeet, etc missed their proper era by about 15 years.
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i was relating to rebounding translating into the nba
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He only had 7.7 RPG.
He wasn't that dominant. He had a habit of getting in foul trouble and had difficulty with anyone who had any sort of size/speed combo.(such as freshman Jordan Williams of Maryland handling Zoubek 2 of the 3 times they faced eachother)..which is pretty much all he would see in the NBA. Zoubek "handled" the undersized guys in college that he should have, but I wouldn't call him anything close to dominant. He doesn't have good feet and isn't a good jumper. He just kind of mauled the udnersized guys who weren't overly fast.
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in what 21 MPG?
he also crashes the offensive boards
7'3 centers are not very common so i can see him make an nba roster
Zoubek had also had a lingering foot injury for a year or two(more height=more foot stress)and only had fully recovered starting around the beginning or middle of the year
he also is extremely strong and can finish inside without problems
he also crashes the offensive boards
7'3 centers are not very common so i can see him make an nba roster
Zoubek had also had a lingering foot injury for a year or two(more height=more foot stress)and only had fully recovered starting around the beginning or middle of the year
he also is extremely strong and can finish inside without problems
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Hence the foul trouble....
You don't get credit for not being able to stay on the floor.
Jerome James is still on an NBA roster............
The athletic bigs can't wait to have Zoubek try to finish around them.
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near the end of the season zoubek wasnt getting into foul trouble
part of it was just rotating the plumlees in
and its not like zoubek cant go up against athletic bigs
jajuan johnson,trevor booker,ed davis,etc. can attest to it
part of it was just rotating the plumlees in
and its not like zoubek cant go up against athletic bigs
jajuan johnson,trevor booker,ed davis,etc. can attest to it
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No thanks. I'd pass on Zoubek every time unless I was that dire in need of him.
I know ur a dukie n all, but just because he had 2 to 3 good months out of his entire college career doesn't exactly make him dominant.
No offense friend.
I know ur a dukie n all, but just because he had 2 to 3 good months out of his entire college career doesn't exactly make him dominant.
No offense friend.
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i never said he would start or dominate in the nba
just make an nba roster
and i never said that the bulls want him or need him
but he will get picked up by an nba team
7'3 centers are a rare quantity
ETA:the reason he started playing alot better near the end is because he fully recovered from a lingering foot injury he got during his sophomore year..
just make an nba roster
and i never said that the bulls want him or need him
but he will get picked up by an nba team
7'3 centers are a rare quantity
ETA:the reason he started playing alot better near the end is because he fully recovered from a lingering foot injury he got during his sophomore year..
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So Coach K wasn't leaving him in positions to get into foul trouble. Plus in the college game Zoubek didn't have to learn to defend pick and rolls etc the way he will in the NBA. He could camp in the lane. He won't be able to do that in the NBA. At all..
and its not like zoubek cant go up against athletic bigs
Zoubek wasn't matching up against him...on top of that Johnson is built like a marathon runner. He in no way compares to what Zoubek would see in the NBA from guys like Amare, Dwight, Duncan, Bosh
PLUS Zoubek was in foul trouble that entire game. .....and Johnson scored 23 points.
Trevor Booker is listed at 6'7.....He most likely closer to 6'5 or 6'6.
He played against Ed Davis for one half of a basketball game this year.....
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Again, that's not saying much. Guys like Aaron gray and Jerome James currently hold down roster spots in the NBA.
Even so, he's a guy that will have an apartment in the NBA city and one in the D-League affiliate city.
1. That's because 7'3 people are rare.
2. The days of 7 footers dominating the NBA are gone...for now. Most 7 footers games don't translate at all to the NBA of today. That's why you rarely see them too. The exception are long athletic freaks like KG, Dwight, Amare, Noah, who can run the floor and are athletic to step out and defend.
if a guy like Dwight Howard can't stay out of foul trouble in today's NBA with his ability and feet I don't see much hope for a guy like Zoubek to survive in the NBA long..and if he does it will be in an Aaron Gray like capacity as a 10th or 11th guy.
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ed davis and johnson ARE future NBA bigs but i get what you are saying
still he has such a height advantage and he is a good rebounder i dont see how he gets passed up
he may be a 9th,10th, or 11th guy
and also zoubek has a great work ethic, and just recently has showed us what he can fully bring to the table
still he has such a height advantage and he is a good rebounder i dont see how he gets passed up
he may be a 9th,10th, or 11th guy
and also zoubek has a great work ethic, and just recently has showed us what he can fully bring to the table
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Id say its fairly easy for big guys to dominate the college level. They go against plenty of soft, smaller guys with no future in the NBA. Greg Oden dominated on the college level...when he went against smaller scrubs for centers. College bigs turn out to be big projects. Not everyone is Brook Lopez.
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Yes.
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Problem with Zoubek is that he is white and from Duke.....don't want him.
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screw you guys..
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All that being said....he comes from a proud basketball trad....blah, blah, blah and is probably a Pax guy. Not a bad choice if you can get a second round pick.
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Zoubek=Brad Miller pt 2. But not as athletic.
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ok brad miller has been a pretty good pro
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im talking right now Miller.