Size has no bearing on the music a talented guitarist produces. I'm with bajaden on this one.
That being said, you can certainly look at something like physical attributes and athletic ability to assess a player, but I think that a player's skill would rely more on shooting/rebounding, etc.
It certainly gets gray when you talk about something like rebounding - is it their physical attributes that make them a good rebounder? Is it athletic ability? Or is it that they study the game well, and have learned proper positioning in order to be in the right place at the right time?
With the higher picks, it's easy to see the confluence of athletic ability/skills, but it starts to get a little tricky after the top 2 or 3 players.
Spike, Spike, Spike, you are a smart BB fan for just thinking about things like this. It is certainly NOT grey when you talk about rebounding. I appreciate you bringing up the finer points of rebounding. But, it is one thing to know how to rebound and it is an entirely other thing to put them into practice and actually evolve you game around the newly acquired skill. 1st, physical attributes cannot be understated when it comes to rebounds, you can have great position all you want, but nothing I MEAN NOTHING beats great position and great size. Position is like a PIE CHART, you just want to be in the position to receive the greatest piece of the pie. Now, boxing out is crucial, and some people have it and some don't. And you are right about the intangibles within the genre of rebounding, but if you have the size and length and athletic ability, GM's assume their coaches can teach you how to do things proper. And sometimes, it is better to have a player who is a blank slate rather than a player already set in their ways. Some skills are learned, some require time. Size and length and Athletic ability are things you can't improve much on. I like where you are going Spike, it carries weight with me too, if a player knows already these important skills, it makes you feel he is somehow superior. But, when drafting, you have to assume that the guy can learn and be taught once it is his full time job. After he learns the skill, then it is easier to judge a player. Until then, you draft on overall ability, physical attributes, then skill.