I would have little interest in Warrick as a PF. Too Small, albeit as an uber-athlete. But if he is instead regarded as a SF, then THAT's interesting. A physical dynamic rebounding force at that position. Thing is though, this team under Geoff and Rick almost NEVER "goes big". If they have a tweener they never take advantage of their superior size/rebounding etc. at the "smaller" position they play, and almost always try to put them at their "larger" position to get a skill advantage there.
Mentioned before an alternative to Warrick mght be Joey Graham. Another big time athlete but with more polished skills and more clearly a SF. Less potential, but more polish. And less chance of being Gerald Wallaced right to the end of the bench. Is predicted to go somewhere right around where Warrick is:
NBA Comparison: Caron Butler
Strengths: Graham is a tough nosed, no nonsense type, power 3 ... A physical specimen with great leaping ability who finishes very well … Has a chiseled body with excellent size, wingspan and great strength … Very tough player, enjoys contact, rebounds and takes the ball inside especially well … Has a very effective jump shot … Has range out to 18 feet, with excellent touch on his shot … Huge hands make him tough to rip the ball away from and give him an advantage on drives to the basket … Has a solid base and good rebounding fundamentals … Plays hard, hustles … Solid defender … Unlike many draft prospects Graham has the experience of 4 years of progression in college. He is one of the most NBA ready prospects out there … Extremely strong body, he can bench press over 400 pounds… Has good post skills with face up and back to the basket ability ... Excellent free throw shooter ...
Weaknesses: Plays a little stiff, mechanical… Doesn’t have great intangibles relating to ball skills … His vision, passing and ball handling are just average … Court awareness and feel for the game are just average … His ability to put the ball on the floor and create is a work in progress ... What you see is what you get, although he has shown great improvement offensively in his Senior season ...
-Aran Smith 2/9/05
Mentioned before an alternative to Warrick mght be Joey Graham. Another big time athlete but with more polished skills and more clearly a SF. Less potential, but more polish. And less chance of being Gerald Wallaced right to the end of the bench. Is predicted to go somewhere right around where Warrick is:
NBA Comparison: Caron Butler
Strengths: Graham is a tough nosed, no nonsense type, power 3 ... A physical specimen with great leaping ability who finishes very well … Has a chiseled body with excellent size, wingspan and great strength … Very tough player, enjoys contact, rebounds and takes the ball inside especially well … Has a very effective jump shot … Has range out to 18 feet, with excellent touch on his shot … Huge hands make him tough to rip the ball away from and give him an advantage on drives to the basket … Has a solid base and good rebounding fundamentals … Plays hard, hustles … Solid defender … Unlike many draft prospects Graham has the experience of 4 years of progression in college. He is one of the most NBA ready prospects out there … Extremely strong body, he can bench press over 400 pounds… Has good post skills with face up and back to the basket ability ... Excellent free throw shooter ...
Weaknesses: Plays a little stiff, mechanical… Doesn’t have great intangibles relating to ball skills … His vision, passing and ball handling are just average … Court awareness and feel for the game are just average … His ability to put the ball on the floor and create is a work in progress ... What you see is what you get, although he has shown great improvement offensively in his Senior season ...
-Aran Smith 2/9/05