Franko KASTROPIL 7-1 C 1984 Croatia

Kastorpil might be the player with the least amount of upside from this group. He's big, athletic and unlike most European big men, is very strong and already has an NBA body. Because of his physical abilities, he's a good rebounder and a very solid defender. His offensive game is rather limited, and most of his points come from offensive rebounds.

Also, he might be one of worst FT shooters on the planet. Kastropil needs to develop a better back-to-the-basket game in order to make the jump to the NBA. He's a 2nd rounder for now and has potential to become a solid backup center in the NBA.

Paul MILLER 6-foot-10 250 C Wichita State

SCOUTING REPORT: It is easy to say that Miller had a wildly successful senior season. He was named the Missouri Valley Conference player of the year and an honorable mention All-American after leading the Shockers to the conference title and to the Sweet 16 of the 2006 NCAA tournament. During the tournament run, Miller averaged 13.7 points and 8.0 rebounds.

Miller scored a team-high 19 points in his first game at the pre-draft Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, but faded into the background during the other two games. For the tournament, he averaged 9.3 points and 4.0 rebounds.

Defensively, he did not play well mainly because he lacks lateral quickness, and he seemed slow to the ball for rebounds. As a senior, Miller averaged 13.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and shot 51 percent from the floor.

Although he has a little offensive versatility with a mid-range jumper and the ability to finish in transition, there are major defensive and rebounding questions about Miller. He only had six double-doubles in college and does not seem athletic enough to be a good defender at the NBA level.

Kenny Adeleke, C 6-9/245

“I grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, watching and loving all those great Knick teams with Patrick Ewing and John Starks,” he says. “But my favorite of them all was Charles Oakley.”

That's all I need to know. Sign him up.

[Edited by - misterearl on 07-03-2006 10:05 PM]

From The UNH Scouting Report

Senior forward Kenny Adeleke has been the consistant leader for the Hawks throughout the season, averaging double-doubles all season long. Adeleke leads America East in scoring and rebounding with an average of 20.5 points and 13.1 boards per game

Adios Jackie...


That boy is out like 227.

joec32033 - visualize a frontcourt security blanket of C Jackie Butler and F Kenny Adeleke instead of Jerome James and Malik Rose

We like Jackie Butler

I have a feeling Woods is gone too. We worked nicely on them last season, and it seems to have gone down the toilet.

Paul Miller has some decent offensive talent. He can shoot the midrange J and knows what to do with his back to the basket. I've only ever seen him in the NCAA tourney, but he gave a lot of problems to Seton Hall, was not very good against Tennessee in an upset win, and was very good against George Mason in a loss. Not much a defender though. Kind of a small school version of MSU's Paul Davis.

Unfortunately he didn't do to well when he went up against fellow Missouri Valley Conference member Patrick O'Bryant of Bradley.

Posted by misterearl:


I hope Quentin Richardson has a new girlfriend and is working on his jumper.

I second that motion

Posted by misterearl:

VDesai - great observations from watching Paul Miller instead of mere specualtion. Thank you for the informed analysis. Could Miller add depth at center?

Can he supplant Jerome James in an uptempo game?

Or is Big 'Rome working on his handle (the dribble move was sweet) as we speak?

Inquiring minds want to know

He does the pick and pop pretty nicely. Remember how good Doleac was with Marbury on that play? We already have Channing for that role though. Miller is not exactly fleet of foot. Not sure he's the best guy to get up and down the court in the running game. Then again we've seen a guy in the NBA like Brad Miller who got himself into tip top shape, worked really hard on his strengths (passing and shooting) and developed into a borderline NBA star after a few years on the fringe. I think this Miller would need to undergo a similar transformation to make an NBA roster. It's certainly possible if he works hard enough though...he has enough base skill.

Not certified but... what's wrong with a positive rumor?

From PGG344 on Real GM

>> Marbury and Crawford were in vegas practicing with the team for the last 2 days. My friend who was on the team told me this, unfortunately, he is headed home today because he tore ligaments in his hand.

(hopefully, it was the friend with the torn ligaments)