Posted by TMS:

i saw this kid play in a game last year...he was dunking over everybody...you think he'll be anything like Steve Francis?

Posted by BRIGGS:

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what is nate, well i would first start off by saying nate is a winner with tremendous character. although he is smallish in height, probably 5-9 in sneaks, he has most of the attributes you look for in an NBA player. He is thickly muscled, yet explosive and quick. He was a leader on a team in college that went 32-3 and was a number 1 seed. Every year, he worked on his game and got better. His FG and FT % are very very good. While he is small, he is an EXCELLENT full court defender and strong--bench presses 440 pounds at a bodyweight of 190, which happens to be in the Ben Wallace range. he adapted to PG this year and did a great job, averaging only 2 TOs per 30+ minutes. he can rebound the ball very, very well for his size and push, he would be the fastest player in the nBA when he gets there and can finish with superman like jumping ability on the break.
his defeciencies are when he can get trapped by bigger players with long arms in a halfcourt zone, he wouldnt be as effective, but you dont see this type of D in the nBA, he will routinely be the smaller guy oin the D which will allow his defender to see over and shoot over him, although he is very good at using his strength to keep you from going where you want. he has a nice stroke and it is only getting better, almost a .40 % 3 pt shooter. he just a real unique player, a tough winner, who i think will be an impact type bench player.

Posted by djsunyc:

so is nate a 10 min/game player or will he be an earl boykins type 25 to, some nights, 35 min player?

i'm not sure we can settle it with marbury/nate/jamal rotation b/c of height issues so if we go after a real SG, then nate is regulated to 5-10 min duty.