Post by DERRENMATTS on Aug 7, 2005 0:10:59 GMT -5
1st question: Will Curtis Bordchardt make the team?
2nd question: Will he be able to make the rotation?
From reading various scouting reports (NOT from NBADraft or DraftExpress), the consensus is that he has a chance to be a pretty good shooting 7' footer who has some mobility. As well as being able to shoot the ball some, he's also said to be a solid passer. Not that good of a shot blocker for a 7' footer and not as good on the boards as you'd expect.
As a junior at Stanford (his only season in which he played meaningful minutes--the other 2 were injury riddled), he averaged just under 17 ppg and 11+ rpg, while shooting 58% from the field.
He didn't play any games during his rookie season in the NBA (was on the IL with a fractured foot). His sohpomore year, he got to play in 16 games, and put up 3.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg in 16 minutes per game. Last year, he got to play in 67 games (23 of those games as a starter), and despite cutting his minutes from 16 to 12 mpg, he nearly put up the same production as the year before, which shows improvement (3.0 ppg and 3.3 rpg). To be able to play less minutes and put up similar numbers, it tells me that he is improving and that he may be able to do more as he becomes healthier and more comfortable with his game.
Maybe last year was a sign of good things to come.
Injuries have followed him throughout his career, both in college and in the NBA. Maybe there's potential talent still waiting to blossom from this big kid (only 25 yrs old) if he can only get away from the injury bug. If he can remain relatively healthy, he may turn out to be a serviceable backup Center in the future.
2nd question: Will he be able to make the rotation?
From reading various scouting reports (NOT from NBADraft or DraftExpress), the consensus is that he has a chance to be a pretty good shooting 7' footer who has some mobility. As well as being able to shoot the ball some, he's also said to be a solid passer. Not that good of a shot blocker for a 7' footer and not as good on the boards as you'd expect.
As a junior at Stanford (his only season in which he played meaningful minutes--the other 2 were injury riddled), he averaged just under 17 ppg and 11+ rpg, while shooting 58% from the field.
He didn't play any games during his rookie season in the NBA (was on the IL with a fractured foot). His sohpomore year, he got to play in 16 games, and put up 3.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg in 16 minutes per game. Last year, he got to play in 67 games (23 of those games as a starter), and despite cutting his minutes from 16 to 12 mpg, he nearly put up the same production as the year before, which shows improvement (3.0 ppg and 3.3 rpg). To be able to play less minutes and put up similar numbers, it tells me that he is improving and that he may be able to do more as he becomes healthier and more comfortable with his game.
Maybe last year was a sign of good things to come.
Injuries have followed him throughout his career, both in college and in the NBA. Maybe there's potential talent still waiting to blossom from this big kid (only 25 yrs old) if he can only get away from the injury bug. If he can remain relatively healthy, he may turn out to be a serviceable backup Center in the future.
