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MikeWaters · 02-12-2007, 01:54 AM

I've been thinking as to the question of whether Trent could play defense in the NBA. I was just curious as to how he ranked in shot-blocking in the MWC. I don't think 1.3 bpg is in the top 100 in the country.

After the game against TCU, I think an overlooked factor in Plaisted's fouls is how his man gets the ball very close to the basket. You are much more likely to end up fouling when your guy has the ball close, and is going to shoot. If the guy is further out, he passes out, double-teaming is easier, and more difficult shots are attempted that require less defensive risk-taking.

If I am Rose, I really challenge Plaisted to make the next quantum leap forward. Or two quantum leaps. I make sure that he gets A LOT stronger in the lower body. I also challenge him to get some adequate coaching for the 5 position (I think him at the 4 is not even worthy of comment. He has close to zero game facing the basket and has no range). And I challenge him to play somewhere over the summer where he is facing people that are better than him, that he can't outathlete.

In Plaisted we have a good athlete (not an incredible one) who is still very raw and needs a lot more development of basketball IQ (court vision, passing out of the double team).

It will be a severe disappointment if Plaisted doesn't end up better than Hafa, and I am worried about his trajectory of improvement.

Alvarado Parker (TCU) 2.3 6'8" Forward
Jason Smith (CSU) 1.7 7'0" forward
Gaston Essengue (UNLV) 1.6 6'8" Forward
Joseph Taylor (Wyo) 1.5 6'8" Forward
Jerome Habel (SDSU) 1.4 6'10" forward
Trent Plaisted 1.3 (BYU) 6'11" center
Luke Nevill (Utah) 1.0 7'1" Center
Daniel Faris (NM) 0.8 6'9" Forward
John Frye (AF) 0.5 6'10" Center

realtall · 02-12-2007, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

After the game against TCU, I think an overlooked factor in Plaisted's fouls is how his man gets the ball very close to the basket. You are much more likely to end up fouling when your guy has the ball close, and is going to shoot. If the guy is further out, he passes out, double-teaming is easier, and more difficult shots are attempted that require less defensive risk-taking.

If I am Rose, I really challenge Plaisted to make the next quantum leap forward. Or two quantum leaps. I make sure that he gets A LOT stronger in the lower body. I also challenge him to get some adequate coaching for the 5 position (I think him at the 4 is not even worthy of comment. He has close to zero game facing the basket and has no range). And I challenge him to play somewhere over the summer where he is facing people that are better than him, that he can't outathlete.

In Plaisted we have a good athlete (not an incredible one) who is still very raw and needs a lot more development of basketball IQ (court vision, passing out of the double team).

Exactly what I was thinking. Plaisted's lack of lower body strength, and muscle in general, is really preventing him from being a much better player. If he remedies this he will be much better offensively AND defensively.

TCU had a couple of big bodies that they rotated on Trent. He couldn't score on either and couldn't defend the one who actualy had some post moves. Result: Trent 11 points, 4 boards in 17 minutes.

Thank goodness for Keena.

il Padrino Ute · 02-12-2007, 02:32 AM

Is Plaisted a shorter version of Shawn Bradley with more upside?

realtall · 02-12-2007, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Is Plaisted a shorter version of Shawn Bradley with more upside?

Aren't we all?

il Padrino Ute · 02-12-2007, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by realtall

Aren't we all?

LOL! That was great. Very good one.

cougjunkie · 02-12-2007, 03:00 PM

Plaisted is very athletic for a kid 6'11' but i agree with you he needs some sort of face up game, if he can somehow get to Pete Newells Big man camp in Las Vegas over the summer, he will come back a different player, he will be going head to head with the best post players in the country down there and it will help him. Hoffa went down there between his jr and sr year and look what it did for him.

02-12-2007, 01:54 AM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Top shot blocker per MWC team I've been thinking as to the question of whether Trent could play defense in the NBA. I was just curious as to how he ranked in shot-blocking in the MWC. I don't think 1.3 bpg is in the top 100 in the country. After the game against TCU, I think an overlooked factor in Plaisted's fouls is how his man gets the ball very close to the basket. You are much more likely to end up fouling when your guy has the ball close, and is going to shoot. If the guy is further out, he passes out, double-teaming is easier, and more difficult shots are attempted that require less defensive risk-taking. If I am Rose, I really challenge Plaisted to make the next quantum leap forward. Or two quantum leaps. I make sure that he gets A LOT stronger in the lower body. I also challenge him to get some adequate coaching for the 5 position (I think him at the 4 is not even worthy of comment. He has close to zero game facing the basket and has no range). And I challenge him to play somewhere over the summer where he is facing people that are better than him, that he can't outathlete. In Plaisted we have a good athlete (not an incredible one) who is still very raw and needs a lot more development of basketball IQ (court vision, passing out of the double team). It will be a severe disappointment if Plaisted doesn't end up better than Hafa, and I am worried about his trajectory of improvement. Alvarado Parker (TCU) 2.3 6'8" Forward Jason Smith (CSU) 1.7 7'0" forward Gaston Essengue (UNLV) 1.6 6'8" Forward Joseph Taylor (Wyo) 1.5 6'8" Forward Jerome Habel (SDSU) 1.4 6'10" forward Trent Plaisted 1.3 (BYU) 6'11" center Luke Nevill (Utah) 1.0 7'1" Center Daniel Faris (NM) 0.8 6'9" Forward John Frye (AF) 0.5 6'10" Center

02-12-2007, 02:32 AM	#3
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Is Plaisted a shorter version of Shawn Bradley with more upside? __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

02-12-2007, 03:00 PM	#6
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Plaisted is very athletic for a kid 6'11' but i agree with you he needs some sort of face up game, if he can somehow get to Pete Newells Big man camp in Las Vegas over the summer, he will come back a different player, he will be going head to head with the best post players in the country down there and it will help him. Hoffa went down there between his jr and sr year and look what it did for him. __________________ LINCECUM!