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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 179232, member: 1423"]
[LEFT]AZ, he had problems against all the teams with bigger front lines, going back to V-Tech and Stanford. He got yanked early against Florida .. the first easy layup and JB just pulls him.[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]He played only a few minutes against Marquette and Pitt. Then, in a pinch with Fab out, he started out by disappearing against ND (along with the rest of the team) but reportedly had some good practices and then played his first really solid game at Cincy.[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]I have the Cincy game on tape (DVR). Rak had a SWEET pass to BT on a backcut, and also rejected 2 or 3 cincy shots (one by Jackson, a bank shot).[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]Overall, no question Rak has all the tools. He can jump out of the gym, he has big, soft hands and can catch the ball. He has a nice touch around the basket on put backs, and good timing on his blocks. The problems have been lapses of intensity/focus, defensive problems and failing to hold position for rebounds. His low-post offense needs time.[/LEFT]
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[LEFT]I'm a Rak fan. But while he develops, I don't think it would be silly to see him play 15-18 minutes behind someone like NN that could dominate the spot from Day-1. Rak would have to play against him in practice as well and then in 2013, the PF spot is his.[/LEFT]
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