1v1: Neto v Wallace, Adams v Larsen

by **Myles (SAS)** Tue May 27, 2014 9:13 pm

1v1 is a bi-weekly series that compares a set of guards and a set of bigs

Raul Neto
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Strengths	Weaknesses
Can see the floor and thread the needle very well	Avoids contact as much as possible
An unselfish player who helps his teammates	Seems almost allergic to steals
Lots of potential still to be tapped	Jump shot is uglier than LeBron's hairline
Looks to be a very solid defender	Has had his share of injury concerns

Tyrone Wallace
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Strengths	Weaknesses
Scores with ease, blows by defenders	Settles for jumpers perhaps more than he should
Projects to be a good passer with acceptable handles	Defense won't impress anyone
Stuffs the stat sheet, great rebounder for his size	Makes some boneheaded mistakes sometimes
Anticipates passes and jumps the lanes well	Lack of range could hurt his offensive ability

Steven Adams
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Strengths	Weaknesses
Defensive potential is through the roof	I'd be surprised if he ever cracks 10 points per game
Has never missed a game in his college career	Chasing blocks lead to lower defensive rebounding numbers
Has never fouled out of a game	Gets to the foul line well but usually doesn't convert
Knows his place on offense: inside	Is a bit of a project, won't be an impact player right away

Rasmus Larsen
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Strengths	Weaknesses
Very versatile offensively for a big man	Light as a feather, cannot hold position inside
One of the smartest players in this draft	Doesn't box out well
Is quick enough to sneak in for plenty of offensive boards	Doesn't like to bang down low
Has a future as either a post up big or a spot up shooter	Is very very raw, probably shouldn't have declared this year

by dapralbe (ATL) Tue May 27, 2014 9:20 pm

Oh rasmus was a surprise in spanish league (acb) i like this guy
Good job myles.
The people said this guy is a "new nowitzki" will see

by Marcos_Beck (CHI) Tue May 27, 2014 10:48 pm

Steven Adams: Has never fouled out a game.

Officially the anti-Hibbert.

I'm really intrigued by Raul Neto. Saw him playing sometimes here in Brazil but he left country too early and I really don't know what kind of player he is IRL, though here he seems to be a very good playmaker. Can be useful to a team like mine off the bench.

by **Rizzo (NY)** Wed May 28, 2014 8:02 am

Love reading these articles even if I'm not in the running to draft any of these four guys. I think Adams has the making to be the CSL's version of the NLL's Festus Ezeli.

by **Sun Scorched (NOP)** Wed May 28, 2014 12:22 pm

Damnit - I hate bigs who can't DREB. Was really interested in Adams until I read that.

by emplep7 (DET) Wed May 28, 2014 12:59 pm

Neto and Adams are the most intriguing, but have some serious flaws.

by **Dylan (BKN)** Wed May 28, 2014 1:37 pm

Have been really intrigued by Steven Adams this entire time. This article turns me off a little. Good thing I don't have a pick anyway.

Larsen is one UGLY dude.

by blackice (TOR) Wed May 28, 2014 1:47 pm

Adams reminds me a bit of Mutombo but a lot would have to go right for him to reach that level.

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