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Think about what you just said re .
Splitter hasn't really improved since the onset of puberty. He's been the same player for like five years now.
That said, once upon a time Splitter was considered a top three pick in the entire NBA draft a couple seasons ago. He just never really matured since then ... thus his stock fell.
But he's solid. Not spectacular, but solid.
Think about what you just said re .
#21 Tiago Splitter
Birthdate: 1/1/85
NBA Position: Power Forward
Ht: 6-11
Wt: 236
Int Team: Tau Vitoria
Hometown: Blumenau, Brazil ACB Stats
NBA comparison: PJ Brown
Strengths: In 3 years will surely be a top 5 player internationally, he has the typically strong Brazilian offense game. He's a scorer, and can shoot from everywhere on the court. He plays one-on-one very well, has nice moves around the basket where he usually finishes with power plays. He has excellent mobility and great foot work for a player his size. He already has more international experience than Nene and Anderson combined. His future is at the SF position, so you can imagine the troubles that a 6-11 guy can cause in this situation. It's possible that he is not finished growing!
Weaknesses: His body still very weak to play the PF position. He has problems defending stronger guys and playing post up on offense, has to improve his timing on rebounds and his patience on defense. His defense can improve a lot playing in Europe and his body will certainly develop.
Notes: Made the Brazilian National team as a 17 years old and competed in the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis. Very athletic player. Prefers to play on the outside. Shies away from contact. A bigtime scorer. Somewhat similar to Kirilenko with his rangy frame. Has a ways to go skill-wise.
-Vinicius Fontana
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OFFENSIVE SKILLS: A right-handed player with a great amount of technical and physical skills. His best virtue is his versatility. He can play in the paint where he has excellent agility and coordination and some developing post moves. He also has the ability to step out on the perimeter, where he has an acceptable medium and long range shot. He can handle the ball and take players off the dribble to the rim. However the team prefers him to stay in the paint, where he is playing more often.
DEFFENSIVE SKILLS: Tiago has a very intimidating body. He's a tough defender and is a good rebounder, on both sides of the court. He can block shots. He has great concentration while he defends and it shows that he has a good at ude while he defends and a mature player.
PHISYCAL CHARACTERISTICS: A very athletic player with well defined muscles, because of this he's physical both defensively and offensively. He is very quick running the floor on fast breaks.
WEAKNESSES: He has to improve his free, medium and long distance shot. He has to become better at finishing. Defensively he must control his intensity and not get into foul trouble.
Killer - Solobasket.com -- Tiago Splitter : "The last Brazilian pearl"
http://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/tiagosplitter.asp
This is from the '06 draft. Seems like a decent enough pick at 28. Not sure about the sf part though.
Last edited by timvp; 06-28-2007 at 11:49 PM.
I love the pick, fits the 08/09 plan very well. Bring both him and Scola over next year. The Spurs own the best front court in Europe, that is not a bad thing at all.
I really don't get people who think we are not going to repeat because we picked Splitter. Was Alando Tucker going to bring us another championship? Get real.
Splitter measurements (2004 pre draft camp) :
Height wihtout shoes : 6' 10.25"
Height with shoes : 6' 11.75"
Weight : 233 lbs
Wingspan : 7' 2"
Standing reach : 9' 1.5"
So is 6' 11" a long enough three?
Splitter isn't at all a SF, he is a PF/C.
Scola. I've just about had it with all this hype surrounding him. Draft picks that are stashed overseas cannot be used as assets in trades. Thsi is why the club has very limited tradeable assets -that and because most all their players are older.
I've never seen anything from Splitter that indicates he could play small forward. That writer needs to put down the sauce.
He transitions to a center on the Spurs with a decent inside game and a decent outside game. Basically, he's just a solid basketball player. That's the bottomline with him.
I'm happy we got Splitter, and yes I'm biased.
Imagine for the 08-09 season.
C OBERTO/BUTLER/SPLITTER
PF DUNCAN/SCOLA/MAHINMI
the only good thing about him is hes 22.
Other than that. hes a center that shys from contact, and he rebounds poorly.
Uh, didn't we just ing trade that away last summer?
Christ.
He looks like he can play at both PF behind Tim and at C. Mobile and has good hands on the pick and roll. He was touted much higher than 28 on most mock drafts with DX picking him at 21.
He'll easily replace Elson in another year. This was a lucky pick.
Actually one of the main strengths most scouts list is that he DOESN'T shy away from contact, does rebound AND shot-block very well.
By bringing out professional, published opinions, you are clearly personally attacking TPark, and therefore, should scroll.
Actually, he had only six blocks in 20 Euroleague games this season. And his rebounding is not that much better than Scola. He gets a decent amount of steals but turns the ball over a lot and hands out few assists. Also can't hit free throws.
He's a decidedly worse prospect than Scola, however he's younger so theoretically he has room to improve.
Stats:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/teams...s?clubcode=bas
P.S.
And to our international posters, where can we find more Scola vs. Splitter stats? Thanks.
Cut me deep....
I was just repeating what I'd read from scouting reports....
6 rebounds a game in Euroleague.
WHEW!! THATS NESTEROVIC ESQUE!!!
HOT DAMN RC!!!
Cut me deep....
I was just repeating what I'd read from scouting reports....
Hey...at least Scola looks like a good propect now.
It really doesn't matter if Splitter sucks or not...what maters is...when do the Brazilian chicks get here?
That's all that matters...
No way Splitter is a 3. He's most effective on the inside...at both ends. Splitter isn't a bad player at all...he's a good player. It's just that he hasn't been spectacular and he's just been Mr. Potential since he started playing pro ball at 17 years of age.
At least it looks like Splitter outplayed Scola in the Euroleague Final Four. Scola had 20 points and 12 rebounds on 50% shooting in two games. Splitter had 17 points and 14 rebounds on 61.5% shooting.
Not the greatest of sample size, though
Do you think Splitter is a solid NBA prospect who is currently on the level of Francisco Elson? And do you think that picking Splitter will one day be viewed as a good pick?
I really like what the Spurs have been doing.
Ian, Sanikidze, Scola, Tiago, Sergei, etc....
Of course these guys are not going to have amazing stats in Europe.
What people do not understand is that there are usually players on the Euro squads (especially big teams like Tau, CSKA, and Macabi) that are very good, but are placed on the bench because the coaches prefer older players.
Thus, the stats are little skewed.
Splitter is a great prospect. He has strong international experience. He has great hands, can run the floor great, play the passing lines, effective inside 12 ft, and can cause matchup problems.
Once again, if he would of stayed in the past 3 drafts...he would of been lottery material.
The Spurs got themselves a stud.
Right now, he is better than Ian.
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