[討論] SHAN FOSTER

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http://tinyurl.com/3vw8hy Keyboard players are hot commodities for the Mavericks these days. With appealing chances to move up in the NBA draft lacking, the Mavericks spent Thursday night biding their time and finally took Vanderbilt sharpshooter Shan Foster with the 51st overall pick. The 6-6 shooting guard spent four years in college and was the Southeastern Conference player of the year as a senior. "We had a list of A candidates, B's, C's and Shan Foster was the last A on our list [who was still on the board]," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "He has an opportunity to make the team. He's got a skill that we need." That skill is shooting. Foster hit 42 percent of his 3-point attempts during his college career. As a senior, he was 134-of-286 (.469) from 3-point land. He has a high release on his jump shot, something he said he learned out of necessity. "I played center when I was younger, and I had to get used to shooting over bigger people, so that's where that came from," he said. With only eight roster spots spoken for and shooters needed to help open up the floor for Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard, Foster seems to be a wonderful fit. And he's a gifted singer and keyboardist, which gives him something in common with Carlisle, who is an accomplished pianist. Maybe there's some beautiful music to be made here. "I got a chance to talk to him about that, and he asked me why I wasn't playing when ESPN showed me," Foster said of a spot the network did with him singing in front of a keyboard. "I told him it was a pretty tough piece to play. I'm looking forward to getting some pointers from him because I can't read music to save my life." The Mavericks are more interested in Foster's ability to read defenses and get his shot. Foster spent most of his youth in New Orleans and knew Brandon Bass when he was growing up. They played together on an AAU team. "This is a long-awaited opportunity that I've dreamed about since I was a little kid," Foster said. "They have a great superstar in Dirk Nowitzki and I'm looking forward to playing with them." "You're always looking for shooting, and that's the one thing that usually carries over from college," said Donnie Nelson, president of basketball operations. "We were active toward the end of the first round and in the second round [in trying to move up]. But I've never seen the second-round [picks] go for that much cash." NBA Before the draft, Nelson talked about trigger points and how the Mavericks would aggressively seek an entry into the first round – if the right player fell far enough. Instead, they waited patiently, and Foster turned out to be a nice surprise when he got to the 51st pick. Had he not been there, Carlisle said the Mavericks were considering moving the pick. "This is a kid that's a four-year college player, so he's got the experience and the maturity," Carlisle said. "He was SEC player of the year, and that's a big-time conference. You got to be pretty damn good to be player of the year in the SEC. It tells you it was a pretty deep draft." SHAN FOSTER (Pronounced SHANE) Ht.: 6-6 Wt. 205 pounds Born: Aug. 20, 1986, in Laurel, Miss. College: Vanderbilt. Highlights: The Commodores all-time leading scorer (2,011 points), he averaged 20.3 points as a senior ... First Vandy player and 22nd in SEC history to surpass 2,000 points ... Averaged 9.4 points and 4.4 rebounds as member of USA Basketball's Pan American Games squad in 2007 ... Had 26 points and made six 3-pointers in SEC tournament win over Auburn. Noteworthy: Has a super shot from long range, hitting more than 42 percent from 3-point range in his college career ... He's long and perfectly sized for shooting guard ... Is good at using screens and is a capable catch-and-shoot gunner ... Needs to work on his strength and defensive ability. 1.Foster年輕時曾打過中鋒後來慢慢越打越外面 2.他能解讀防守者的防守然後找出進攻點 3.Foster與Bass為舊識，曾一起打過AAU的球隊 4.Foster在打學打了四年 5.大學時3分球命中率四成二我覺得這選秀選的不錯尤其是以第二輪中後段來說選一個球技成熟的球員又補足了SG的位置之前的Ager 原本滿期待他的結果被冰了幾乎一整季小牛近幾年選的球員很多都是大學畢業的很多都看起來不錯重點還是教練要肯用吧另外有篇提到小牛原本嘗試交易來選秀權但是對方提出的價碼都太高最後就沒交易了一些影片 http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=qUQyS6M2DAA 出手點滿高的 http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=T99IXaEaiZ0&feature=related http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoTm-rPaitg&feature=related highlight -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.225.160.224 ※ 編輯: popstarkirby 來自: 61.225.160.224 (06/27 15:31)

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