You got me intrigued, so I bit the bullet and watched some Ignite games. I think “fall in love” is a bit too strong a term. I will admit that I was impressed by his lateral movement. For a guy that tall, he’s really fluid in moving laterally and keeping in front of the guy he’s guarding. Even with fairly quick guys he usually stays close enough so his length bothers their shot. And he uses his length well, both on defense and on offense. He’s not afraid to meet people at the rim and contest their shots, and he does a pretty good job in posting up smaller guys. He also does a good job in changing speeds (even if he doesn’t have a real fast burst) and has some sneaky effective drives to the basket. He also has a fairly mature game, for example he’s pretty good at using either hand around the basket, is a decent passer and doesn’t make many bone head mistakes.
Now for the bad. He’s not explosive or “bouncy” at all. In fact there are a lot of plays where he really looks flat footed out there. And while he does a decent job at using his length for rebounds, he’s really not very physical. He also doesn’t have that third gear that a lot of NBA guys have. He’s not going to blow by you. He also has a tendency to be a little too passive out there. And while his shot at the combine looks pretty good, I don’t think he’s going to come into the league as a shooter, he just doesn’t have that mentality. His outside shot always seemed to be as the last resort. So if you’re looking for a guy to get you buckets coming off the bench, he’s not your guy. He’s also not an energy guy. In fact there are times when it almost looks like he’s sleep walking out there.