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Brother: Robin Lopez
Strengths: Biggest improvement this season has been his ability to pass out of double teams … This improved court vision has enabled him to pass faster to open teammates … Although not a speedster, he runs the floor decently well … While his hands aren’t the softest, Lopez does a good job of catching most balls … Fundamentally, he understands how to keep his body wide to give guards a bigger target to pass into … Shows the ability to shoot 15 feet from mid-range … While not a dominant shot blocker, Lopez understands how to use his body reach to disrupt opposing post players … Touch around the basket is solid where he can convert difficult shots in traffic, such as a jump hook or turnaround … Post footwork is greatly improved from last season - this one of the reason he’s been able to utilize the baseline better on spin moves … Solid free throw shooter for his position … This has really come into play for Lopez this year as he's been much more aggressive around the basket, which enables him to draw contact for free throw opportunities … Rebounds well in his area thanks to his height, but it must be noted that Lopez has made a real effort to improve as an offensive rebounder, which has led to easy put-backs or lay-ins …
Weakness: Lopez is overrated as a shot blocker and will not be much of a force in the NBA due to his lack of explosiveness … Doesn’t always finish after contact occurs, as his undeveloped body strength prevents him from absorbing the hit … Needs to fight more for position in the post – he’ll often get pushed out, but improvement in body strength should help this … Often finds himself in foul trouble due to his over aggressiveness and frustration … Lacks the lateral quickness and explosiveness to be a great out of position rebounder … Agility is questionable, as his movements are mechanical and stiff at times … Needs to stick to his strengths in games - his shot selection is sometimes questionable … Other than a reliable hook shot and turnaround jumper, Lopez’s back to the basket moves lack variety and haven’t improved much from last year … He can be a bit of a hothead, letting his emotions get the best of him in the heat of the moment … Isn’t a big fan of physical contact, but is showing more effort this year ...
Matthew Maurer - 1/7/08
Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
SEASONS |
GP |
FG% |
3PT% |
FT% |
SPG |
BPG |
RPG |
APG |
PPG |
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2006-07 Stanford |
26 |
49.6 |
20.0 |
69.2 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
12.6 |
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2007-08 Stanford |
27 |
46.8 |
00.0 |
78.9 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
8.2 |
1.4 |
19.3 |
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DIV I Totals |
53 |
48.2 |
0.98 |
74.1 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
16.0 |