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Strengths: Tomic is a very agile player that has no problem running the floor despite his size … Back to the basket skills are highly refined and show great balance and finesse … Despite being out–muscled by most opposing defenders, Tomic understands how to use his excellent footwork and fakes to offset any aggressiveness of his defender … Tremendous ball handler for his size that enjoys facing his defender 10 feet from the basket and using his quickness for the baseline drive … Proficient passer with solid court vision to see the floor very well … Uses a great variety of post-up moves such as jump hooks, up and under, drop steps, baseline spins and various head and shoulder fakes … Possesses the ability to hit 16 foot jumpers off catch and shoot situations with regularity … Does a good job getting his body wide in the post … Owns good hands that allow him to catch passes despite being interrupted by physical defenders … Possesses a great understanding of where he is in relation to the basket despite getting pushed away from the blocks … Also possesses soft touch around the basket … Displays great maturity on the court and clearly understands what his role is on every possession … Upside is relatively solid as he is just learning what his body can do - he was a point guard until his mid-teens provided a huge growth spurt, which naturally moved him from the perimeter to the post …
Weaknesses: Must continue to add a great deal of bulk to his upper body … This often causes tremendous problems for Tomic being able to establish post position without getting pushed off … What potentially stands in the way are his narrow shoulders and unique body frame, which may severely limit any possibility of being able to bulk-up … Unlike some players who share his body type, Tomic doesn’t have a great deal of core strength, which prevents him from being able to finish above the rim or after contact occurs … Post defense is below average at this point, which is primarily due to his lack of strength and toughness … Tomic will often allow post players to set-up without trying to deny his man position … There are times when he doesn’t put forth the best focus or effort on the defensive end … Not the biggest fan of contact - while he doesn’t consistently shy away from contact, he also doesn’t attempt to initiate it either … Has a bad habit of putting the ball on the floor too much to establish rhythm … Isn’t what you would call an assertive player that looks to dominant as his talent suggests … Lacks the explosiveness to ever be a serious force blocking shots on the NBA level … Struggles to match the physicality of opposing players when rebounding the ball as Tomic is easily boxed-out despite having the height advantage ...
Matthew Maurer - 6/23/08
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SEASONS
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GP
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FG%
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3PT%
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FT%
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SPG
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BPG
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RPG
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APG
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PP4
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2005-06 Zagreb
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23
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47.9
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59.2
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0.3
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0.6
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4.4
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1.0
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5.2
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2006-07 Zagreb
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23
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60.1
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00.0
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63.3
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0.7
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0.4
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5.3
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0.8
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12.3
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2007-08 Zagreb
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26
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60.7
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50.0
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73.5
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1.2
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0.6
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7.2
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1.7
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13.1
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Totals
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72
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58.5
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33.3
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65.8
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0.7
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0.5
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5.7
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1.2
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10.3
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