Extremely strong and bulky big, dominated the SEC simply with strength and back-down ability
Uncomfortable when outside the key, fish-out-of-water
Beast on the defensive glass, averaged 15 per game at Kentucky, combination of a strong, two-handed gather and a bulky, physical frame is so deadly
Impactful with offensive rebounds, created so many additional opportunities for the Wildcats
Incredible and unstoppable in the dunker spot
Really tough to stop in the post (in college), just bullied the opponent
Impactful at the collegiate level on the defensive end, worked as a brick wall/block threat
Non-threat as a shooter, never made any (barely shot any) three-balls at Kentucky, kills him as a prospect
Just not an NBA guy, physicality reliance won’t work in the league that stresses manipulation/footwork (very team in the NBA has a guy that can lock down a guy like Tshiebwe, think how irrelevant Andre Drummond is in today’s offense)
Lacks flexibility/any kind of quickness, can only guard bigs
Overly impacted by double-teams, panicked at times
Takes away from floor spacing, just a big blockage in the paint, hurts flow of offense/lane availability
Unfunctional outside his comfort zone (when forced to shoot), lacks touch/smoothness
Will lose his tea, games with poor free throw feel
Big time screener, really effective and the roll man in the pnr
Handle disallows any self-creativity, uneasy when faced man-to-man
Doesn’t move well, pushes himself down-court at a slow pace
Just gets blown by guards
Shooting form is plain ugly, lacks feel
Has strategy with his rebounds, predicts where the ball will land with precision
Lacks mid-air adjustment, linear path to the rim once he lifts off the ground