Stinson

[Kramer]

To be a "special NBA player", I guess I expect more than what I thought Fizer would ever be able to give. I sure wish we had him on Cyclone roster this year!!!

[statman]

I don't think size and strength were too big of a problem. He was about 6-8ish 250+ pounds which is about the same size Elton Brand is and no one complains about his lack of size. His problem was he was less than average rebounder and dribbling. Plus he was thrown into a bad situation with the Bulls. Right before he tore his ACL he was playing big minutes off the bench with the Bulls and had finally found his niche and ever since then he's never been the same player. I think in the right situation he could have been at the very least a good backup PF with some decent range on his jumper. He never really seemed to have much problems banging with the big boys, he was chiseled body with very good strength.

I think Fizer had a lack of length by NBA PF standards. Brand has a much longer wingspan than Fizer to help compensate for being a shorter PF. I agree that the torn ACL hurt Fizer's ability to play in the NBA, as he was doing pretty well just before that even w/ the rebounding. Often his FG% was too low for the # of shots he'd put up. His lack of length, steakiness and some poor decision making contributed to the low FG%. He also never established himself as a good defender or shot blocker ala Brand .