If your speed doesn't pick up, the opponent will just let you wobble; after all, you'll end with a fadeaway jump shot. What am I worried about?
Olajuwon's average score dropped to 18 points, the lowest in his career, breaking below the 20-point mark for the first time.
But on the defensive end, he can still contribute an average of 2.1 blocks and 1.8 steals per game, providing the Nets with solid defense at the basket.
Aside from Olajuwon, the most eye-catching player on the Nets is the White rookie power forward Fan Huo'en, who the team acquired in the draft.
This White forward, who graduated from the University of Utah and averaged 22 points and 9.5 rebounds in his senior year, with excellent shooting skills and a 90% free throw rate, inevitably bears the label of being the "second Bird."
