Stanford seems to like recruiting twins that are big men, a few years back they had the Collins twins Jason and Jarron, who both play in the NBA. Now they have Brook and Robin Lopez.
Brook Lopez is 7’0, 260 pounds and is a sophomore. He plays with a lot of confidence and he is one of the top prospects in college. He has very good strength in his upper and lower body, so it is a battle when you’re in the paint with him. He is a solid shot blocker and a good rebounder with the help of his long arms. He can knock down shots from 15 feet, but he is also developing a nice consistent three point shot as well. He has good hands and can catch almost any pass thrown his way. He has some nice post moves, ecspecially his jump hook shot. He does a good job at getting his position down low and creating space to get a shot off. Brook doesn’t have a lot of quickness and is slow in transition. He needs to improve on his free throw shooting. His shot selection could also improve. There are times when his shooting is inconsistent good one game, the next two are bad, and vice versa. Brook is also not very athletic. Overall when he is playing to his potential you can definitely see why he is one of the top big men in college. His playing style sort of reminds me of Raef LaFrentz.
Robin Lopez is 7’0, 255 pounds and of course like Brook is a sophomore. The first thing that stands out to me about him is his toughness and the hard work he does to help his team win, he is always willing to do the little things. He has great leaping ability, he is a great shot blocker, and a very good rebounder. He has pretty good foot speed, and can run the floor pretty well. He has good body strength, is very long, and can be tough to match up against down low. Robin is inconsistent offensively, a lot of his points come from putbacks, he needs to develop some moves in the post, and work on his jump shot. He also needs to improve his free throw shooting. He is not always comfortable with the ball in his hands and he tends to make bad decisions with a pass or shot. Overall Robin still needs to develop on the offense end, but it’s clear as water his specialty will be on the defense end. If he stays in college atleast two more years, I believe he can find a go to move that will work for him on offense.
Like Jason and Jarron, Brook and Robin want to come out at the same time. Brook’s game is more complete than Robin’s, so he may end up waiting on his brother, but it is exciting watching them play together.
