As most hoops fans know by now, the two time national championship team of the Florida Gators is dispersing quickly, the four key junior players have declared for the draft, but I want to take a look at Al Horford probably the number one prospect out of the four of them.
Al has developed into a nice all-around player, he does a good job of knocking down the mid-range shot, has nice ball-handling and passing skills in the open floor. His size, length, and athleticism are good assets for him, as he makes the transition to the pros. Horford has become a massive rebounder ecspecially on offense. He works well in half court sets , and does all the little things to help his team out. He ahs quickness, can score with his back to the basket with a nice jump hook, he also throws down massive dunks.
Al has great body control in traffic, shows nice foot work, he shows explosiveness, and is a smart player. He has great leaping ability, is very aggressive, and knows how to establish good position. Al has excellent awareness, makes all the necessary rotations, helps out on double-teams, blocks shots, and forces opponents to change their shot. Al has shown he can be inconsistent on offense and turnover the ball in different scenarios. He knows how to draw fouls, and knock down free throw shots. He is also capable of getting in foul trouble.
He still needs to improve his post game on offense and defense, becoming more fundamentally sound, right now it’s more of his athleticism. Overall I don’t see Al ever being a great offensive player, NBA personnel love his awesome physical attributes like his versatile defensive skills man-to-man, team, and help defense. I see him being a great role player during his career and I believe he can help the right team right away. As a best case scenario he has been projected to be like Emeka Okafo, and as a worst case Ronny Turiaf, but I think he could be like a Ben Wallace. Al should be a top 10 pick in the draft.
