If you, like me, tend to favour role players over superstars for whatever reason, then you'll love Ime Udoka. For he fits almost perfectly into the role of the "reasonably athletic swingman who plays good defense but whom is contractually obliged to do nothing on offense other than shooting threes out of the corner and run a bit".
Or, as I like to call it, the Jumaine Jones role. It's a beautiful thing.
Udoka rebounds fairly well for a perimeter player, especially one who is rather short for his position. He hits open jumpshots, but offensively offers little else. He is not a bad finisher, but he can't create diddly squat. He does not take, or make, many free throws, and he turns it over quite a lot for someone who doesn't dribble.
Udoka's strengths lie on the defensive end, where he plays good man to man defense on all comers. He also rebounds fairly well, considering that he's a bit short. Or did I already mention that?
True Udoka fact: his middle name is Sunday. For some reason.
- 25th June, 2009.
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