Scouting report from Kristjan Makke made on March 26, 2004 by Maarten H van Gent.
Address: Pikk 62
Toila 62
Ida Virumaa
Estonia. cell phone: +372 5035800
Personal information:
Born March 12 ,1981 in Estonia.
Height: 208 cm without shoes. Shoe size 14.
Weight: 120 kg.
Not Married.
Kalev Tallinn Champion in 1998. 2002.
Education: Quincy high school and Western Illinois college in the USA.
Languages: Estonian, Russian, and English.
Right handed.
Nationality: Estonian.
Basketball information:
Played for Ehitustoorist season 2002--2004 and the season before with Kalev Tallinn
Position power forward , center
Kristjan is not very emotional. A rather intelligent player.
Never problems on or off the court.
He plays mainly the center position.
Strong points are his nose for scoring, rebounding in defense
Weak points, Everything in the same pace and not aggressive enough
He has a jump shot from the top of the key .
Not so strong in one on one. He can dunk
His shot selection is good. His offense against m.t.m. and zone is good.
He has a good penetration dribble.
His movement without the ball is good. His timing is good.
Passing in general is ok
His rebounding is good in defense. He is boxing out in defense.
His defense on the ball is good. His defense off the ball is good.
He is a good athlete. He has good reflexes and good speed. His quickness is avarage
His mental attitude is ok .
He shows no leader ship.
He works hard in games and in practice.
He dives for lose balls.
He played for the national cadet team, national junior team and national senior team
He has experience in Europe.
His improvement is up side.
He did not play a lot the last couple of years with Kalev Tallinn.
He played a lot with Ehitustooriist.
He is working on his aggressiveness
He also needs to improve his offensive rebounding
In a five star evaluation, he will have three stars.
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