Scouting report from Kristo Saage made by Maarten van Gent on June 5, 2004.
His address is: Avispea küla , Lääne-Virumaa , Väike-Maarja 46203, Rakvere, Estonia
Tel Mobile +372.
Personal information:
Born February 2, 1985 in Estonia.
Height 6.2 ft 185 cm
Weight: 80 kg.
Education:
Languages: Estonian, Finnish, Russian, and English.
Right handed.
Nationality: Estonian.
Basketball information:
He played last two seasons for Rakvere in Estonia in the local competition.
Position is point guard, shooting guard He played a lot of shooting guard because the team had already a very good point guard.
Kristo really wants to play on the highest level and will do everything for it.
He will never give any problems on the floor.
He is not afraid of anything!
He shows leader ship.
He plays more than one position. He plays also the two spot.
His strong points are his will to win and his scoring ability.
He is always in terrific shape.
He is a strong defensive player.
He has a very good three point shot.
He has a good pick up jumper. He is strong in one on one.
Has a good penetration dribble.
His offense is very good!!!!
He is a starter in his team and is also the top scorer.
He is invited for the national senior team for 2004
His movement without the ball is good. His timing is good.
His passing is good.
He sees the open man.
His rebounding is good He is boxing out. He rebounds well in offense and in defense.
He can play defense on all perimeter positions.
His defense off the ball is good. He steals the ball in on the ball defense.
He is a very good athlete.
He jumps well, he has good reflexes, has very good speed up and down the floor.
He has good quickness.
His mental attitude is very good. He is not afraid of anything!
He shows leadership as a point guard.
He made the transfer to point guard one season ago.
He is intelligent.
He is a good team player.
He works very hard in games and dives for lose balls.
He plays with a lot of heart.
He plays for the national junior ands senior team of Estonia.
He has no experience in Europe.
His improvement is up side.
In a five star evaluation, he will have three stars.
He will become a European top player in the future.