Scouting report of Valmo Kriisa made on May 3, 2003 by Maarten H van Gent.
His address is:Jarvevana Tee 3-31 Tallinn Estonia
Tel Mobile +372 5066210.
Personal information:
Born Mai 18, 1974 in Estonia.
Height 6.4 ft 192 cm
Weight: 89 kg.
Married and has one child.
Education:
Languages: Estonian, Finnish, Russian, and English.
Right handed.
Nationality: Estonian.
Basketball information:
He played last two seasons for Kalev Tallin in Estonia in the NEBL and the local competition. Kalev won the Estonian championship and the Estonian cup.
Position is point guard, shooting guard
Valmo is a very serious person. He really wants to play on the highest level and will do everything for it.
He will never give any problems on or off the floor.
You have to get him out of the gym because otherwise he will stay there all night to practice his game.
He shows leader ship.
He plays more than one position. He plays also the two spot.
His strong points are his will to win.
He is always in terrific shape.
He is a strong defensive player.
He has a good three point shot.
He has a good pick up jumper.
He is strong in one on one.
Has a good penetration dribble.
He can dunk but not really in traffic.
His shot selection could be better. He is missing some patience.
His offense against zone is good but his m.t.m offense is better.
His movement without the ball is good. His timing is good.
His passing is good. He only should not jump in the air so much when he penetrates.
He sees the open man.
His rebounding is good He is boxing out. He rebounds well in offense and in defense.
His defense on the ball is very good.
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 shows leadership as a point guard.
He made the transfer to point guard three seasons ago with help from his coach Tiit Sokk,
the starting point guard from the national team of the former Soviet Union.
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 team of Estonia. already for years and is one of the top scorers
He has experience in Europe. He played in the NEBL. The Saporta cup and Koracks cup.
His improvement is up side.
In a five star evaluation, he will have four stars.
5* NBA
4* European top team
3* European mid level team
