Francisco Elson – Really?
September 2nd, 2010 by Mychal Lowman
The rumor mill has been talking about the Jazz signing Francisco Elson, the
only Dutch NBA player of Surinamese descent. A legit seven-footer, Elson is a
veteran player with the height and length to give Utah some depth behind Al
Jefferson and Mehmet Okur. He also has championship experience after picking
up a ring with the Spurs in 2007.
Here's Hollinger's Scouting Report:
Elson's main selling point is his mobility for his size. Even though he's
33, he still runs the floor better than most centers and is a good
pick-and-roll defender who can check smaller players. However, he lacks
muscle and bigger centers maul him inside. As a result, he fouls a lot
(more than once every seven minutes) and doesn't grab many rebounds.
Offensively, Elson is too thin to play the post and mediocre at best as a
midrange jump shooter, hitting 35.8 percent of his long 2s over the past
three seasons. He'd get more baskets around the rim but he has terrible
hands; plus, he has poor instincts as a scorer and rarely finds easy
buckets off cuts and feeds.
Lacks muscle? Gets beat up by centers? Terrible Hands? Rarely finds easy
buckets off cuts and feeds? He might just fit right in with a long line of
similar Jazz big men.
It's always nice to have an extra big body and six extra fouls to go around.
Obviously with Okur out the Jazz would love to find someone who isn't going
to foul at a high rate and knows the system. And while Fesenko certainly has
potential, he's taking his dear, sweet time to sign the tender from the Jazz.
That's why (okay, deep breath. I can't believe these words are going to leave
my mouth) the Jazz need to go out and sign Jarron Collins. There I said it.
Yes, Jarron Collins. If Fes isn't coming back, the Jazz should bring back
Collins.
Collins could relief minutes for Al Jefferson while Okur is getting healthy,
and then later in the season, when everyone is healthy, he can be the foul
machine that Sloan enjoys. With Jefferson and Hayward a few new joining the
team and learning the new system, adding Collins could make the process of
gelling as a team easier. He is a good locker-room presence and the players
know him. If the Jazz are going to sign a guy who is going to foul then why
not a guy who is huge and knows the system?
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