http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/david_aldridge/06/22/centers/
Bryant, the West Coast Conference Player of the Year, also will struggle with the pace of the NBA game and with quick centers and forwards. You don't necessarily have to be able to score if you're a big man, but if you can't, you must be able to defend the post, like Scot Pollard did for many years. Bryant may not be able to score in the NBA, but if he can get his hands on the ball, it's his, as his 14.2 rebounds per game will attest. He had six games last season with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds, tops in the country. And he's worked tirelessly on his body, going from 355 pounds as a freshman to his current 280.
Doesn't mean he'll be drafted. But he'll get a look.
"He has the best hands of any kid I've ever had," said former Santa Clara head coach Dick Davey, now the associate head coach at Stanford. "He can catch with the best..his footwork on the low block is pretty good. He spent a lot of time working on his foot skills; because he wasn't a great leaper he worked on ways to get hmself free on the block. He's an excellent passer. They'll see how smart he is. He understand angles, he understands the game. He'll catch it one-handed; he'll catch bad passes."
