Hoops

Anyone know much about Kiwi Steven Adams?

He should be in the Tall Blacks this year. Needs 2 work on his left hand however. Good kid as well

I agree with Issac, the Mentors ego is getting in the way of the Kids future.

Isaac, money has been the big issue behind it all. But also Kenny Mac, his mentorer, has got a little offside with BBNZ and so he has kind of said "well if you don't want my help, Steven won't be a part of the national teams"

Have played against Adams, and I am a close friend of his. Aggressive post-player, if he catches it in the key he is throwing it down. Solid mid-range jumper and good footwork both offensively and defensively.
Shot-blocker indeed; if he isn't blocking shots, he is generally using his length and height to make players alter their shots.

Post-moves--still a work in progress. Doesn't have a wide variety of post moves, except seal, catch and dunk. When your 6"10 and your going up against other centers in NZ who are 6"4, its hard not to just seal, catch and dunk the ball.

Work ethic --exceptional under the guidance of Kenny McFadden. I don't know if he will actually participate in the Breakers stuff; We tried despearately to get him into the Junior Tall Black team for the recent FIBA tournament; Unfortunately, there is some politics going down and Kenny Mac, who acts as his father figure, is really relunctant on letting him into the Breakers/National team stuff. From his viewpoint, he wants him to focus entirely on his commitment to PITT. I really hope he develops into a successful player; his family is extremely poor, hence why he hasn't got the type of exposure/travelling he deserves.