Post by jhb on May 18, 2021 15:24:01 GMT -5
Felton Spencer
C
7'0"
265
22
Louisville
Spencer's TMBSL prospects really picked up steam in his senior season as he finally broke through as a starter on his Louisville squad and had a big year. Combining 7' height and a big, thick frame, Spencer has a lot of tools that a lot of scouts are excited about...but there are also some that aren't totally sold. They point to the bad weight that he carries and how his lack of athleticism will limit his ability to really access his elite length to become a rim protecting defender at the next level. They say there's a reason that he wasn't a starter until his senior season and that's because he didn't take his conditioning seriously and the shape that he's in reflects that.
Offensively, Spencer used his girth to devastating effect as a senior. He is incredibly strong and absolutely bullied all opponents that tried to stop him. He's got a variety of post moves that he can deploy and when combined with the strength and leverage he uses to get whatever position he wants, you get a very effective low post scorer (he shot 68.1% from the field as a senior). He plays below the rim just because of his lack of athleticism but it doesn't stop him from finishing effectively through contact and getting to the free throw line at an obscene rate. He's very effective there, shooting over 70% from the charity stripe over his last 3 college seasons. Scouts would not describe him as a willing passer, he finishes possessions once they come to him.
At Louisville, Spencer was able to overcome his athletic deficiencies to block 2 shots a game as a senior, but it's going to be near impossible for him to replicate that when facing much more athletic players in TMBSL who will be able to navigate around him. While he's not a huge liability as a man defender on the post, he can't switch out onto anyone else and looks like a baby deer once he gets further than 10 feet from the rim and has to man up a more athletic player. For a man with his girth, you'd hope that he'd be a better box out guy on the boards, but he was just average in this regard as a collegiate player. That won't get easier with more advanced competition.
While some scouts say Spencer has some room to grow and flourish as a late bloomer, other scouts argue that he's a four-year college player with bad athletic tools and that limits how much upside he truly has.
