Post by themouth on Jun 26, 2015 6:29:34 GMT -6
Name : Leandro Barbosa
Position : SG, but he can play PG too
Number : 10 as a rookie
DOB : November 28, 1982
Age when drafted : 20 (28th overall)
College : None, he was playing in Brazil before draft
Hometown : Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height : 6'3"
Weight : 176 lbs
STRENGTHS :
Barbosa is a really, really great offensive player. Very quick and a good shooter, especially from three point range, also very reliable on the free throw line. He was drafted quite young and never played in college or in any big league before that, but he immediately contributed for the Phoenix Suns. Some talents in stealing, he's a 1.5 steals a game type player. Great handles. He was the sixth man of one of the best teams in the 2000s, the Nash/D'Antoni Suns, fitted very well with them on (18.1ppg, .434 3P%, 4.0apg in 2006-07 when the Suns went 61-21) and off the floor. He was considered a great teammate in every team he played, and is a great leader in the Brazil national team. He also fitted very well this season with the NBA champions, the Warriors, as he played 14.9mpg in the season (7.1ppg) and entered every game of the posteason, averaging 10.9mpg in the playoffs and had a nice impact in the finals : 10.7mpg, 5.2ppg, .462 FG%, .429 3P%, 4-4 from the line.
WEAKNESSES :
Barbosa was never a superstar or the best player in his team, and he was never invited to the All Star Game. He's better off the bench and started only 112 of his 715 NBA games. Not a typical playmaker. Not a great defender, he can seem a bit lazy from time to time. He only succeeded in teams focused on quick offense. He lost a lot of his speed when he reached 30 and had to shoot more, his percentages dropped a bit in the process. Also, he can't rebound... at all.
SIGNIFICANT INFO :
2015 NBA champion
Career average 11.4ppg, .460 FG%, .389 3P%, .818 FT%, 2.3apg, 0.9spg in 22.9mpg
Named 6th man of the year in 2006-07 with 101 votes out of 127
Led the Brazilian national team to the 5th place in the 2012 Olympics with 16.2ppg, he was the 8th scorer in the competition
ATTRIBUTES :
Inside - 3
Jumper - 3
Free Throws - 3.5
3 Pointer - 3.5
Handling - 3.5
Passing - 2
Off. Rebounding - 0.5
Def. Rebounding- 1
Post Defense - 0.5
Perimeter Defense - 1.5
Stealing - 2.5
Blocking - 0.5
Quickness - 3.5
Strenght - 2.5
Jumping - 3.5
Stamina - 4
