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A Simple look at Ben Moore

The South-East Melbourne Phoenix have signed an import (finally) and now basketball addicts like myself can spend the next two weeks overthinking about all the ways a 6'8 Power forward can help out a hungry South-East Melbourne outfit. This signing brings lots of questions to the front of my mind, 90% of these questions are based around how this guy will fit with Mitch Creek, who is arguably the big fish for this team, but first a quick look at what Moore brings to the table. 
Moore projects as a solid forward option who should be able to slide up and play center, this is especially important when Mitch Creek is playing the 4 spot. What's also intriguing is Moore's potential stretching the floor, he shot 39% from three in the G-League last season but was barely taking more then one three a game, this small sample size leaves me pretty inconclusive on this aspect of his game.

 Just from the stats it's pretty easy to tell this guy won't be major factor in creating shots for others as his assist/turnover ratio is below average at best. 66% true shooting to go along with a 122 offensive rating leads me to believe he's going to be an effective offensive player, obviously the move to the NBL will brings its challenges but his statistics over several different leagues and sample sizes pretty much paint the same picture, Ben Moore will be an effective and dynamic play finisher that will give South-East Melbourne an athletic boost and an excellent scorer in the low post/dunker area.

 I expect on the offensive end we will se a lot of Mitch Creek drives end with Moore cutting at the basket for the easy dump off. On the defensive end I don't believe we will see any backwards step, with his length and athleticism I see no reason why he would struggle especially considering there are no more Bogut sized obstacles to maneuver around this season (That we know of anyway)

To keep this short, I believe Ben Moore will be a great addition to this team with his Offensive potential matched with his defensive tools, a smart cutter that has good recognition of when to move towards the basket, I also expect some great blocks in his NBL highlights package come the end of the season. 


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