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2017-18 Pacers Player Reviews: Ike Anigbogu

By Tony East

INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 25: Ike Anigbogu #13 of the Indiana Pacers poses for a portrait during the Pacers Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on September 25, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and condition of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: 2017 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 25: Ike Anigbogu #13 of the Indiana Pacers poses for a portrait during the Pacers Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on September 25, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and condition of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: 2017 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 09: Ike Anigbogu #13 of the Indiana Pacers tries to drive around Eric Moreland #24 of the Detroit Pistons during a preseason game at Little Caesars Arena on October 9, 2017, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

The Bad

The worst part of Anigbogu’s season is that he didn’t get enough chances to show what he can do, but that isn’t his fault. After Trevor Booker joined the roster, he was the seventh big man in the rotation. There just weren’t enough minutes, even in garbage time, to get Ike on the hardwood.

Ike’s biggest hurdle may have been turnovers, and that was on both levels of play. In the pros, he coughed it up on 14.7 percent of his possessions, the same mark as Lance Stephenson. In the G League, where he mad more minutes against worse competition, he still turned it over on 13.2 percent of his possessions, a number that is usually representative of a guard or an aggressive ball handler, not a play finishing center.

He has weak hands and a poor read on passing angles, which is par for the course for a player of his age and playstyle. But he still struggled with simple handoffs and passes on more than one occasion:

Another challenge for Anigbogu in the G League was fouling. He hacked opponents 3.7 times per 36 minutes, a higher mark than Myles Turner had in the pros and only .7 away from the foul-happy Domantas Sabonis.

That level of fouling is indicative of a young player who just hasn’t caught up with the speed of the professional game yet. When he is out of position, or a step late on his defensive rotation, Anigbogu is forced to foul. Ike can play D when he is in the right position, it will just take some time for him to be in the right position more often. But the fouls were not great this season.

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