Draft Focus: Greg Slaughter Will Make Ginebra a Contender Once Again
Name: Greg Slaughter
School: Ateneo De Manila University
Instant Analysis: Greg Slaughter barely improved during his two years at The Ateneo (First year: 13.5 ppg/ 9.38 rpg/ 1.38 apg/ 1.94 bpg. Second year: 13.12 ppg/ 9.82 rpg/ 1.82 apg/ 2.82 bpg). He was never an excellent rebounder (didn’t lead the UAAP in that department) and he wasn’t as efficient on offense as you would like a seven-footer in the Philippines should be. That’s why it should be thrown out there that he does have a lower ceiling — in terms of potential and improvement — than fans expect. Coaches already know this but Ginebra fans might be forming irrational expectations on him already especially with how June Mar Fajardo is performing. There shouldn’t be much of a difference between rookie Greg and veteran Greg in terms of what he’ll be able to give Ginebra.
THAT BEING SAID, seven feet are seven feet. The Blue Eagles were far and away the best defensive team in the UAAP during Greg’s stay in Loyola and he will surely help big man-famined Ginebra in that department. You look at his block averages and you might say that they might not be impressive; that he should have averaged more. But those “low” averages were a function of teams not trying to attack the basket. Really, college teams were just shooting jumpers vs. Ateneo. If there’s something that Ginebra fans expect out of Slaughter, it’s that he’d be able to help them on defense immensely. And he will help them at their running game with his rebounding and shot-blocking and with all the long rebounds coming from jumpers that his presence will induce.
When Ginebra drafts Greg Slaughter, they will have someone that only Petron has. And that should be something.
Projection: FIRST OVERALL PICK
Best-case Scenario: 15 ppg/ 10 rpg/ 3 bpg
Worst-case Scenario: E.J. Feihl
Photo by Paul Mata of Sports 5
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