Stefan Matteau, a big, physical center, is a good bet to follow his father's footsteps to a career in the N.H.L. "It's hard to find big power forwards with skill — that's how I play, or how I try to play," he said.
I've always been a good rebounder, and I think one of the things I'm able to do is get to the ball a little bit quicker than the bigger power forwards.
To do that, it helps to have a big, tough, power forward driving right in front, screening the goalie, distracting defensemen and knocking in rebounds.
Cannon then broke the 32 players into nine categories: high-major talent, fortunate foreign find, hidden gem, skinny ultraquick shooting guard, skinny/slow shooter, skinny/skilled big man, undersize power forward, late-arriving big man and intangibles freak.
The Nets seem to have their biggest advantage in the power forward spot with Martin.
The Liberty's biggest needs are at power forward and center.
The two other members of the Heat's famous "Big Three", guard Dwyane Wade and power forward Chris Bosh, could also become free agents this summer.
In a telling sign of accountabiltiy, the biggest critic of the young power forward was none other than Julius Randle.
Think the Knicks are expecting big things out of their new power forward?
Bookout, a 6-foot-8, 260-pound power forward, made the Big 12 all-freshman team, leading the conference in field-goal percentage at 57.9.
