In an era when so much of the NBA is defined by 3-point shooting, the 7-foot Croatian remains focused on rebounding, protecting the rim and defense, all of which were on display Sunday against Indi…
LOS ANGELES — Ivica Zubac is somewhat of a throwback to another generation of NBA centers. The Clippers’ Croatian big man stays in the low post, rarely venturing out of the paint on offense.
“I got to step up and challenge everything. No matter how many fouls I got. So, I got to keep the hands up and go vertical.” “I want to contest every shot at the rim,” said Zubac, who is averaging 10.5 points, 11.6rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. “I don’t want teams to have easy shots at the rim. We have great defenders who can stop the ball one-on-one out there, but I have to make it hard for them in the paint.”
Zubac, though, has stuck to being a true center, someone who battles every night, everymoment on the court, under the basket. He’s not a center who hates the moniker. He doesn’t want to be a power forward.“I hate small ball, I think every big hates it,” he said. “So, I want to be the best I can be to stay on the court and so we can play big.
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