Last Updated on July 4, 2010 1:32 pm by admin
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Alexis Ajinca makes a sleek move in the post and scores at ease. Minutes later, Ajinca is berated for not getting back on defense.
The inconsistency in Sunday’s practice has come to define the Charlotte Bobcats center. Coach Larry Brown once said he could strangle him. Assistant Dave Hanners calls him unfocused.
What’s clear is after two years spent mostly on the bench, the 7-foot-1 Ajinca’s NBA future hinges on him overcoming lapses in concentration, judgment and effort.
The 2008 first-round pick faces an important week. After appearing in 37 NBA games for 211 minutes in two years and missing the second half of last season following thumb surgery, Ajinca is on Charlotte’s summer league team that begins play Monday against Utah.