Joe Barry Carroll (C) (1980)

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Joe Barry Carroll(#2) Height: 7-0 Weight: 225 lbs. Position: Center Born: July 24, 1958 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age Drafted: 22 College: Purdue University Source: Basketball Reference

Strengths

Joe Barry Carroll was the top selection of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. He holds the all-time school record at Purdue in rebounds and blocked shots. He also came out the second leading scorer
for his college as well. Joe was a very good inside scorer who played 10 seasons in the pros averaging 17.7ppg and 7.7rpg for his career. He had a career high in points in his 3rd season at 24.1 proving his ability to score in bunches during his early seasons.
Joe was also a very good shot blocker who averaged 1.6 for his career, and averaged 2 a game during his best season in 82-83. He had 3 of his 10 seasons in the top 10 in field goal attempts, proving that he is a volume shooter.

Weaknesses

Carroll was never much of a passer, and was often viewed as a player that didn't care all that much for the game. He was viewed as one of the biggest busts in NBA history even after having a decent career in the NBA. He didn't have a ton of range and his ball handling wasn't outstanding (3 TO per game). He also began later in his career shooting worse and worse every season with attempts further from the basket.

Notes

JBC by all means had a decent career, although not the career of a #1 draft pick in alot of eyes. He still leads Purdue in career blocks and rebounds while being second in scoring.
1987 All Star, 1980-81 All Rookie 1st Team

Current Attributes

INS	JPS	FTS	3PS	HND	PAS	ORB	DRB	PSD	PRD	STL	BLK	QCK	STR	JMP	STA
3	2	3	1	1.5	1	3	4	3	1	2	3	2	4.5	2.5	4.5

Potential Attributes

INS	JPS	FTS	3PS	HND	PAS	ORB	DRB	PSD	PRD	STL	BLK
4.5	2.5	4	1	2	1.5	4	4.5	4	1	2.5	3.5

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Joe Barry Carroll(#2) Height: 7-0 Weight: 225 lbs. Position: Center Born: July 24, 1958 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age Drafted: 22 College: Purdue University Source: Basketball Reference

Strengths

Carroll was always a plus scorer, averaging over 17ppg for his career which included 4 seasons for 20ppg. While not a great shot-blocker, Carroll did rank in the top 10 in blocks twice in his career. In this theme of being above average, Carroll was solid free throw shooter throughout his career ending around 75% for his career. Carroll should have pretty good ratings to start, he averaged 18.9ppg and 9.3rpg (career high) as a rookie. As a side note, Carroll had some of the best sarcastic nicknames including "Joe Barely Cares" and "Just Barely Carroll".

Weaknesses

The biggest problem for Carroll was his lack of improvement throughout his career. He is viewed as low-motivation player and despite a fantastic college career and being the #1 overall pick, he only made one All-Star team and never made any Al NBA teams. Statistically, Carroll was turnover prone for most of his career- three times finishing in the top 10 in turnovers per game. Carroll is definitely a volume shooter, 3 times ranking in the top 10 in 2pt field goals attempted, yet only once making the list in 2pt field goals made.

Notes

1x NBA All- Star, #1 Overall 1980 NBA Draft, All-Rookie 1st Team

Current Attributes

INS	JPS	FTS	3PS	HND	PAS	ORB	DRB	PSD	PRD	STL	BLK	QCK	STR	JMP	STA
3.5	2	3	1	1.5	1.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	1.5	1.5	3.5	3	3	3.5	3.5

Potential Attributes

INS	JPS	FTS	3PS	HND	PAS	ORB	DRB	PSD	PRD	STL	BLK
4	2	4	1	1.5	1.5	3.5	4	4	1.5	1.5	4.5

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