Kelly Tripucka(#7)

Height: 6-6

Weight: 220 lbs.

Position: Small Forward

Born: February 16, 1959 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey

Age Drafted: 22

College: University of Notre Dame

Source: Basketball Reference

Strengths

Very strong wing who showcases a nice jump shot, especially in the mid range game and gets to the line and converts (.849 on 5.2 FTA/GM). He doesn't take a lot of threes (0.7 a game) but hit .361 of them for his career so he has range. Can find the open man (3apg) and uses his anticipation to nab 1.0 steals a game. Most of his value comes from his scoring ability as he scored 20 or more ppg in 4 of his first 5 seasons and loves to post up smaller/weaker players.

Weaknesses

Kind of a tweener wing as he doesn't rebound exceptionally well (3.8 per game) and isn't quick enough to play SG full time. He is an average defender who won't get you killed but also isn't going to shut anyone down. Early in his career he struggled with turnovers (3+ a game first two years) but worked hard on that and ended up only averaging 2.4 for career. Durability concerns as he played less than 70 games 4 times in 10 year career. Is not much of a leaper.

Notes

First team All Rookie. Two time All Star. Drafted First Round, 12th overall in 1981 draft.

Current Attributes

INS	JPS	FTS	3PS	HND	PAS	ORB	DRB	PSD	PRD	STL	BLK	QCK	STR	JMP	STA
3	3.5	4	2	2	1.5	1	1.5	2	2	1.5	1	3.5	3.5	3.5	5

Potential Attributes

INS	JPS	FTS	3PS	HND	PAS	ORB	DRB	PSD	PRD	STL	BLK
4	4.5	5	3.5	3.5	2.5	2	2.5	2	3.5	3.5	1