Filip Toric

One of his injured teammates emerged as arguably the nicest surprise in L’Hospitalet. Filip Toric, that’s his name, pleased with some very decent playmaking skills coming on a 6-6 frame. Unfortunately, he could only play a game and a half before twisting his ankle, but still he had time to show some of his stuff and average 14.5 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 steals. A nice ball-handler--better with his right hand than with his left--he attacked his matchups and took advantage of his size superiority, either to easily finish with layups or to dish the ball thanks to his perfect vision of the court. Toric also ooked very solid with his perimeter jumper, although we weren’t able to evaluate his off-the-dribble skills in this department. While he’s a decently athletic guy, he suffered on defense whenever he matched-up against quicker guards.

With no previous experience in big tournaments with the Croatian National Team, we hope to see him again this summer in the U-18 European Championship.