ISU's Royce White: Shades of Kevin Garnett (in one sense)

I couldn't make it the Big 12 basketball media days, but the below quote from Cyclone coach Fred Hoiberg stood out to me.

He was asked if there were any players he could compare Royce White to in terms of his versatile play as a big (6-8, 270).

Hoiberg:  “He can facilitate the post. I've played with a great passing big in Kevin Garnett. His ability to see exactly when that shot was there and to deliver that pass, so much of shooting is timing, is when you can get the ball in the right spot at the right time it's so much easier to knock down that shot. Royce has that ability. As soon as that help comes, boom, that pass is on a string.

"And those guys can rise up and knock down that shot. You know, other guys we have right now, he can dribble, they dribble into trouble which leads to a turnover. His ability, the mentality that he has is probably the best we have, somebody that can make plays on the perimeter.”