Mouhamed Sene Signs with the Knicks
April 9, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Basketball
Apparently, the New York Knicks do care about defense. At least a little bit. On Thursday, the Knicks signed center Mouhamed Sene. Although Sene doesn’t have many skills on the basketball court, there’s one thing he can do very well — and that is block shots.
The 6-foot-11, 22-year-old bigman out of Senegal has a huge wingspan and has shown an ability to block shots in his limited time in the NBA level. In 254 career minutes, he has 21 blocks. That equates to almost 4 blocks per 48 minutes, which is an attribute that would definitely help the Knicks.
As a team, New York is by far the worst shot blocking team in the league. Their average of 2.48 blocks per game is 1.17 blocks less than the next worst team in the NBA. In fact, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard averages 2.92 blocks by himself. Chris Andersen, a bigman on the Denver Nuggets who plays only 20.4 minutes per game, averages 2.46 blocks per game.
What has held back Sene in his career is his severely limited offensive game. Additionally, there have been some questions concerning his work ethic and his character. But if he can help the Knicks block a few shots, he’s a bigman project who could stick around in New York.
Here is a Mouhamed Sene highlight video:
