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| Jawai experiencing NBL pressures
The bright lights of sudden death NBL finals basketball have to be a daunting prospect for a rookie belonging to the remote Queensland community of Bamaga.
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The 21-year-old is actually tipped by experts to be snapped up while in the NBA Draft first round in June.
Because of that, Jawai has tried to help Cairns earn a playoff berth considering the added burden of knowing NBA scouts are watching his every move - frequently from courtside seats.
It's enough to get a humble bloke from Cape York's head rewrite.
But Taipans coach Alan Black has marvelled inside the way Jawai has grown up in court.
"I think he has handled it incredibly well, he's a very down to our planet guy, " Black said.
"He still gets just a little embarrassed when everyone tells him how fantastic he can be but that endears himself to people extremely.
"He is a very humble person. It's tremendous to see his development as a person or a player during the year. "
If Cairns lose they are simply out, and may also be saying good-bye to Jawai.
Black believes Jawai could cut it on the NBA but admitted being drafted comes up to more than sheer talent alone.
"You talk to the NBA people that have watched and ask what searching for in an NBA player and they declare 'size and athleticism', " Black said.
"If that is genuinely what they seek then I would say Nathan has which will package.
"I would think certainly the NBA would view him but the problem with the NBA I it is not all about talent.
"A whole many other things come into it - what college you went along to, who your agent is, who your faculty coach was. "
But Black reckoned Jawai had already proven a degree since an aborted US stint at Midland Higher education.
"His sojourn in the states didn't exercise routine so he came back, and he is hobbling, overweight and struggling, " Black proclaimed.
"But he's worked very hard. His improvement has been astronomical throughout the last 12 months.
"And he continues to learn the video game. That's the good thing about Nathan - each and every time he steps on the court he can be learning something new. "
Apart from the particular NBA talk, Jawai - the nephew for the first indigenous Boomer Danny Morseu - has been tipped to star for Australia around the Beijing Olympics.
To boot, Jawai is the shortest priced favourite for NBL's Rookie belonging to the Year award in what is regarded the best field in years.
But Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis was trying his far better to talk down Jawai's influence as New Zealand prepared with regard to first NBL playoff series.
"Certainly he exposes challenges, but by no means are Cairns a new one man show. It will be an instance of who can exert their will in the game, " he said.
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