I think they had comparable freshmen years. Julo scored more points per game (12+ to Craig's 11+), but even though they were both forwards, Julo came with a very European forward game. He hit so many clutch shots, but he was not that effective as a slasher until his junior year when he took it to the hole more off the dribble (his free throw attempts almost doubled that year.) I remember seeing him turn the ball over a lot trying to take it to the hole and walking using the "European move" that was called here. He was frustrated by that. Julo also had more experienced guards in Bayless and Thigpen that took pressure off him, Hoiberg and Meyer.
Craig had a different year than Eulo as we asked Craig to play more in the paint. What makes pro scouts drool is Craigs ability to play the pick and role. He can truly isolate offensively. He can go to the hole with either hand, as well as stop and pop out to 3 land. To excel at the next level, there are a few things he will need to develop and represent what was dissappointing to us as fans: 1) He wasn't as confident or as aggressive offensively taking the rock to the hole playing with his back to the basket as we asked him to do (Eulo wasn't either by the way, and we let him play more face-up ball with Meyer in the middle) as he settled too often for the pull up jumper; 2) He is not a great rebounder or scrapper...if he develops the type of attitude Vroman had, he will be a beast as he jumps better; 3) Related to the first two points, he just wasn't that physical on defense. While he runs the floor well, he isn't the quickest footed in sliding his feet on D so was isolated at times. As he gets more physical, this stat will improve.
He isn't the quote machine Eulo was. I remember reffing games one year with Eulo and guys were asking him about his 40+ point performances in the summer league to which he responded, "I played against midgets!" I also like Billy Tubbs comment on Michalik when he asked "how old is that guy anyway? 35?"
