I've got to watch the movie again then, cause I just remember the kid as an unorthodox kind of goof who it all works out for in his own a-typical way. I do see Scal as and a-typical player. He does not look like a typical NBA player to me at all, but he gets it done...
Agreed Scal is anything but slow minded, thats' why he can play. He just doesn['t look the NBA part to me...