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Here's another one of my characters, which you may recognize from a previous submission of mine... Vera La Tiérra!

This sexy Puerto Rican vixen is projected as a top 2 pick in this year's draft, but Williamsburg Minutemen GM  sam-gwosdz has made it clear he intends to draft her first overall. She's certainly got the skills and the looks to be a star in the FBA for years to come. :)

Looking at the previous drawing of her, I can't believe that is the quality that I was aiming for with those $10 commissions, and then I ended up drawing stuff that looked like this... Talk about overachieving and undercharging. X,x
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Info:

Name: Vera La Tiérra
Nickname: Acróbata
Position: Guard
Species: Red Vixen
Gender: Female
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 175 lbs
Birthplace: Cabo Rojo, PR



Stats:


PPG: 25.1
RPG: 5.5
APG: 8.5
SPG: 3.2
BPG: 2.4
TO: 3.1

FG%: 48%
FT%: 80%
3PT%: 41%



Player Report:

Projected: TOP 2

With a nickname that translates into 'Acrobat', this Hispanic sensation has taken the basketball court and the entire country of Puerto Rico by storm... and stolen most of their hearts, as she has appeared in Latin community magazine "Criatura" (critter)'s Top 30 sexiest athletes list for the last 3 years (since turning of age 18... Rank 8 is her highest showing). However, she hasn't just garnered national attention for her looks. She earned the attention with a skill set so unique to the game of basketball, that coaches are not sure how to stop her.

Nicknamed "Acróbata" because of her hanging, acrobatic shots in the paint, she is blessed with elite athleticism and a keen knowledge of the game. A wonder on the offensive and defensive ends, she holds the school records for 3 pointers, assists, steals, and blocks (for a guard) in a season, which, when combined with her highlight reel moves around defenders and those jaw-dropping, leaning, twirling, fading layups, is an accomplishment to behold.

Her only real weakness is she has the tendency to showboat and occasionally tries to win the game all by herself. She has the talent for it, but she needs a coach that will emphasize the team aspect of the game. Her assist stats will tell you she knows how to share the ball, but she needs to be reminded of it sometimes. That and her ego will sometimes lead her to try and "match" opponents play for play, which again, coaching will help, as she is a very coachable player for the most part. She tends to get excited if she hits a good shot and will come down the court next time and fire a more difficult shot to see if she's still hot, which can lead to overall poor shot selection (although she still boasts a 48% FG percentage). She's at her best when she's playing team driven ball and is focused on taking good shots and making good decisions with the ball. But she's still a hell of a cover 1 on 1 though, and giving her the ball and telling her to "make something happen" is still not that bad of a coaching strategy.

The Puerto Rican basketball league is practically on their knees to keep her playing there, but she has made the decision to declare for the FBA Draft and follow her dream to ball with the highest level of competition in the world. And with her level of skill, quickness, agility, and good looks, she is bound to make a great impact on the league the second she joins. Though keeping the swooning fanboys away might be even harder to stop than her drives to the basket.


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Read the whole 2010 FBA Draft Report here --> http://www.fletcherapts.com/fba-roo.....port-2010.html


Vera La Tiérra character ©  jtigerclaw

Art ©  jtigerclaw

FBA ©  buckhopper