Post by zeropointzero on Nov 4, 2010 3:52:39 GMT -5
Joe Alexander
Age: 21
Height: 6'8''
Weight: 220
Position: SF
School: West Virginia
Inside = C+
Outside = C
Handling = C
Defense = C+
Rebounding = C+
Potential = A
In terms of his pure physical attributes, there is a lot to like here, particularly from an NBA draft perspective. Standing 6-8, with a nice frame, and a good wingspan—Alexander fits the billing and then some of your prototypical NBA small forward. That impression only strengthens when you begin to examine his athletic ability, clearly adequate if not more for his NBA position. Alexander has good quickness, a very nice first step, and the ability to get up and finish strong around the basket, sometimes to unload a highlight reel caliber dunk.
Alexander isn’t a great ball-handler, but he’s athletic enough to be an excellent threat finishing plays around the basket in transition or cutting off the ball on backdoor cuts. He sometimes looks more aggressive than others depending on what game you’re watching, so it will be very interesting to monitor whether or not he shows more of a go-to mentality in the NBA.
Defensively, Alexander has good potential as well—taking advantage nicely of the physical tools he has at his disposal: his size, length, and above average quickness. He tries pretty hard on top of that, looking committed to stopping his man and being pretty fundamentally sound in his approach on this end. He’s not a very strong player (his frame is OK, but clearly still needs to fill out)—but it wouldn’t be rare to see him mixing it up around the paint and even coming up with a block or two in some games.
