32 - Grant Maxey
Jackson St.
- Birthday: 4/21/88
- NBA Position: Small Forward
- Class: Senior
- Ht: 6-7
- Wt: 200
- Hometown: Toledo, OH
- High School: Scott
- Team Site Profile
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NBA Comparison: Rod Higgins/Harold Arceneaux
Strengths: Versatile forward playing in the Southern Athletic Conference ... Shot just 33% (42-126) from 3 but displays excellent form on his shot and should be able to raise his average considerably in his senior year ... Has the makings of being a terrific outside shooter showing solid range ... Displays an excellent pull up off the dribble ... Solid decision maker with a quick shooting release ... Has a high release point on his shot and gets a high arch on his trajectory ... Appears to have a good understanding of the game ... Extremely versatile. Equally comfortable playing in the paint or on the perimeter ... At 6-7, he is used as a post forward quite a bit at Jackson State and is able to use his length and feel around the basket to be an effective weapon inside, though strictly a perimeter player for the NBA level ... Has shown steady improvement over his college career (FR: 8.8 ppg, SO: 14.8 ppg, JR: 16.4 ppg) ... Long wing with decent fluidity and leaping ability ... Has a big wingspan (in the 6-11 range) which he effectively utilizes (6.7 rpg, 1.6 spg) ... Shows solid movement away from the ball ... Stepped up with 19 pts, 5 reb and 4 stls against Kansas in Junior year ... A smart, unselfish player who should be able to step up and lead Jackson State to the NCAA tournament as a senior ... Shows solid anticipation defensively playing the passing lanes (1.6 spg) ...
Weaknesses: Should look to cut down on his turnovers (3 per game) and improve upon his a/to ratio. Although it seems his level of teammates hurts his average on both sides ... Gets a little out of control at times, particularly on the break ... Could struggle to create shots for himself due to his lack of an explosive first step ... Solid athletically but nothing extraordinary, below the rim athlete. Lateral foot speed defensively leaves something to be desired ... Lack of upperbody strength allows him to get muscled by stronger players and limits his ability to finish at the rim ... Playing in a small conference makes it more difficult for players such as Maxey to prove themselves. Obviously the level of competition is limited compared to the BCS conferences ...
Notes: Maxey will have some chances to showcase himself this year with early season match ups against: Memphis (11/13), Alabama (11/17), Baylor (12/15), Tulsa (12/17).
Aran Smith 10/31/09
Expected to have season ending ankle surgery
Strengths: Versatile forward playing in the Southern Athletic Conference ... Shot just 33% (42-126) from 3 but displays excellent form on his shot and should be able to raise his average considerably in his senior year ... Has the makings of being a terrific outside shooter showing solid range ... Displays an excellent pull up off the dribble ... Solid decision maker with a quick shooting release ... Has a high release point on his shot and gets a high arch on his trajectory ... Appears to have a good understanding of the game ... Extremely versatile. Equally comfortable playing in the paint or on the perimeter ... At 6-7, he is used as a post forward quite a bit at Jackson State and is able to use his length and feel around the basket to be an effective weapon inside, though strictly a perimeter player for the NBA level ... Has shown steady improvement over his college career (FR: 8.8 ppg, SO: 14.8 ppg, JR: 16.4 ppg) ... Long wing with decent fluidity and leaping ability ... Has a big wingspan (in the 6-11 range) which he effectively utilizes (6.7 rpg, 1.6 spg) ... Shows solid movement away from the ball ... Stepped up with 19 pts, 5 reb and 4 stls against Kansas in Junior year ... A smart, unselfish player who should be able to step up and lead Jackson State to the NCAA tournament as a senior ... Shows solid anticipation defensively playing the passing lanes (1.6 spg) ...
Weaknesses: Should look to cut down on his turnovers (3 per game) and improve upon his a/to ratio. Although it seems his level of teammates hurts his average on both sides ... Gets a little out of control at times, particularly on the break ... Could struggle to create shots for himself due to his lack of an explosive first step ... Solid athletically but nothing extraordinary, below the rim athlete. Lateral foot speed defensively leaves something to be desired ... Lack of upperbody strength allows him to get muscled by stronger players and limits his ability to finish at the rim ... Playing in a small conference makes it more difficult for players such as Maxey to prove themselves. Obviously the level of competition is limited compared to the BCS conferences ...
Notes: Maxey will have some chances to showcase himself this year with early season match ups against: Memphis (11/13), Alabama (11/17), Baylor (12/15), Tulsa (12/17).
Aran Smith 10/31/09
Expected to have season ending ankle surgery
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