NBA Comparison: Mark Price/Eddie House

Strengths: A prolific scorer who has developing point guard skills ... Has tremendous shooting ability. It's the aspect of his game that will undeniably get him serious looks from the NBA level ... An extremely effective player who understands shot selection and taking what the defense gives him ... Has a solid first step and the ability to blow by defenders and get into the paint ... Shows very good vision and passing ability, particularly driving and dishing the ball ... Very patient passer, never rushes his decisions allowing openings to materialize ... Has great speed and quickness for a mid-major player ... Has a strong frame with excellent strength that he puts to good use as he's not afraid of contact ... Very tough both mentally and physically. A competitor who will battle tooth and nail and wants the big shots at the end of games ... Has great accuracy shooting the ball and range. He is highly proficient at creating shots for himself, with a very quick release and use of change of direction ... Equally effective at isolating on opponents and spotting up for shots ... Has a quick release: He takes very little time to get the ball under his elbow and away, and squares to the basket in rhythm in a blink of an eye ... Has good finishing ability with touch while on the move ... Offensively there are few holes to his game ... An extremely hard worker. His conditioning sets him apart from the competition and allows him to shoot the ball incredibly well at the end of games ...

Weaknesses: Fredette lacks the athleticism of the average NBA point guard. However, being such a tremendous shooter helps offset some of his athletic shortcomings, in terms of making it in the league ... Not a natural point guard but is developing his skills. He came into college as a shooting guard but has steadily developed his point guard abilities and decision making ... His ball handling ability is efficient but lacks flash ... Lacks the athleticism to finish at the rim but is creative at finding ways to score on drives using floaters ... His speed is very good at the college level, but there are question marks about his ability to do the same things against NBA level athletes ... Will his lateral foot speed be a liability? Will he be able to create shots for himself against longer and more athletic opponents?

Notes: Projects as an instant offense bench type of player for the NBA level ... Has been on the NBA radar for some time but really opened some eyes with his 49 point effort against Arizona in late December of his junior year ...

Aran Smith 12/29/09