NBA Comparison: Cuttino Mobley

Strengths: Huge scorer, was among the leading scorers in the nation in both his junior and senior seasons … Explosive combo guard. Bouncy athlete … A shifty athlete .. Finishes off a lot of plays at the rim with dunks … Can score in a variety of ways with the ability to knock down shots from 3, and can score both off the pull up or spotting up … Very good at running the pick and roll … A better than advertised passer … Tremendous efficency on his shooting at 51.1 FG%, 42.5, 3P%, and 86.4 FT% … Solid maturity as a senior with four years of college at Hofstra …

Weaknesses: Playing in the Colonial, he did not receive the same level of recognition that he may have in another conference. He also did not play the strongest competition night in and night out … As a senior and turning 22 later this year, in October, he lacks the perceived potential of some other guards … Seen as more of a scorer and shooting guard in a point guard’s body … His A/TO ratio was better as a junior. Was positive but not by much at 2.9 to 2.6 … Remains to be scene if he can have the same success as a role player and not as a star in a small conference, but appears to have the intangibles …

Notes: Was second in the Nation in scoring at 27.0 ppg … Native of Queens, New York … Eligible for the 2019 NBA Draft … Was not invited to this year’s NBA Draft Combine … Potnetial second round pick …

Aran Smith 6/20/19