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Mamadou N’Diaye
NBA Comparison: Jim McIlvaine Strengths: Good athlete, runs the floor extremely well for a 7 footer. Good shot blocking instincts. Has only been playing basketball for a few years. Weaknesses: Has alot to learn. Injury prone. Doesn’t have great shooting touch. Not super aggressive.
DeShawn Stevenson
NBA Comparison: Michael Jordan Strengths: Special player. Extremly gifted athlete. Great ball handler. Very advanced shooter and scorer for his age. A showstopper. Can play the 1 or 2. Won the McDonald’s High School dunk contest. Super character. As NBA ready as any HS player in his class. Weaknesses: Tries to do too much at times. Learning how to be a consumate team player, something his idol Kobe still must learn himself. Gets criticized for being too fancy, still has alot of basketball to learn.
Donnell Harvey
NBA Comparison: Dennis Rodman Strengths: He’s a rebounding fool. Super athlete. Won the McDonald’s HS dunk competition. Many thought he was the #1 HS player coming into his freshman season. Has great potential to be a very good NBA PF. Gives 110%. Weaknesses: Inexperienced. Doesn’t have grat size. Needs upperbody strength. Offensive game is unpolished. Has been strong but not dominant.
Morris Peterson
NBA Comparison: Bryon Russell Strengths: Excellent athlete. Silky shot. Great hops. Has a flare for the dramatic as seen with his dunk over Ken Johnson. Showed great leadership leading the team to a strong start with Cleaves out early. Weaknesses: Must improve his ball handling skills to play the 2. Ballhandling and passing need improvement. (Better shooter but less handles then Maggette.)
Craig Claxton
NBA Comparison: Kenny Smith Strengths: He isn’t knicknamed "Speedy" for nothing. Great scorer and leader. Very good athleticism. Has good range and looks to take over in crunchtime. Weaknesses: Undersized. Taller points will be able to pass over him. Will get muscled and banged around some due to his lack of strength.
Quentin Richardson
NBA Comparison: Paul Pierce Strengths: Strong Character. Super rebounder. Has a knack for crashing the glass. Good defender. Great strength. Very good athlete. Perimeter game is showing improvement. Will be a solid pro at the least. Weaknesses: Ball handling, passing and outside J all need to improve.
Desmond Mason
NBA Comparison: Michael FinleyStrengths: Very good athlete. Can sky. Good strength. Can play some 3 as well as 2. Entire game improved tremendously as a senior. Showed a nice shooting touch. Has a flare for the dramatic. AllyOop Wizard. Very good character. Weaknesses: Not great at creating with the ball. Ball handling and passing are good but could improve.
Jason Collier
NBA Comparison: Vlade Divac Strengths: Competitive big man with good shooting range. Prefers playing on the perimeter. Crafty rebounder and scorer. Has good post moves. Good intensity. Weaknesses: Has good size but needs to get stronger. Average running the floor. Not ultra quick.
Mateen Cleaves
NBA Comparison: Mo Cheeks Strengths: Consumate leader/floor general. A winner. Plays for one thing- winning it all. Great strength, toughness. Great point skills. Hits shots when it counts. Weaknesses: Has had some off the court distractions but nothing drastic. Ugly shot, needs to work on mechanics.
Courtney Alexander
NBA Comparison: Allan Houston Strengths: A scorer. Can stroke it from outside and has a great first step. Smart ballplayer. Should come in and contribute immediately, challenge for ROY. Has experience. Good passer. Very fast in the open floor. Exciting player. Very good size and strength. Ended Tark’s Tournament drought. Weaknesses: Defense is good not great. Forces things at times. Ball handling is good but needs improvement.
Etan Thomas
NBA Comparison: Antonio Davis Strengths: Perfect size and demeanor to be a pro power forward. Intimidator. Hard nosed rebounder. Great shot blocker. Good post player on both ends of the floor. If he gets the ball in low he’s very hard to stop. Great strength and good quickness. Weaknesses: Limited range. Offensive game needs the most work. Still needs better footwork and better post moves.
Jerome Moiso
NBA Comparison: Kevin Garnett Strengths: Super agility and offensive touch. Borderline freak. Very quick hands, is adept at rebound putbacks and has a great touch out to 18 feet. Great leaping ability. Potential is very high. Can create shots for teammates, a good passer. Post game is good. Weaknesses: Shys away from contact. Like Garnett athletically but not nearly the player yet. Not great at taking a smaller man off the dribble. Unconsistent at times.
