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Quincy Douby
NBA Comparison: Steve KerrAran Smith – 2/9/2006 Strengths: Lights out 3 point shooter with excellent range … One of the top scorers on the college level (top scorer in the Big East conference as a junior at 24 ppg) … Has a great feel for the offensive game … Effortless release on his shot … Excellent free throw shooter … His game has shown steady improvement … Has gotten stronger body wise but still lacks bulk and body strength … Has become adept at anticipating passes and making steals …
Paul Davis
NBA Comparison: Chris MihmSavneet Singh – 1/1/1900 Strengths: A very fundamentally sound big man who is equally adept in the post or on the perimeter … Has a very nice back to the basket game, very crafty … Paul can also face up and shoot … A good jumper. He uses good positioning to grab a nice share of rebounds … A hard worker, Paul hustles down the floor and never takes a play off … Very coachable, a player who knows his role on the team. With time should turn into a very nice post player.
Daniel Gibson
NBA Comparison: Derek FisherAran Smith – 12/27/2004Strengths: Point Guard with advanced scoring skills … Scores well within the flow of the game and does a good job of setting the table … Combines excellent quickness and athleticism with competitiveness and drive … Great court vision and reaction speed to find open teammates … Has a killer crossover dribble … Shoots the 3 ball well, which also makes his crossover that much more lethal … Good basketball understanding and decision maker …
Brandon Bowman
NBA Comparison: Stephen JacksonAran Smith – 6/2/2006 Strengths: Wing with excellent athleticism and size … Has good length, an NBA athlete … Very unselfish, team player … Doesn’t get out of control or try to do too much … Thrives in an up tempo open floor game, (which is not Georgetown’s style). Getting up and down the floor, crashing the glass with high flying dunks … Great body control and good finisher around the basket … Body has improved, shows solid strength …
James White
NBA Comparison: N/AAran Smith – 8/30/2005 Strengths: Blessed with world class athleticism/leaping ability … Gets up with the best of them … Very good quickness, and good first step … Has experience after staying in college all four years … An underrated passer, he’s got good vision and plays unselfish … Handles the ball well, at times bringing the ball up for the Bearcats … A good defender on the perimeter with his long arms and quickness …
Will Blalock
NBA Comparison: Marcus BanksAran Smith – 11/21/2005 Strengths: An exciting floor general who makes those around him better … A true PG with great handle and passing ability … Excellent court vision, has a knack for finding the open teammate and makes the difficult pass seem easy … Extraordinarily long arms make him very effective in a number of areas, (he’s around 6 foot and has a 6-5 wingspan, if not more) He’ll throw down on the break if given an opening and routinely dunks on ally oops.
Steve Novak
NBA Comparison: Matt BullardAran Smith – 3/25/2006 Strengths: One of the purest shooters around … Effortless release on his shot … Has a lifetime free throw and 3 point shooting percentage higher than JJ Redick … His range extends easily out to NBA 3 … A player that cannot be left open … Only missed 18 free throws over his entire college career … Could fit a role as a specialty shooter on the next level … Very crafty player … Competitive, good decision maker …
Louis Amundson
NBA Comparison: Ryan HumphreyAran Smith – 12/22/2005 Strengths: Tremendous rebounder at the small forward position … A late bloomer who has long been an extremely athletic player and has worked very hard to add offensive abilities to his game … An energy player who gives great effort every game … Plays within himself … Extremely quick and explosive, plays the game with passion … Long arms and great leaping ability …
Dee Brown
NBA Comparison: Fat LeverAran Smith – 6/5/2006 Strengths: Speedy point guard with tremendous heart … Plays the game with a ton of passion, a great competitor … Has excellent leadership ability … Has an extra gear and pushes the ball up the floor extremely fast … Led the Illini to a big season after Deron Williams moved to the NBA, and showed that he is capable of running the point guard position … His shooting percetages dipped in his senior year, but he’s a prolific scorer …
Denham Brown
NBA Comparison: Kirk SnyderAran Smith – 12/29/2005 Strengths: Shooting guard with solid all around skills … Excellent scorer with underrated shooting ability, but can be streaky … Unselfish, team player, very coachable … Great attitude, hard worker … Nice athlete, good decision maker, instinctual … Plays under control, solid fundamentals … Good body strength …Good vision and passing skills at the 2 position … One on one skills have improved along with his ball handling …
Joel Freeland
NBA Comparison: Keon ClarkVinicius Panerari – 1/27/2006Strengths: Joel has an excellent combination of European technique with American athleticism … A solid all around player, can do almost everything and do it well … Has a tremendous upside … Is tall enough to play the PF position, quicker than most players at this position and taller than most SFs … An excellent athlete with great leaping ability and runs the floor like a SG … Has a good shot from outside … Displays decent footwork …
PJ Tucker
NBA Comparison: Mario ElieAran Smith – 4/12/2006 Strengths: Has a great combination of strength and athleticism … Intense competitor … Scores a lot of baskets by overpowering defenders with his tremendous body strength … Plays with a lot of toughness. Extremely aggresive, intimidates opponents with his nasty demeanor … Explosive leaping ability and has the strength to go inside and finish … Strong one on one skills and looks to drive to the basket …
Maurice Ager
NBA Comparison: Derek AndersonAran Smith – 3/25/2006 Strengths: One of the most explosive athletes in the college game … Consistently raises his level of play in big games, great competitor … Excellent all around scorer … Good outside shooter with range out to three point … Creates well off the dribble with terrific ball handling ability … Strong one on one skills, has a nose for scoring … Good at slashing to the basket and finishing … Great speed and quickness in the open floor …
Josh Boone
NBA Comparison: N/AAran Smith – 1/5/2006 Strengths: Long, explosive bigman … Blue collar guy, does the dirty work to help his team win … Has a great attitude, plays hard, wants to improve … Strong defensively … Explosive leaper, with good timing and instincts on blocked shots … Giant wingspan gives him added size … Fights hard for rebounds, hustles for loose balls … Big strong hands, when he gets his hands on a rebound it’s his …
Hilton Armstrong
NBA Comparison: Ervin JohnsonBobby Palumbi – 2/14/2006Strengths: A legitimate 6’11 big man with a wingspan that allows him to play bigger Big time shot blocker, especially in transition … Athletic and strong, he can run the floor well and play above the rim … Great hands, catches everything and rebounds well … Very good rebounding technique … Good passer, has the ability to make the necessary pass from the low post Very good at put-backs and cleaning up the glass … Can throw down some thunderous dunks …
Sergio Rodriguez
NBA Comparison: Jason WilliamsRob Salvador and Aran Smith – 10/18/2004 For Sergio Rodriquez, the nickname “Spanish Magician” wasn’t given, it was earned … His imaginitive, charismatic, off the wall playing style combined with innate leadership abilities, has earned him not only respect, but the interest of many NBA scouts … Owns a variety of offense weapons, but is at his best when breaking down defenders with his lethal crossover, or feeding a teammate for an easy basket …
Shawne Williams
NBA Comparison: Walt WilliamsAran Smith – 1/1/2006Strengths: Has tremendous versatility, at 6-8 Shawne can play from the 1-thru-4 positions … Extremely long with a 7-3 wingspan … Advanced offensive game, really understands how to play … Great one on one skills offensively … Great vision, passing skills … Good ball handler, almost second nature … Can create for himself or others off the dribble drive … Consistent jump shot, with range out to three point … A highlight reel waiting to happen …
Shannon Brown
NBA Comparison: Gilbrt ArenasFrank Rusnak – 1/1/1900 Strengths: Shannon is a phenomenal athlete comparable to few prior. A true highlight-film waiting to happen on the fastbreaks, he is just as likely to rise up and dunk on the defense in a half-court setting. An on-target shooter with a high-rising jumper and pretty form. A capable handle despite not having to play the point guard spot with his high school team. He also is a solid defender when he sets his mind to shutting down his opponent.