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Ryan Hollins
NBA Comparison: Chris AndersonAran Smith – 3/26/2006 Strengths: A physical freak type athlete at 7-feet … High jumped 7 feet in high school … Extremely explosive, loves to dunk … Has a huge wingspan … Runs the floor well … His length and athleticism gives him an advantage inside … An excellent shot blocker especially weak side … Cleans the glass well with his length and leaping ability … Has added some strength in his senior year, but needs more …
Leon Powe
NBA Comparison: Malik RoseAran Smith – 12/14/2005Strengths: Very talented offensive player with the ability to play back to the basket or face up … Explosive leaping ability despite the knee injuries … Has great quickness, and crafty at getting around defenders to the basket … Has a nose for the basket … Very competitive and talented player, a real difference maker on the college level … Ball handling is very good for a big forward … Shooting ability out to 18 feet is good …
Hassan Adams
NBA Comparison: Ruben PattersonNick Prevenas – 1/28/2005 Strengths: One of the top athletes in college basketball…An absolute freak of nature…Explodes off the floor with his unreal vertical leap…Arguably the best dunker in the nation…Excels at the acrobatic play…Best in the nation at the weakside rebound putback slam…Exceptional rebounder for his size…Plays much bigger than his 6’4″ frame…Has worked hard at becoming more than just a dunker…Great at filling in the blanks (tipping passes, taking
Guillermo Diaz
NBA Comparison: Bobby JacksonAran Smith – 2/5/2005 Strengths: A converted volleyball player with phenomenal athleticism Incredible leaping ability. Owns (roughly) a 45 inch vertical Aggressive scorer’s mentality Very competitive player Great outside shooter with tremendous range, a little streaky, but when hes on watch out!
Allan Ray
Aran Smith – 1/19/2006 Strengths: Very long, has a 6’8" wingspan … A pure shooter with range out to NBA 3 point … Good first step, strong one on one skills … Adept at creating shots for himself and also strong at catch and shoot … Has excellent ball handling ability … Has a knack for creating contact and drawing fouls where he capitalizes on his superb free throw shooting … Good athlete with nice leaping ability … Uses screens well … Good on ball defender due to his quick feet …
Renaldo Balkman
NBA Comparison: Dennis RodmanAran Smith – 6/15/2006 Strengths: Long, wiry athletic forward with great energy level … Excellent rebounder who hits the glass hard … His bread and butter will be defensively. Good feet, extremely long arms, quick hands.
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 …