Post by brophdog88 on Jul 20, 2010 21:53:47 GMT -5
Name: Josh Smith
Birthdate: December 5th, 1985
Position: SF/PF
Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 225
High School: Oak Hill Academy
Draft Ratings: B C C B C A
Birthdate: December 5th, 1985
Position: SF/PF
Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 225
High School: Oak Hill Academy
Draft Ratings: B C C B C A
Pros: Athletic as hell, with amazing jumping skills. Will be able to overwhelm a lot of players defensively as he is so athletic and long. Excellent Shot Blocker, and solid at stealing the ball for a bigger guy. Pretty good passer as well for a SF/PF. Young, with nice upside, and he has some range. Reminds scouts a lot of a more athletic Andrei Kirilenko, scary as that is.
Cons: His game is raw as hell, and will take time to develop outside his defense. Does occasionally have some turnover problems, and has a tendency to want to shoot the three even though it really isnt within his range. Not a great FT shooter either, though he has the potential to be solid in that aspect with enough work.Not Much in the way of post moves at this point, and is a bit weak for the PF position. While a good rebounder for a SF, at PF his rebounding is a bit underwhelming.
Outlook:
Look at Andrei Kirilenko...Josh Smith is a player very much in the same mold as AK, but probably a worse rebounder, with more of an offensive game than AK. Smith is young, and will take time to develop, but he definitely is a top 5 pick contender depending on who declares for the draft. J-Smoove will probably make the all defensive team a couple of times over the course of his career.
Best Case Scenario Ratings:
A- C+ C+ A+ B
More Reasonable:
B+ C+ C A B-
