I am not really familar with him and I was wondering what other players in the nba are like him. Artest?
More about Posey: ESPN's Jay Bilas on him when he was drafted: EXPERT ANALYSIS "James Posey is a stellar NBA prospect, and could be a lottery pick. Posey is long-armed and lean, with very good athletic ability. He can get out and defend on the perimeter, often playing the point on Xavier's press. He is always around the ball and in on the play, and puts out maximum effort on every possession. Posey is a very good defender and rebounder, and he can play in the open court. He runs well, and perhaps more importantly, he runs hard and finishes at the rim. Posey has improved every year, and still has not seen the ceiling of his potential. Posey's question marks have come on the offensive end, especially his ability to handle the ball. If he shows he can put the ball down, he'll be a lottery pick, because I believe he has the perimeter shooting ability. Posey has improved his range and can hit the 3-pointer. Posey will be a solid NBA player." ------------------------------------- Career highlights Named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press as a senior Scored 1,455 career points in three seasons at Xavier, which ranks 12th in school history Had 83 career double-figure scoring games in 95 career games Ranks third on school's all-time charts with 801 career rebounds and in steals with a total of 204 Won a gold medal as a member of the USA Basketball team at the 1998 Goodwill Games At Nike Desert Classic, averaged 11 points, five rebounds and 2.3 steals to earn all-tournament honors College highlights Senior started all 36 games after being widely regarded as top sixth man in the nation his first two collegiate seasons Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference, First Team All-District 10 (NABC), Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and selected Atlantic 10 Player of the Week in each of the final two weeks of the regular season Ranked second on the team with 16.9 ppg and led the team in double figure scoring games with 33 Scored a career-high 32 points at Dayton and 28 points at George Washington Averaged 18.6 ppg in five NIT games, helping Xavier to third place in 32-team tournament Established a new school record with 102 steals for the season, including seven against Dayton Junior Voted the Atlantic 10 Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after averaging 18.0 points and 10.7 rebounds a game Led the team in rebounding at 8.4 rpg, which ranked fifth in the conference Led the team in free throw percentage (.824), and was second on the team in scoring at 15.3 ppg Scored a career-high 25 points in a win over Duquesne Scored a game-high 23 points in the Atlantic 10 championship game Recorded a school record nine steals in a win over Fordham Sophomore Led the team in rebounding and was seventh in the Atlantic 10 at 7.8 rpg Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 13.3 per game Scored in double figured 23 times Scored 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field in NCAA Tournament win over Vanderbilt Freshman Sat out 1995-96 season in order to become academically eligible College statistics SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG 1996-97 29 130 232 .560 121 155 .781 226 40 387 13.3 1997-98 30 145 261 .556 150 182 .824 253 39 459 15.3 1998-99 36 191 391 .488 179 220 .814 322 84 609 16.9 TOTALS 95 466 884 .527 450 557 .808 801 163 1455 15.3 Three-point field goals: 1996-97, 6-for-32 (.188); 1997-98, 19-for-59 (.322); 1998-99, 48-for-131 (.366). Totals: 73-for-222 (.329). -------------------------------------------------------------- CAREER • Ranks 3rd in steals, 8th in rebounds, 12th in scoring • Finished four rebounds behind seventh place Derek Strong • Member of Team USA at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York • Team USA won the gold medal with an overtime win over Australia 1998-99 (Senior) • Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 • Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year • Ranked 3rd in the conference in rebounding, 4th in steals, 4th in ft %, & 8th in scoring • Led the Musketeers in rebounding for the third consecutive season • Set school record by making 31 consecutive free throws • His 102 steals were school single season record 1997-98 (Junior) • Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10 • Voted A-10 Sixth Man of the Year • Came off the bench in 28 of 30 games – played 28.8 minutes per game • Named Most Oustanding Player of the A-10 Tournament 1996-97 (Sophomore) • Voted A-10 Sixth Man of the Year • Led the team in rebounding and ranked 7th in the conference • Fourth on the team in scoring 1995-96 (Freshman) • Academically ineligible ------------------------------------------------------------ The encouraging part is the stuff about him being A-10 Sixth Man of the Year twice. Who knows, he might fill a similar role for us.
Another interesting fact is that his fg % was very high (above .500) during his college career. This is encouraging.
Those were the college stats. Now the NBA profile: Player Profile James Posey | 42 Position: G-F Born: 01/13/77 Height: 6-8 / 2,03 Weight: 215 lbs. / 97,5 kg. College - Xavier (Ohio) '99 2002-03 Statistics REBOUNDS PER GAME G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG 25 24 34.9 121-324 .373 24-88 .273 86-102 .843 1.50 4.30 5.80 3.1 1.16 .24 2.64 2.50 14.1 25 24 34.9 121-324 .373 24-88 .273 86-102 .843 1.50 4.30 5.80 3.1 1.16 .24 2.64 2.50 14.1 Career Highlights Named to the 1999-2000 Schick All-Rookie Second Team Participated in the Schick Rookie Challenge during the 2000 All-Star Weekend Made his NBA debut, totaling 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist against the Pheonix Suns on 11/2/99 Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference, First Team All-District 10 (NABC), Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and selected Atlantic 10 Player of the Week in each of the final two weeks of the 1998-99 regular season at Xavier Scored 32 points at Dayton and 28 points at George Washington Personal Full name is James Mikley Mantell Posey Was named 1995 AP Ohio Division II Player of the Year as a senior in high school Son of James Posey, Sr. and Rosetta Moore Has one older sister Graduated with a degree in criminal justice from Xavier Favorite baseball team is the Cleveland Indians First athlete he ever asked for an autograph was NFL Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome Wore both No. 41 and 42 growing up but was given No. 41 at Xavier as 42 was retired (Tyrone Hill) Favorite television show is Martin Posey's cousin, Anthony Morgan, played wide receiver for the Chicago Bears Would like to work in forensic science for the FBI following his playing career Was an all-city performer in football as a junior in high school Nickname is Mike The person in history he would have liked to have met the most is Dr. Martin Luther King Favorite actors are Chris Tucker and Martin Lawrence Would like to visit Africa some day Lists graduating from college and making it to the NBA as his biggest thrills Served as an instructor at Nuggets Youth Camps last summer Served as a spokesman for the Nuggets Read Team program last year. Season Highs / Career Highs 2002-03 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Points 24 @ Toronto 11/15/02 33 vs. Golden State 12/22/01 Field Goals Made 9 3 Times 12 vs. Golden State 12/22/01 Field Goals Attempted 22 @ Toronto 11/15/02 24 vs. L.A. Clippers 1/04/02 Three Point Field Goals Made 3 vs. Golden State 11/29/02 6 vs. Utah 4/01/00 Three Point Field Goals Attempted 8 2 Times 9 vs. Golden State 12/22/01 Free Throws Made 10 2 Times 10 3 Times Free Throws Attempted 11 vs. San Antonio11/26/02 11 2 Times Offensive Rebounds 4 4 Times 7 vs. San Antonio 4/05/01 Defensive Rebounds 12 @ Minnesota 10/30/02 16 vs. Sacramento 1/12/01 Total Rebounds 14 2 Times 19 vs. Sacramento 1/12/01 Assists 10 @ Portland 11/02/02 10 @ Portland 11/02/02 Steals 4 @ Cleveland 12/14/02 6 2 Times Blocks 1 6 Times 4 @ Indiana 2/02/01 Minutes Played 48 vs. Indiana 12/07/02 48 vs. Indiana 12/07/02 CAREER AVERAGES REBOUNDS PER GAME YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG 99-00 DEN 81 77 25.3 .429 .373 .800 1.00 2.90 3.90 1.8 1.21 .41 1.17 2.60 8.2 00-01 DEN 82 82 27.5 .412 .300 .816 1.50 3.70 5.30 2.0 1.13 .49 1.24 2.80 8.1 01-02 DEN 73 63 30.7 .376 .283 .793 1.50 4.40 5.90 2.5 1.56 .53 1.74 3.10 10.7 02-03 HOU 25 24 34.9 .373 .273 .843 1.50 4.30 5.80 3.1 1.16 .24 2.64 2.50 14.1 02-03 DEN 25 24 34.9 .373 .273 .843 1.50 4.30 5.80 3.1 1.16 .24 2.64 2.50 14.1 Career 261 246 28.4 .398 .312 .809 1.40 3.70 5.10 2.2 1.28 .45 1.49 2.80 9.4
Mikley Mantell. Isn't that cool . I guess that means he will wear No. 42 since Rice has 41 and we will not retire 42 for Kevin Willis... .
lol...this year his shooting percentage isn't too good. He is going to play tonight! The Rockets have a good future.
Taller Shandon Anderson. Maybe a tiny bit more skilled offensively, but not much if at all. Artest is much MUCH better.
Wow...a degree in Criminal Justice. MoTaylor could get legal advice when the time comes Posey is like OPTIMISTIC: Scottie Pippen (pre-Rocket years) PRAGMATIC: Ron Artest without the abrasiveness PESSIMISTIC: Shandon Anderson
No matter who is offensive game is like, this guy is what we needed everywhere else. If he can take the tough defensive matchup and give us a legit offguard to backup Mobes he will be a good fit. We are going to see guys that we cannot currently defend in the playoffs (Kobe, Finley, Marion, Peja/Hedo, Shard,etc.), if Posey can slow them down (I wish Cat could) we'll have a much better chance against them.
If we had to play a really good offensive team, we could put Jauquin Hawkins and Posey in at the same time. Who is better? I just have to see tonight.
It said he played the 1 in college sometimes, what do you think about him distributing the ball and mobley and francis getting good shots? He could be sort of Lamar Odom, but not worryin about his own shot.
Francis was a 2 in college...Mobley was our starting point guard a few years ago...that's sad. I think Moochie does a good job distributing the ball but he makes a lot of turnovers as well. Steve Francis has to prepare to shoot and make a shot. He is better at shooting off the dribble. JUST WATCH TONIGHT'S GAME... MAYBE James Posey will be AWESOME and win the game for us....OR MAYBE he will PLAY 1 MINUTE and be LOST.
I think it said he would d-up the opposing point gaurd I in no way expect him to bring the ball up the court and neither should you, this is the guy we put on the other team's best scoring option be it at pg sg or sf.
We have plenty of people who can score...Francis, Yao, Mobley, Rice, Griffin, and Moochie. Now we have another guy that we can go to in times of difficulty. I agree. His main role is to play good defense against guys like Glenn Robinson.
