Joe Alexander-Pure Athlete, Good Skills w upside, Perfect fit

I heard he can speak chinese too.

 

2 yrs ago ronnie brewer was that and the rox didn't draft him. What's the difference?

 

And every team in the Draft already knows this..

 

He's going to be a lotto pick, so I doubt the Rockets could grab him. He is a good prospect, but he can't dribble and has below average lateral quickness. I don't think he'd be a solid contributor as a rookie, he doesn't get garbage points and is not a great defender. Still, it's hard not to get excited about his potential when he leaps from a step inside the free throw line to dunk it and then rises up like a prime T-Mac to knock down 3 consecutive jumpers with that ridiculous lift of his.

 

Ronnie Brewer was the other name, Thabo Sefolosha being the other, that the Rockets mentioned as to who they would've picked if they'd traded down.

 

The rockets got a better player in Battier, so why are we complaining about Brewer again.

 

I just don't see Alexander getting to much clock on veteran team, Brewer can always lean on his tough defense if not hitting his shot, where Alexander can't.

 

I think he's overrated as a lotto pick.

 

Chase Budinger has the same, if not better, potential in my opinion. He, unlike Joe, has a natural and true position (SG/some SF), and has similar athleticism and has a better skill set than Joe already. I think we should draft C-Bud; and plus its actually plausible because he's projected in the 15-20 range, so we can trade up.

 

Can we stop making up random threads about random prospects in the GARM please, atleast? If anything, it should belong in the Draft forum. And btw, you're really late in jumping into the bandwagon. I'm not bragging, but I've known about him for a long time (since last year) and have even talked about him long before the craze about ever begin. Stop the bandwagoning please, its not a healthy habit.

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he will be a bust.

predraft athleticism is overrated.

 

Youve obviously not watched a single game Joe Alexander has played in. That guy wants to win bad and is one of the most motivated players in college basketball. I think the last game of his college career, may have made him hungrier.

 

I watched him all year in the Big East. He succeeded because of great athleticism, not great skills. In the NBA, he won't have the huge athletic advantage every game. He'll be a decent player, but I don't think he's lottery material. His jumphot from outside of 15 feet is poor, he shots under 30% from 3, and he doesn't handle the ball really well.

 

Where do you get the notion that a 6'8" super athletic guy who had the 2nd fastest 3/4 sprint and 2nd most reps on the bench at the combine, and can dunk from the free throw line, between the legs, etc. would suddenly not have a huge athletic advantage in the NBA?

Does Rudy Gay not have a significant athletic advantage in most games? Because I see them as extremely similar players coming out of college, especially in terms of athleticism.

 

i found an even better player. his name is "GOD". he can predict everything, no one can def him, no one can see him, the most of all, no one can ever beat him. perfect for rox.

 

Beck summarizes my position.

Skills are more important than athletecism in the NBA.

Bloggers and simular types get excited about the "top athletes" prior to the draft but that hype doesn't put the ball in the hoop. Coaches don't really care how great a dunker a guy is or how many reps he can do.


http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draf...ge=DraftNotes-080606&univLogin02=stateChanged

"As for the combine scores, teams take these less seriously. In 2007 the draft's top-ranked athlete was D.J. Strawberry. Only two lottery picks landed in the top 10 -- Mike Conley (ranked No. 4 at the combine) and Thaddeus Young (No. 7). Kevin Durant ranked 78 out of 80.

In 2006, it wasn't any different. The draft's top athlete was David Noel. Only two lottery picks were in the top 10 at the combine -- Ronnie Brewer (ranked No. 2) and Randy Foye (No. 7). One of the best players in the draft, LaMarcus Aldridge, ranked No. 68 out of 81.

In 2005, Joey Graham ranked as the draft's top athlete. Again, only two players in the lottery ranked in the top 10 at the combine -- Rashad McCants (ranked No. 3) and Deron Williams (No. 10). Andrew Bogut, who went No. 1 overall, ranked 60th. Monta Ellis ranked 70th."