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1 - Jason Thompson

6-10, 245 Power Forward
Rider Senior
Birthday
07/21/86 (37.7 yrs)
Hometown
Mt. Laurel, NJ
High School
Lenape
Team Site Profile
2007 Statistics
Athleticism
8
Size
9
Defense
9
Strength
6
Quickness
8
Leadership
7
Jump Shot
8
NBA Ready
8
Rebounding
8
Potential
9
Post Skills
6
Intangibles
8
94 Overall:

NBA Comparison: Jason Smith

Aran Smith – 1/21/2008

Strengths: Post forward with excellent length and versatility … Though he’s already a senior, he has a developing skill set and shows a lot of upside … A late bloomer who despite playing at a mid-major has lottery pick potential … Terrific foot speed allows him to hold his own on the perimeter on both ends of the floor … Has great fluidity and athleticism and inside/outside skills … Good touch on his shot with consistent range out to 12-15 feet … Has some polished post moves including a nice jump hook … A marvelous passer for a 6-10 guy with vision and good decision making. Has a 1:1 a/to ratio, which for a post player is excellent … Rebounds the ball well … Quality defender. A factor as a shot blocker with his quick leaping ability and timing … Can handle the ball in both the half court and full court … Has the ability to face the basket and take bigger players off the dribble … High character guy. Plays with a high motor, great attitude and eager to improve. … Hard worker who has shown steady improvement throughout his college career … Averaging 20 and 10 for his second consecutive season in college …

Weaknesses: Needs to become stronger and tougher inside … He has the frame and ability to play inside but will need to improve on those skills for the next level … He’ll need to improve on his leg strength to better fight for positioning … Must become better at using positioning for rebounds instead of relying strictly on his athleticism over less athletic, smaller players … Playing in a lower level conference makes him a tougher sell. Level of competition has not been great playing at Rider in the MAAC, he’ll have a bigger adjustment in level of competition, thought he has performed very well when facing top level competition … His free throw shooting while solid over his career has trailed off (55%) as a senior …

YouTube Clip – 1/1/2001

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