I have mentioned this guy in other posts, but this kid Joe Alexander from West Virginia is a stud. He is a 6'9 very athletic PF. I have had the chance to see him play a number of times this year and he has really impressed me . He is averaging 16 and 6 for the season but in his last 7 games he has really stepped it up and today he set the Big East tournament record for points in a game with 34. If you think of all the great players that played in the Big East it is very impressive
Last 7 games for Alexander:
VS Providence -21pts, 7 rebs, 3 ast, 1 blk
@ Depaul -17pts, 3 rebs, 3 ast, 1 blk
@ Uconn -32pts,10 rebs, 2 ast, 2 blk
VS Pitt -32pts, 6 rebs, 2 ast, 2 blk
@ St John's -29pts,10 rebs, 2 ast, 1 blk
Big East Tournament:
VS Providence -22pts, 4 rebs, 6 ast
VS UCONN -34pts, 7 rebs, 1 ast
Last 7 averages:26.7 PPG,7 Rebs, 2.7 asts, 1 blk
He is not even listed on Draft Express or Nbadraft.net, but I really think this kid could help the celts if he comes out. He is deadly shooter and can also take his man off the dribble easily . He reminds me of a young dirk Nowitzki. I am not saying he will be Nowitzki, but he has those kind of skill sets and is more athletic. Keep an eye out for this kid because I think he is going to win Big East Tournament MVP if he keeps this up.
To follow up since this thread was started:
(pts, rbs, asts, stls, blks, tos)
Vs. zona: 14, 8, 1, 1, 0, 1
vs. georgetown (big east final) 12, 5, 3, 1, 2, 2
He looks pretty good, and i think he'll be higher than 49 next time ford updates his rankings. a lot i bet depends on his real size, and whether he can defend the 3 in the pros. because i don't think he'll be able to play the 4, especially defensively.