Maxiell Pistons 1st Pick : Rate Him

[jochhejaam]

Jason Maxiell was the Pistons 1st round pick in this years draft. He 6'7" and 260 lbs with a 40" vertical and was called by Chad Ford "the toughest player in the draft". He dominated in the Vegas Reebok Summer League. I'll provide a link that provides a 5 minute video of Maxiell. The Pistons org. has high hopes for him. Let me know what you think. Thanks

http://www.pistonsbball.com/?page_id=8

When you open the link click on the following video:

Pistons Vegas summer
league mix w/ Maxiell, Acker, Delfino, Darko (BDM22) 2005 32.2 MB

(right click on the video once it starts for a full screen).

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I've watched Maxiell from his senior yr. of HS on.

here's the thing... dude will have a great game that makes you think he's a stud, then he'll be average for the next 12, then another blow up game.

He's decent, but I don't think he has the work ethic to be a good player in the league.

[jochhejaam]

I've watched Maxiell from his senior yr. of HS on.

here's the thing... dude will have a great game that makes you think he's a stud, then he'll be average for the next 12, then another blow up game.

He's decent, but I don't think he has the work ethic to be a good player in the league.

Thanks, I really hadn't heard much about him (nor did most Piston fans) until the draft.

And of course the video only shows his upside.
He'll be backing up Ben.

[Horry For 3!]

He is alright.

[ABDENOUR POWER]

He's decent, but I don't think he has the work ethic to be a good player in the league.

I was under the impression that he has an excellent work ethic.


Anyways, a major thing about him that you forgot to mention was that though he's only 6'7", his wingspan is 7'3" or 7'4", depending on who you ask.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Well, his work ethic in practice, the gym is great.

I guess work ethic is a misnomer, maybe game motor/under the lights factor is what I should have said.

He's a freak athletically, but like I said - at Cinci he'd show up once every so many games. In HS he got by from being a freak athletically, which doesn't really get you anywhere.

Actually I think a good NBA comparison athletically would be Jason Richardson, however Maxiell doesn't have the consistent jumper of JRich and hasn't shown he can bring it night in and night out.

[jochhejaam]

Here's a link that provides his complete college stats along with game stats for the last 2 years.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player...?playerId=8015

Conjecture doesn't mean a whole lot at this point but I think we got one of the steals in the draft.