Jodie Meeks NBA Draft – NBA Profile
January 13, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under NBA Draft Prospects, NFL Player Analysis
Any fantasy basketball owner who watched Jodie Meeks go off for 54 points for the Kentucky on Tuesday night had to be wondering whether this guy has NBA fantasy potential. Although he tore up Tennessee to set a new school record for points in a game, a few things point to him being a borderline NBA draft prospect.
First of all, Meeks is only 6-foot-4. As a shooting guard, that is shorter than the height NBA scouts prefer. On top of that, he doesn’t possess long arms or extreme athletic ability to make up for his lack of height. Although he’s strong, it’s difficult for strength alone to give a 6-foot-4 player the ability to play shooting guard in the NBA.
Secondly, his hot shooting this season has seemingly come out of nowhere. In high school, Meeks was known as a good shooter but not a great shooter. In his first two seasons in Kentucky, Meeks didn’t shoot or play very well. His explosion this season may be looked at with a skeptical eye since he doesn’t have much of a history.
All that said, if Meeks can continue his current level of play, his numbers alone will likely get him looks at the end of the first round and throughout the second round. For Meeks, it might be best to come back for his senior year to give NBA scouts more of a look at what he’s capable of doing over the long haul.
He didn’t play well in his first two seasons? What are you talking about? He was good enough as a freshmen to be an All-America Freshman as well as All-Sec Freshman. And he was hurt last year. Wake up.
Do your homework.Meeks was thought to be uk’s best player coming into last year.He had two injuries that limited his season to eight games.He’s always been productive when healthy.Research freshman year gamelines and you will draw same conclusion.Arguably UK’s best player end of freshman year.
jodie is a good player and i think he needs to leave kentucky to go pro he could play well against all the outstanding players (lebron,koe,chris paul)
you say he is not tall enough? well look at dewayne wade at 6′4 he is doing good at shooting guard. Jodie will be a great nba player because he is not just a shooter, he is a great defenseve player, he works to get open and thats how he scores so great. He is not just a spot shooter.
Meeks was a really good player and shooter as freshman. Last year he was hurt all year, so he hardly played at all. So, i don’t know how you can say he wasn’t good his first two years.