Morris Almond
Birthdate: 2/2/85
NBA Position: Shooting Guard
College: Rice
Class: Senior
Ht: 6-6
Wt: 210

NBA Comparison: Raja Bell

Strengths: Fluid athlete with smooth offensive game ... Excellent scorer with range out to three point ... Smart player, plays under control, makes good decisions ... Skill level offensively is solid ... Good shot selection ... Excellent fundamentals on his shot ... Body strength and muscle tone is good ... Very good three point shooter ... Has a good overall feel for the game ... Above average free throw shooter ... Solid defensively, gets a fair share of steals and plays sound defense ...

Weaknesses: Doesn't overwhelm you with his athleticism, but he's solid ... Can be too content settling for outside shots instead of attacking the rim ... Lacks great explosiveness off the dribble and at the rim ... Must cut down on turnovers, averaged nearly 3 per game this season ... Not a tremendous passer, vision is average ... Lacks great experience at a high level. Level of competition at Rice is not great ...

Notes: Went to the same high school as Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith.

-Aran Smith 6/11/06

SEASON 	MIN 	PTS 	REB 	AST 	TO 	A/T 	STL 	BLK 	PF 	FG% 	FT% 	3P% 	PPS
2006-07 32.6 	31.4 	6.6 	1.5 	3.0 	.50 	1.4 	.9 	2.0 	.525 	.866 	.473 	1.71

MIN 	FG 	FGA 	FTM 	FTA 	3PM 	3PA 	PTS 	OFF 	DEF 	TOT 	AST 	TO 	STL 	BLK 	PF
21 	7 	11 	9 	12 	1 	4 	24 	1 	1 	2 	2 	2 	3 	1 	0
26 	4 	15 	5 	5 	0 	4 	13 	1 	6 	7 	0 	3 	0 	0 	4
27 	6 	18 	18 	20 	1 	5 	31 	3 	2 	5 	0 	3 	3 	1 	1
37 	15 	29 	4 	7 	4 	9 	38 	5 	7 	12 	2 	6 	2 	0 	0
40 	13 	25 	2 	2 	0 	3 	28 	1 	4 	5 	0 	2 	2 	1 	2
39 	13 	16 	12 	14 	4 	6 	42 	0 	4 	4 	2 	2 	0 	2 	3
26 	11 	17 	3 	4 	4 	4 	29 	0 	2 	2 	1 	2 	2 	0 	0
37 	11 	17 	7 	9 	7 	9 	36 	2 	3 	5 	2 	4 	0 	0 	3
32 	6 	8 	13 	15 	3 	5 	28 	2 	9 	11 	5 	5 	0 	2 	3
35 	10 	22 	7 	7 	1 	5 	28 	4 	4 	8 	3 	1 	1 	2 	1
34 	9 	20 	13 	13 	5 	11 	36 	2 	4 	6 	1 	2 	2 	1 	2
37 	11 	23 	17 	19 	5 	9 	44 	2 	10 	12 	0 	4 	2 	1 	5

2006 Orlando Pre Draft Measurements
Height w/o Shoes: 6'4.75"
With Shoes: 6'6"
Weight: 214
Wing Span: 6'10" Ranked 34 of 70
Standing Reach: 8' 6.5" Ranked 36 of 70

2006 Orlando Pre Draft Athletic Testing
No Step Vertical Jump: 31.0 Ranked 22 of 70 (Balkman 30.5 26th)
Maximum Vertical Jump: 35.5 Ranked 26 of 70 (Balkman 35 34th)
Bench Press (185 lbs): 13 Ranked 28 of 70 (Marco Killingsworth 13 28th)
Lane Agility Drill 11.45 Ranked 41 of 70 (Balkman 11.58 52nd)
3/4 Court Sprint 3.19 Ranked 12 of 70 (Balkman 3.22 18th)
OverAll Rank 19


[Edited by - anji on 01-03-2007 12:16 PM]

[Edited by - anji on 01-03-2007 12:17 PM]

Think we should watch this kid??? COuld be Redd 2007????

Wouldyou take him???

Yeah, I mentioned him in another thread. May be around when we pick at 18-22. Would definitely take him. He is a legit 2 Guard with good size. Another 2g I would look out for is Alando Tucker. He's really improved his outside shooting this yr but his stock is rising and he may not be around by the time we pick.