2008 NBA Draft Preview: Joe Alexander

The is a young man from Mt. Airy, Maryland, who will be considered by NBA teams as part of the 2008 NBA Draft that still seems to understand the meaning of being a student athlete. Joe Alexander plays basketball for West Virginia and is also an accomplished student. Joe has been a Big East Conference Academic All Star and has also been name to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll every semester he has attended West Virginia University. He accomplished achieving remarkable grades while starting every game his sophomore year in college. When in high school in Mr. Airy he was named Player of the Year by the Mt. Airy Gazette.

Joe Alexander also has great skill when it comes to basketball, which is why he will be considered in the NBA Draft. Joe has great athleticism. He also has impressive passing ability when he is in traffic. When it comes to his stats his mid range jump shot and turn around jump shot are constantly allowing Joe Alexander to score against any of his opponents. He is also an active defender in the paint and blocks numerous shots. His strengths on the basketball court have drawn the attention of many of those involved in the NBA.

His weaknesses on the seam to blatantly obvious most of the time, which has hurt the impression of many in the basketball community, but they all seem to be skills that Joe Alexander can improve. His shooting range is very limited. Joe's ball handling skills are also lacking and he often struggles to create his own shots. Although, Joe Alexander is extremely athletic he sometimes has difficulty exhibiting lateral quickness and quickness when coming off of a dribble.

It is still slightly early to be making predictions about the 2008 NBA Draft but some news and sports sights have released their mock drafts. NBC Sports has predicted that Joe Alexander will be picked No. 8 and will be going to the Bucks. While, collegehoopsnet.com has a slightly different prediction about Joe Alexander's place in the 2008 NBA Draft class. They placed him No. 12 and expect that he will be going to the Kings.