
Jones, who already has excellent size
for a post is simply a beast in the low post. Once he gets the ball in the
blocks, he uses his tremendous strength to overpower defenders. He also has a
nice set of low post moves and a solid mid range jumper, which gives him one of
the more complete offensive packages for a big man in this class. Jones III is
also a strong rebounder who uses his power and size to his advantage on both
the offensive and defensive glass. He put up ridiculous numbers the last two
sessions with multiple 25+ point efforts at the same time averaging double
figure rebounds and an assortment of blacks.
Joe is not your average Joe – but he is far from a high jumping
specialist; he isn’t the most athletic player but he knows how to use his body
to gain position and finish, a Kendrick Perkins type of athlete. He runs the
floor and carves out the location that he wants and goes to work. There may be more glamorous players in the NYBL
who get more press and hype but we assure you that every time Jones continually
proves that he can more than hold his own against elite competition. Men lie, woman lie – but numbers don’t lie.
If you had to compare the 6’8 monster
from the class of 2019 to another player he compares favorably to Al Jefferson
another big who gets the job done without a lot of flash and pizazz. His quiet demeanor
would have one think that he is not engaged, but Jones III is involved every
possession on both ends; setting screens, fighting position when he doesn’t
have the ball and going to get it off the glass when post feeds don’t
occur. Defensively, again he doesn’t
jump out the gym but with a high level IQ he uses his position to block an
above average number of shots and changes many others. You watch and it seems as if he isn’t there
until you check the score book at the end of the game and see another
double-double in the books and disappointed opponent whose FG% was reduced
along with their win totals.
Playing for Upstate Elite out of
upstate New York state the NYBL has went deep into the upper northeast for this
find again proving that the league attracts talent from every crack corner and
crevis of the country – in this case another players who is tops in the country
and already translates two levels up as a 7th grade prospect. Inevitable you will hear this name again, maybe
in the same breath as his 7-foot big NBA playing brother.
He is a 8th grader class of 2018...
ReplyDeleteCan you verify that he is 2018?
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