Thursday, December 11, 2008

Elite 80 Expo Profile: Stephen McNair

Name: Stephen McNair

Position: Point Guard

Ht: 5’11

Hometown: Newark, NJ

AAU Team: PPY Pirates Elite

Strengths: Stephen has good strength for his position and I like his court vision and awareness at times. When he is driving, drawing and dishing he looks his best. He also knows how to use his body to shield defenders away from the rock. He could develop into a decent point guard.

Areas of Improvement: McNair does have a nice handle but sometimes he takes too many chances with the rock. He will have a defender beat than bail him out with an extra crossover or other dribble move. He also needs to have confidence in a open jumper because as a point guard you have to be able to drain it when the ball gets rotated to you.