Jarrod Taylor @PrepHoopsTN/AboveTheRimGym Fall Combine Recapture
Jarrod Taylor (East Nashville) gifted the @PrepHoopsTN/AboveTheRimGym Fall Combine with a reliable three-point shot and budding physicality. Taylor earned his way into the Top 20 All-Star Game, as well.
How did he measure against the competition?
- Class of 2022
- 5’10 1/2″ wing
- Wingspan — 6’5″ or 77″
- Height w/o shoes — 5’10 1/2″
- Height w/ shoes — 5’11”
- Hand Span — 9.0″
- Hand Length — 7.5″
- Lane Agility — 12.91, 12.16
- Shoe Size — 13
- Standing Reach — 7’10”
- Peak Reach — 10’7″
- One-step vertical — 33″
- Summer Combine Ranking — #17
- All-Star Top 20
NBA Stylistic Comparison: 2018 Timberwolves Josh Okogie
College Projection: NAIA.
Jarrod played effectively at different speeds. He deservedly earned the #17 post-camp ranking. In fact, Taylor was slightly more dominating offensively than about half of the top 20 players.
Taylor is a 5’11” scoring guard. If he is destined to become a lead guard, then it is currently difficult to envision. Entering his sophomore season at East Nashville there are simply guards slightly quicker and more deceptive with the dribble than the talented shooter/slasher Taylor.
There was some roughness to this unvarnished player’s game. Despite his exceptional bounce (33″ vertical), Jarrod Taylor was not a hungry rebounder. He spent too much time floating around the arc. In this setting specifically, Taylor should have been a top 5 or top 7 rebounder. He is plenty strong enough and, again, a wonderful leaper. For Taylor to contribute more on the glass simply takes more dedication.
Jarrod Taylor measured just under six feet tall. His wingspan was recorded at a staggering 6-foot-5, or +6. Those long arms enabled him to defend post feeds better than most. His defense is mercurial and not entirely polished. Through pockets of brilliant defending, Jarrod proved he can be an asset to East Nashville Head Coach Avery Patton and yet he looked perplexingly heavy-footed in the All-Star Game defending Hume-Fogg senior Malachi Parham.
In order to become a unstoppable Class AA player, Taylor needs to utilize his upper body strength more often while continuing to develop that strong outside shot. Defenders are going to have a difficult time keeping Jarrod from the lane this season. He is just too strong and quick. During this particular event he leaned too much on the outside shot when easy slashing opportunities simultaneously existed. Already, Taylor possesses the physical attributes to be a dangerous scoring guard. He can improve his court awareness a touch and embrace his role as a multi-faceted scorer.
East Nashville looks to be strong once again and Jarrod Taylor is certainly heavily involved in that prediction.
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