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Message: [QUOTE="Ricker, post: 4302878, member: 1245"] A lot is made of his Bristol Central munchkin competition, but I'm not sure that that hasn't made him a better player in the long run. Surrounded by gnats he has been forced to keep the ball high and pass out of double and triple teams, and judiciously put the ball on the floor. He was MVP of the Pittsburgh AAU event with probably a third to one half of the top 100 kids playing, and in this NBPA Top 100 Camp the competition included 11 other top players 6'10 or greater, and a bunch of 6'9 support cast double teaming him. With AAU and these camps, I think he has had plenty of exposure playing other high major bigs. He'll likely have plenty of rough spots like most freshman big men, but I'm betting on him. Castle referred to him as the GOAT, and I bet he will have recruiting value to entice top wing players that the foundation is here to chase deep NCAA runs. Griffith and Bowen I hope are positively influenced by Clingan and Karaban here. I haven't given up hope with them vs PC and covet Griffith's shooting. Also don't underestimate the benefit of Donovan just setting picks a la Jake. [/QUOTE]