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Message: [QUOTE="Ricker, post: 3813816, member: 1245"] This weekend is usually Hoophall in Springfield, MA. where I get to see tons of guys up close. Somebody has a sense of humor to schedule this tournament in Springfield, VA. Annually I come away pining for us to get involved with a handful of players, and envious of not getting a few others. I only watched portions of most games, but I have to say that none of these ranked players, has wowed me. 2022 6'5 bully guard MJ Rice, (NA) from Oak Hill is a good one. I paid attention to 2022 6'8 Jarace Walker #8 and 2022 6'7 Chisom Okpara (who I bet is 6'5). Both are active and okay, but neither are sure fire stars, and neither would hold a candle to Karaban in the frontcourt. Everybody else I have watched so far is just another good player that may or may not have an impact. With so many ranked players you get a sense of 'relative' rankings. There are no Chet Holmgrens playing, nor Trey Pattersons, Kofi's, Samson Johnsons, or Rahsool Diggins. I like our guys relative to what I have seen so far. FYI - On Jan 29th and 30th Brewster with Yann Farrell, Dasonte Bowen, and cast, play back to back games against New Hampton, with Alex Karaban and other good players. There is a streaming link on Brewster's website that I hope will work. These are first games of the year so these good players may not be shiny polished. I have never seen Farrell or Bowen. At 6'7 in the top 100 and in New England, Farrell is the right size player we need if he's got the right skills. (Q: Any Nate Santos updates? He's properly dropped to the 200's but can shoot if he would improve on other parts of his game) [/QUOTE]

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