South Shore and Lincoln squared off last night with Lincoln getting the decisive 73-62 win. Samuel who was in foul trouble throughout the night finished with 1 point. After the game Whitehead said the following.
Isaiah Whitehead (15) of Lincoln scores 19 points and grabs 13 rebounds in a 73-62 win over South Shore. Afterward, he says Terrence Samuel is not 'that good' even though he's headed to UConn.
Lincoln's Isaiah Whitehead didn’t mince words after his team’s 73-62 win over visiting South Shore in which the Railsplitters held UConn-bound guard Terrence Samuel to a single point.
Lincoln (9-3, 8-0) dominated its previously undefeated rival, leading by as many as 18 points in the third quarter to wrest control of first place in the PSAL Brooklyn ‘AA’ division.
But rather than just boast about his team’s superb play on Thursday, the normally low-key and polite Whitehead took an opportunity to take a shot at Samuel, who like him is one of the city’s top players.
“I never thought he was that good for our team to really worry about him,” said Whitehead, who finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds and is regarded as one of the top juniors in the country. “I just don’t think that he’s that good. I know what everyone says, he’s going to UConn and all that, but I just don’t believe it.”
Lincoln coach Dwayne (Tiny) Morton quickly came to Samuel’s defense, saying that UConn coach Kevin Ollie is getting something special in the highly-touted Samuel.
“He’s a great player,” Morton said of Samuel, whose single point came on a free throw with 24 seconds left in the first half. “Maybe he’s not playing up to his potential right now but he’s very talented.”
In the last two seasons, games between South Shore (10-3, 6-1) and Lincoln have involved more than just dunks and jumpers. They’ve also included punches and shoves.
Last year, Lincoln center Tafari Whittingham was suspended three games for allegedly throwing a punch in a game against South Shore on Jan. 31. Two years ago, Lincoln big man Kamari Murphy, now a freshman at Oklahoma State, also served a suspension for allegedly throwing a punch in the final seconds of a Brooklyn borough championship tournament semifinal game against South Shore.
There were no fisticuffs in Thursday’s game, but Whitehead’s words were pretty rough.
“We don’t like each other,” Samuel said of Whitehead. “It’s something that started this summer with the competition and playing against each other. But we just don’t get along.”
Asked if the rift went beyond the court, Samuel said it wasn’t personal and is mainly about basketball.
Lincoln played arguably its most complete game of the season with Whitehead orchestrating the offense and his teammates producing. Elijah Davis, a transfer from St. Patrick, continued his strong play this season with a team-high 20 points while teammate Trevonn Morton added nine. South Shore was led by David Tait (20 points) and Shamiek Sheppard (15).
Whitehead said opponents are so eager to stop that him that it leaves his teammates open. And that was true of Morton, who buried a soft jumper to give his team a 50-41 lead late in the third quarter. Dwayne Morton, his father, was so happy about the play that he walked toward the South Shore bench and said, “Wow.”
A couple of assistants on South Shore acknowledge him with a smile. When Trevonn Morton sunk a three-pointer moments later, giving Lincoln a 54-45 lead with 1:31 left in the third, Dwayne Morton smiled and then playfully stared at South Shore coach Mike Beckles.
“I know some of the assistants so that was just having a little fun with them because they thought he wasn’t that good last season,” Morton said of his son. “I told them that players do get better at Lincoln.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high-school/isaiah-swipes-vike-big-lincoln-win-article-1.1232761#ixzz2H0tpVIf0
Lincoln's Isaiah Whitehead didn’t mince words after his team’s 73-62 win over visiting South Shore in which the Railsplitters held UConn-bound guard Terrence Samuel to a single point.
Lincoln (9-3, 8-0) dominated its previously undefeated rival, leading by as many as 18 points in the third quarter to wrest control of first place in the PSAL Brooklyn ‘AA’ division.
But rather than just boast about his team’s superb play on Thursday, the normally low-key and polite Whitehead took an opportunity to take a shot at Samuel, who like him is one of the city’s top players.
“I never thought he was that good for our team to really worry about him,” said Whitehead, who finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds and is regarded as one of the top juniors in the country. “I just don’t think that he’s that good. I know what everyone says, he’s going to UConn and all that, but I just don’t believe it.”
Lincoln coach Dwayne (Tiny) Morton quickly came to Samuel’s defense, saying that UConn coach Kevin Ollie is getting something special in the highly-touted Samuel.
“He’s a great player,” Morton said of Samuel, whose single point came on a free throw with 24 seconds left in the first half. “Maybe he’s not playing up to his potential right now but he’s very talented.”
In the last two seasons, games between South Shore (10-3, 6-1) and Lincoln have involved more than just dunks and jumpers. They’ve also included punches and shoves.
Last year, Lincoln center Tafari Whittingham was suspended three games for allegedly throwing a punch in a game against South Shore on Jan. 31. Two years ago, Lincoln big man Kamari Murphy, now a freshman at Oklahoma State, also served a suspension for allegedly throwing a punch in the final seconds of a Brooklyn borough championship tournament semifinal game against South Shore.
There were no fisticuffs in Thursday’s game, but Whitehead’s words were pretty rough.
“We don’t like each other,” Samuel said of Whitehead. “It’s something that started this summer with the competition and playing against each other. But we just don’t get along.”
Asked if the rift went beyond the court, Samuel said it wasn’t personal and is mainly about basketball.
Lincoln played arguably its most complete game of the season with Whitehead orchestrating the offense and his teammates producing. Elijah Davis, a transfer from St. Patrick, continued his strong play this season with a team-high 20 points while teammate Trevonn Morton added nine. South Shore was led by David Tait (20 points) and Shamiek Sheppard (15).
Whitehead said opponents are so eager to stop that him that it leaves his teammates open. And that was true of Morton, who buried a soft jumper to give his team a 50-41 lead late in the third quarter. Dwayne Morton, his father, was so happy about the play that he walked toward the South Shore bench and said, “Wow.”
A couple of assistants on South Shore acknowledge him with a smile. When Trevonn Morton sunk a three-pointer moments later, giving Lincoln a 54-45 lead with 1:31 left in the third, Dwayne Morton smiled and then playfully stared at South Shore coach Mike Beckles.
“I know some of the assistants so that was just having a little fun with them because they thought he wasn’t that good last season,” Morton said of his son. “I told them that players do get better at Lincoln.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high-school/isaiah-swipes-vike-big-lincoln-win-article-1.1232761#ixzz2H0tpVIf0
