Went to a Brewster Academy Home game last night against Vermont Academy. With Jalen Adams (UConn), Donovan Mitchell (Louisville), Justin Simon (Arizona), and Crisp (Washington), Brewster has a better back court than most top 30 college teams. Energy, skill, defensive intensity, offensive rebound tenacity, shot blocking from the guards above the rim, shooting, ball handling, unselfish play, speed, it was a treat. Jalen Adams leads when required. Absolutely he will be a foundation for UConn to build on. 0% chance that his skills fail to translate to high major college play on day 1. Athleticism comparable to Boatright, with game comparable to Shabazz. Shabazzlike clever assists. Stripped of the ball once at mid court, he fought like a demon, blocked the breakaway, contested a followup, came away with the rebound, and scored at the other end.
Mitchell is Purvis with a high motor, Crisp seems like a small throw in to the line up until he jumps and shoots, Simon is a 6'5 Hamilton type. Add in their 6'8 widebody big (Georgetown), who hit 3 threes in the first half, and they have a nice team. Also a Wisconsin recruit 6'6ish and a Virginia recruit that didn't play. Their big who shot outside (Fredrikkson?) did shoot a bit of a set shot, but he hit them all. Looking forward to their game next week in Springfield vs Montverde.
Vermont Academy had class of 2016 core players. 2 ranked in the top 100. Bruce Brown was a nice Terrance Samuel type guard with a big offensive game. No idea on the points but 30 wouldn't surprise me. A scorer more than a pure shooter. Tyrique(???) was a 6'7 player for them that was a gamer. The foreign sophomore big man (Mathias?) is huge and has some power skills and poise. He hit a jump shot and wasn't out of place in the high speed game. He powered the ball at the hoop and scored a couple of other times. He could loose 20lbs and turn his body into a mountain the next couple years.
