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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 3418387, member: 1220"] More WCBB fans should watch some high school basketball. I would give them a better perspective on how stats, athleticism, and other skills translate to the next level. One factor to consider is that in high school the skill level between the top and bottom players or teams is vast although with more players playing year-round that has narrowed somewhat. The difference in production between competing against high-level defenders vs low skill level players can certainly help evaluate how those skills will translate to the next level as well. As with nwhoopfans experience, the high school basketball that people see is usually at a low level unless you live in one of the few high school hotbeds or go to the top national tournaments like Nike in Arizona or state playoffs in power states. They do have the EYBL that includes the top AAU teams in the country and those games give about as good of a perspective as one can get. As too high school, there are tens of thousands of teams and hundreds of thousands of players at various skill levels spread throughout the country so it is a herculean task to even attempt to evaluate all the players. I don't follow high school basketball nationally as much as I used to, but during the time that I did, It gave me a modicum of a perspective of how skills translate from one level to the next. It seems that most women's basketball fans usually stick to one nitch and do not follow all three- high school- college and professional. If the opportunity does present itself, it is both interesting and informative to watch elite players transition their way up. [/QUOTE]

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