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husky429 said:
Coach almost blew it putting in the scrubs too early, lol. Kimani came and watched partway through as well.

Toure had 18 points in the first half before he started coasting because his team was blowing them out. I don't know how else to describe his game but violent. He's physically dominating his peers right now. Stronger, faster, jumps higher, and finishes through them. He's excellent everywhere inside the arc, including a brilliant mid-range J. FT is solid. He still needs to work on his decision-making, rebounding, and 3-ball, but it's all coming along. Overall, just a lot of polish needed, but a ton of pieces in place, despite the poor second half.

He reminds me a bit of a young Jaylen Brown-lite.

Coach didn't play him a good chunk of minutes in a close game at the end because of his decision-making. Brought him back in... immediate TO. Next play, he gets a tough assist. That's what I mean by the pieces are there, just needs polish and experience.

23 Mins

20 PTS
4 REB
4 AST

4 TO (2 goofing off in what they thought was garbage time)
0 STL
3 BLK

7/13 2FG
1/4 3FG
3/4 FT
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Apparently he played on a rolled ankle.

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So far, IMO Thomas and Mullins are the best guards by a wide margin. I actually would put Harrell 3rd even though he is off the board.

I'm going to watch another game or two of Adams and Lewis before I allow myself to have an opinion on Lewis & Adams. Acaden Lewis' highlights looked excellent but it sure didn't feel that way watching the whole game. I remind myself that last year Solo Ball did nothing in the first 2 games I watched, then blew me away in a game, and then completely sold me at Brewster, so I know first impressions are just that. I admit to dosing off in Adams game. Adams is real slight physically. Just going into his senior year, we may see a real growth spurt strength-wise as he naturally matures. It is easy to project that he will eventually be a much better version of himself.
 
Ricker said:
So far, IMO Thomas and Mullins are the best guards by a wide margin. I actually would put Harrell 3rd even though he is off the board.

I'm going to watch another game or two of Adams and Lewis before I allow myself to have an opinion on Lewis & Adams. Acaden Lewis' highlights looked excellent but it sure didn't feel that way watching the whole game. I remind myself that last year Solo Ball did nothing in the first 2 games I watched, then blew me away in a game, and then completely sold me at Brewster, so I know first impressions are just that. I admit to dosing off in Adams game. Adams is real slight physically. Just going into his senior year, we may see a real growth spurt strength-wise as he naturally matures. It is easy to project that he will eventually be a much better version of himself.
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You're probably not going to see Lewis playing competitively. His team is terrible, never practices and doesn't have much talent other than Acaden. Kids are jiat trying to get their own.

It's a shame they can't find a way to make the consolation tourney comepetitive like Peach Jam. These kids don't care at all.
 
Ricker said:
So far, IMO Thomas and Mullins are the best guards by a wide margin. I actually would put Harrell 3rd even though he is off the board.

I'm going to watch another game or two of Adams and Lewis before I allow myself to have an opinion on Lewis & Adams. Acaden Lewis' highlights looked excellent but it sure didn't feel that way watching the whole game. I remind myself that last year Solo Ball did nothing in the first 2 games I watched, then blew me away in a game, and then completely sold me at Brewster, so I know first impressions are just that. I admit to dosing off in Adams game. Adams is real slight physically. Just going into his senior year, we may see a real growth spurt strength-wise as he naturally matures. It is easy to project that he will eventually be a much better version of himself.
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Definitely too early and not the setting to make any broad generalizations about recruits off of Peach Jam. This was your takeaway about our 2023 class that ended up being great and a huge part of winning the Big East and national championships last year and are expected to be the core part of another deep run this year

Peach Jam Sunday 7/17
 
navery12 said:
Definitely too early and not the setting to make any broad generalizations about recruits off of Peach Jam. This was your takeaway about our 2023 class that ended up being great and a huge part of winning the Big East and national championships last year and are expected to be the core part of another deep run this year

Peach Jam Sunday 7/17
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A lot of the early talent we identified in the 2023 class didn't really pan out, did they? Edwards, Bradshaw, Miranda, Griffiths.

I think our 2023 class has some great potential though. More of a developmental class outside of Castle, but high ceiling.
 
husky429 said:
A lot of the early talent we identified in the 2023 class didn't really pan out, did they? Edwards, Bradshaw, Miranda, Griffiths.

I think our 2023 class has some great potential though. More of a developmental class outside of Castle, but high ceiling.
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Yeah definitely developmental, and the guy that was the least developmental (other than Castle who was a star from day 1) was Stewart who kind of fell into our laps late
 
navery12 said:
Definitely too early and not the setting to make any broad generalizations about recruits off of Peach Jam. This was your takeaway about our 2023 class that ended up being great and a huge part of winning the Big East and national championships last year and are expected to be the core part of another deep run this year

Peach Jam Sunday 7/17
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Ross & Ball were the primary subjects of my statement from that 7/17/23 post and seems pretty reasonable a year later.
"IMO these guys seem most suited to help a team that has a core of alpha players like Clingan, Karaban, Johnson, Castle, portal transfers, etc Diarra seems like he would keep these guys glued to the bench." The portal player became Cam Spencer. Ross was glued to the bench and Ball stepped up when called on but was used as a bench piece. I love Ball, I still think they supplement the alpha players like Liam/Karaban when it comes to chasing championships.
 
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Meleek continues to be not only a scoring machine but he’s also consistently putting up numbers in all facets of the game.
Let’s get his commitment the week.
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Random aside, how can you wear a long sleeve black shirt in July in Georgia while playing basketball. I don't know if that court is famously cold or something, but that's wild. It's only 9am, but it's in the 80s already with a dew point in the mid 70s.
 
Ricker said:
Hurley under the basket at Durant offensive end?
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Yeah with Kimani. The guy next to him looks a litlte like Tom Moore but i think it's someone else. I assume Tom and Luke are still at the Adidas event until Mullins champ game gets done.
 
Durant has jumped out to an early lead but I've paused my feed to just capture watching Lewis so far. He had 1 possession around the 5:30 Q1 mark where he was a wizard with the ball on a string dribbling in a manner most players can't do. Defensively he let his man step right in front of him and box him out, but the rebound went elsewhere. When his man had the ball he got by easily for an open pull up. On another play it occurred to him he wasn't near his defensive assignment and had to hustle from under the basket to the arc where his man had spotted up. At the 3:50 mark a pass to him was intercepted and he didn't chase the play. The layup was missed and an opponent who had chased the play put the ball in. At the minute mark he intercepted a pass went the length of the court for the 'and one'. The last possession of q1 he backed up the court with a defender on him. Billy Packer would have died again for a carry call. His hand was completely under the ball on each dribble. I'm not making these observations to be critical because many of these things can be coached if the raw material is there.

I should also say that in each game I have seen his calf has been bandaged. I have no idea if he is hampered by injury.
 
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Opened Q3 with a deep pure 3 & followed with a baseline drive reverse layup. Both are the kind of plays you look for. Some aggressiveness. Q4 a couple excellent assists
 
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Tom Izzo I think there. There are no other players he could possibly be interested in other than Lewis. For whatever reason, up approx 20 pts with 4 minutes to go, Lewis played a possession of hard defense on his man. Shows he has it in him. Must have been miffed at the guy for something. End result, tough to tell what he is really capable of. I give a lot of credit to @husky429 to hang with some of these games close enough to put forth stats. I tend to move to look into other games for a minute here or there and may miss a few plays.
 
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Hurley & Kimani now watching Adams. Adams asserted himself going to the rim and has been fighting for defensive position under the basket. Much more energy than the earlier game. In the first minutes shows defensive interest getting up in his man's grill.
 
Must really stick in Izzos craw that when Hurley and Kimani show up, the attention in the gym shifts their way. Never been to one of these tourneys, but the dynamics must be fascinating.
 
AllHusky said:
Must really stick in Izzos craw that when Hurley and Kimani show up, the attention in the gym shifts their way. Never been to one of these tourneys, but the dynamics must be fascinating.
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It's so chaotic most people don't notice. I always wondered if the kids even notice who is there, or if their parents keep track of it.

When I was at an event once I was stuffing 2/3rds of a muffin down my gullet like a Neanderthal between games and next thing I know, Roy Williams is telling me to slow down before I choke.
 
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