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Message: [QUOTE="Lynyrd, post: 4006170, member: 6164"] Great post. I too loved the old Bob Gibbons All Star Report, Van Coleman's Future Stars, HoopSeen, Husky Blue & White, to name but a few ... In looking back at some of my old publications (yes, I still have them) ... Eastern Basketball (July 1996) specifically notes their ranking is a result of the impact incoming freshmen will have in college. While Basketball America (1994) refers to NBA projected talent for their rankings Obviously the landscape has changed but initially scouting reports (which ultimately lead to ranking of prospects), like those produced by Tom Konchalski and Bob Gibbons, were meant to assist college coaches so I think that gives us a basis for what the sites were initially intended. Their purpose now is most likely akin to that of the national media ... obsession with click-bait. [/QUOTE]