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[QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3168602, member: 1414"]
And the reverse can be true as well.  Sometimes a player will have an insane skill level, and lack the athleticism to play as effectively at the next level.  I still recall watching a tournament as a team from Cumberland RI beat a team from Providence.  Talking to a dad of one of the Providence kids about the best player on the floor, an 6th grader playing on the 8th grade team for Cumberland.  He was a passing machine, knew where all 9 other people were on the court at all times, and hit shots all over the floor. He looked like a young John Stockton.  This dad said, yeah, but he's not that tall, isn't fast and he can't really jump.  So he'll turn that into a DII or DIII career (the kid's dad was the all time leading DIII scorer in New England college history, and his coach).

A school like UVM and the Ivies tends to focus on that high skill level with just enough athleticism.  A kid like Sid, once/if he skills up, is a real difference maker.  You have to take your shots with those kids to go to the next level.
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