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These are snippets of
last year's coverage:
More on Arizona recruit Mustafa Shakur
"I'd have him [ranked] second [in camp] behind Kendrick Perkins. Shakur, whose easily the
premier point guard in the country right now, is good at just about
everything. Yesterday, he even hit back to back three's, just to keep
the defense honest. He's only an average shooter, and the form on his
shot isn't particularly strong and could use some work."
On DePaul recruit Sammy Mejia
"In the game I watched Mejia, his team absolutely dominated and it
became a bit of a joke. However, I liked Mejia because he didn't
get caught up in trying to go one-on-one every play, and instead
just played his usual game. Mejia is very comfortable with the ball
and looked very smooth leading the fast break. Not bad skills for a
guys who is 6'7"
On NJ star Earl (J.R.) Smith:
"One
of these guys is Earl Smith, the 6'6" star out of Lakewood H.S.,
who was second in the camp in scoring." "I heard
the coaching staff at one mid-major school, which will remain
nameless, go on about how they thought they had Smith locked up to be
recruited, but were disappointed he played so well because it will
probably push him to an elite school instead.
On Pittsburg recruit Chris Taft:
"The 6'9" Chris Wilcox look alike from New York City had a nice effort as his
team destroyed its opponent. Taft pulled down every rebound in site, and
dunked the ball repeatedly. His team put on a dunk fest, and scored 89
points, which is extremely high for the camp."
On Kansas recruit Omar Wilkes:
"Omar Wilkes, son of former NBA star Jamaal Wilkes, was also teamed
with [Art] Bowers. Like Bowers, he does most of his damage by exploiting great body
control and balance. More than once, he was able to make acrobatic
plays on the break to get the hoop and the foul. He just needs to
get a bit stronger and quicker, and he'll become a special player."
On Syracuse recruit Terrence Roberts
"The St. Anthony [NJ] star played much better than when I
watched him on day one. While he still played soft and does a lot of
moaning and walking, he dominated the space around the basket. If he was
as active on all ends of the court as was in the paint, he'll become quite a
player" "Every once in awhile he's prone to very poor decision
making, such as when he decided to beat three defenders on a fast break by
dribbling right down the middle of the lane and getting the ball swatted away.
He also tends to always dribble to the left, and the rare occasions he goes
right don't work out so well."
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