Following potential 2017 draftees...

[Dr. Jones]

Good stuff, I swear I knew Gabriel was gonna be the real deal from the first time I saw footage on him, I've seen quite a bunch of players with his dimensions but never any with skills/ a scouting report quite like his - He's a rich mans version of a bunch of different SF's. If Duke would've gotten him, their class would probably be better than UK's.. (But they didn't and their class isn't..)


I've thought Alkins could play PG, SG or SF in the dribble drive for some time, and that he'd be better at SF than either Jamal Murray or Isaiah Briscoe(more naturally built for it)..

REAAAAALLY hoping they land him, much more than Marques Bolden (I'll take em both though!). Especially with Bam around now they can play 'small'. Fox-Monk-Alkins-Gabriel-Bam would have no issues grabbing boards and they'd absolutely demoralize the opposition.


SKJ has more upside than Channing Frye, for sure. Not saying he's gonna get drafted top-10, his game/skillset is less gimmicky IMO.

Fox, Monk, Alkins, Gabriel, and Bam would average 95 a game. No defense ever devised could slow them.

 

[Game6Conley]

Fox, Monk, Alkins, Gabriel, and Bam would average 95 a game. No defense ever devised could slow them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6ioZUk58M

 

[Dr. Jones]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6ioZUk58M

Fox will be playing on ESPN2 this Friday at 6:30 est.

 

[Game6Conley]

Fox will be playing on ESPN2 this Friday at 6:30 est.

CANT WAIT. He's averaging like 35ppg so far this season right?

 

[Dr. Jones]

CANT WAIT. He's averaging like 35ppg so far this season right?

I believe its 34.1, iirc.

 

[Game6Conley]

Here's a 2017 mock.

Spoiler

1 - Harry Giles 6'10 PF - Undeclared
2 - De'Aaron Fox 6'4 - PG/SG - Undeclared
3 - Josh Jackson 6'7" SG/SF - Undeclared
4 - Jonathan Isaac 6'10" SF - FSU
5 - Wenyen Gabriel 6'9½" SF - Undeclared
6 - Thon Maker 7'1" PF - Undeclared
7 - Frank Ntilikina 6'5" PG - France
8 - Markelle Fultz 6'5" PG/SG - Washington
9 - Malik Monk 6'3½" SG - Undeclared
10 - Isaiah Hartenstein 6'11" PF - Germany
11 - Jayson Tatum 6'8" SF - Duke
12 - Miles Bridges 6'7" SF - Undeclared
13 - Jarrett Allen 6'10" PF - Undeclared
14 - Dennis Smith Jr 6'2" PG - Undeclared
15 - Rawle Alkins 6'4 SG/PG - Undeclared
16 - Terrance Furgeson 6'7" SG - Undeclared
17 - Frank Jackson 6'3" SG/PG - Undeclared
18 - Rodions Kurucs 6'8" SF - Latvia
19 - Bam Adebayo 6'9" PF - Undeclared
20 - Kobi Simmons 6'5" PG/SG - Undeclared
21 - Omer Yurtseven 6'10 PF - Turkey
22 - Isaac Humphries 7' C - Kentucky
23 - Tadas Sedekerskis 6'8" SF - Lithuania
24 - Jalen Brunson 6'1" PG - Villanova
25 - Andrew Jones 6'5" SG/PG - Undeclared
26 - Sacha Killeya-Jones 6'11" - Kentucky
27 - Justin Jackson 6'7" SF - UNLV
28 - Thomas Bryant 6'10" PF - Indiana
29 - Derryck Thornton Jr 6'1" PG - Duke
30 - Ante Zizic 6'11" C - Croatia

This mock from almost 4 months ago still looks pretty good. Gabriel in the top-5 and Andrew Jones in the mock when he was a 4-star recruit..

Here's an updated one;

1 - De'Aaron Fox 6'4 - PG - Kentucky
2 - Harry Giles 6'10 PF - Duke
3 - Josh Jackson 6'7" SG/SF - Undeclared
4 - Wenyen Gabriel 6'9½" SF/PF - Kentucky
5 - Malik Monk 6'3½" SG/PG - Kentucky
6 - Rawle Alkins 6'4 SG/PG/SF - Undeclared
7 - Miles Bridges 6'7" SF - MSU
8 - Jonathan Isaac 6'10" SF - FSU
9 - Jayson Tatum 6'8" SF/SG - Duke
10 - Thon Maker 7'1" PF - Undeclared
11 - Frank Ntilikina 6'5" PG - France
12 - Markelle Fultz 6'5" PG/SG - Washington
13 - Dennis Smith Jr 6'2" PG - N.C. State
14 - Edrice Adebayo 6'9" PF - Undeclared
15 - Andrew Jones - 6'5 PG/SG - Texas
16 - Frank Jackson 6'3" SG/PG - Duke
17 - Lonzo Ball 6'5" PG - UCLA
18 - Lauri Markannen 6'11" PF - Arizona
19 - Terrance Furgeson 6'7" SG - Alabama
20 - Omer Yurtseven 6'11 PF/C - Turkey
21 - Isaac Humphries 7' C - Kentucky
22 - Isaiah Hartenstein 6'11" PF - Germany
23 - Marques Bolden 6'10" PF - Undeclared
24 - Allonzo Trier 6'4" SG/PG - Arizona
25 - Ivica Zubac 7' C - Croatia
26 - Justin Jackson 6'7" SF - UNLV
27 - Rodions Kurucs 6'8" SF - Latvia
28 - Vasilis Charalampopoulos 6'8" SF - Greece
29 - Thomas Bryant 6'10" PF - Indiana
30 - Tadas Sedekerskis 6'8" SF - Lithuania

 

[Game6Conley]

Nike Hoops Summit USA roster announced;

Edrice Adebayo F/C 6-9 / 225 18 High Point Christian H.S. / *Kentucky High Point, NC
Jarrett Allen F/C 6-9 / 223 17 Saint Stephen's Episcopal H.S. Austin, TX
Marques Bolden F/C 6-10 / 254 17 De Soto H.S. Dallas, TX
Terrance Ferguson G 6-6 / 180.5 17 Advanced Prep International / #Alabama Dallas, TX
De'Aaron Fox F 6-3 / 170 18 Cypress Lakes H.S. / *Kentucky Katy, TX
Markelle Fultz G 6-4 / 185 17 DeMatha Catholic H.S. / *Washington Upper Marlboro, MD
Wenyen Gabriel F/C 6-9 / 210 19 Wilbraham and Monson / *Kentucky Manchester, NH
^Harry Giles F/C 6-10 / 235 17 Forest Trail Academy / *Duke Winston-Salem, NC
Jonathan Isaac F 6-9.5 / 201 18 IMG Academy / *Florida State Naples, FL
Josh Jackson F 6-7 / 201.5 19 Prolific Prep Academy Southfield, MI
Joshua Langford F 6-5.5 / 204 19 Madison Academy / *Michigan State Huntsville, AL
Payton Pritchard G 6-0 / 175 18 West Linn H.S. / *Oregon West Linn, OR
Jayson Tatum F 6-7 / 206 18 Chaminade College Prep / *Duke St. Louis, MO

 

[Game6Conley]

Shaka Smart lands his best recruit ever!

@EvanDaniels
Five-star point guard Andrew Jones just verbally committed to Texas, he told Scout

 

[NCJazz]

Shaka Smart lands his best recruit ever!

@EvanDaniels
Five-star point guard Andrew Jones just verbally committed to Texas, he told Scout

Guess that win over NC may have helped?

 

[NCJazz]

Five-star shooting guard Rawle Alkins turned in the performance of the weekend Sunday, going for 51 points to lead Word of God Academy (N.C.) to a 121-101 victory over Victory Prep (Texas).

Alkins — a 6-4 prospect from Brooklyn — scored 33 points in the second half alone, connecting on six three-pointers in the period. The game was played in two 20-minute halves, but Alkins spent some time on the bench in the first half and missed several minutes in the second half with a cut in his mouth.

He listed UK, Louisville, Indiana, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Kansas, St. John’s and UNLV as the schools still active in his recruitment and said he’s recently heard from Wildcats assistant coach Tony Barbee.

Read more here: https://www.kentucky.com/sports/col...etball-men/article49573430.html#storylink=cpy

The plot thickens!

Victory Prep sounds made up like Skal's team last year.

 

[Game6Conley]

Guess that win over NC may have helped?

Maybe, Andrew Jones is from Texas though. It's a good team fit, they have two beastly Freshman 6'3" SG's in Eric Davis and Kerwin Roach so Jones being a dynamo 6'5" PG works.

Isaiah Taylor is a good player, great first step he'll get drafted in the 2nd round. I'd expect Jones to be better from day 1 though he's got lottery talent IMO.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Nike Hoops Summit USA roster announced;

Edrice Adebayo F/C 6-9 / 225 18 High Point Christian H.S. / *Kentucky High Point, NC
Jarrett Allen F/C 6-9 / 223 17 Saint Stephen's Episcopal H.S. Austin, TX
Marques Bolden F/C 6-10 / 254 17 De Soto H.S. Dallas, TX
Terrance Ferguson G 6-6 / 180.5 17 Advanced Prep International / #Alabama Dallas, TX
De'Aaron Fox F 6-3 / 170 18 Cypress Lakes H.S. / *Kentucky Katy, TX
Markelle Fultz G 6-4 / 185 17 DeMatha Catholic H.S. / *Washington Upper Marlboro, MD
Wenyen Gabriel F/C 6-9 / 210 19 Wilbraham and Monson / *Kentucky Manchester, NH
^Harry Giles F/C 6-10 / 235 17 Forest Trail Academy / *Duke Winston-Salem, NC
Jonathan Isaac F 6-9.5 / 201 18 IMG Academy / *Florida State Naples, FL
Josh Jackson F 6-7 / 201.5 19 Prolific Prep Academy Southfield, MI
Joshua Langford F 6-5.5 / 204 19 Madison Academy / *Michigan State Huntsville, AL
Payton Pritchard G 6-0 / 175 18 West Linn H.S. / *Oregon West Linn, OR
Jayson Tatum F 6-7 / 206 18 Chaminade College Prep / *Duke St. Louis, MO

Can't believe no Monk. Yikes!