[surveParticipant]

 Prep schools is big business.  Another product of this society.  In my day prep schools were not a big deal as it is today.

We talk about McDonald’s All-Americans and how their is bias towards their selection due to major college selections.  Well, if you want to get exposure today, go to a prep school.  Prep players are generally rated higher than non-prep due to the exposure.

Watch out for a guy like Danuel House exploding as an NBA prospect.  We discussed Dorian Finney-Smith last year.  Some players are overated because they went to private schools or preps while those who didnt are underated.

If Jordan played today, he probably wouldve transferred from Wilmington Laney to Oak Hill or somewhere.

There are pros and cons to everything.  Prep schools definitely help, but they are also good at creating the smoke-n-mirror effect.

This is not saying Garnett wouldnt be good if he had stayed in SC….or Westbrook wouldve been even better had he went to a prep or private…but the recognition factor is different.

[MalcolmxParticipant]

 There is a difference to a certain degree.Kids go prep to prepare for college.So they can be used to not seeing their family everyday and to know what it feels like to just play ball and go to school. Prep school is good in a lot of ways.Also their are a lot of fake prep schools out there that are just rip off programs.But i tip my hat of to all the real boarding schools.They help kids out.

[Mr. ChicagoParticipant]

Garnett did not go to a prep school. He went to Farragut, which is a public school in Chicago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farragut_Career_Academy

His situation is a lot different than the situtaions you are talking about.

[providencefriars1Participant]

But for example in Rhode Island any player who has college basketball aspirations has to get the hell out of RI basketball. Most D1 potential players either stay for one or no years in this league because its not competitive enough and wont challenge them. Players like Rick Ledo, Ben Crenca, Andrew Chrabacz, Erik Murphy, and Alex Murphy played in this league for 2 years or less and dominated so why waste two or more years of a career. Instead they could play prep against teams like Brewster and Tilton who have starting line ups filled potential D1 players and improve more.

[surveParticipant]

 thanks for correcting me, I though Farragut was a private academy.

[Mr. ChicagoParticipant]

No worries man. I enjoying reading your posts.

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