[For_Never_EverParticipant]

It is on ESPN right now guys.

[Chilbert arenasParticipant]

I was waiting for someone to make this thread thanks For Never Ever, I didn’t want a double thread on main page.

I’m very excited, this is one of my favorite classes in a long time. Julius Randal, Aaron Gordon, the twins, Wiggins, Hill, Parker, list goes on. Lets go!!

[Chilbert arenasParticipant]

‘John Calapari invitational” -Jay Williams

[BlueRivers25Participant]

The NIT is getting renamed?

[Steven]

whose the light skinned kid with all the tats. (im not sure but he might’ve even had a face tat..??)

[AwardedBallerParticipant]

Keith Frazier, SG commited to SMU.

[Lotto StudParticipant]

Tonight when I seen Frazier I instantly thought of Jamal Crawford with his shot selection. Overall his game reminds me of Joe Johnson looking back on some of his clips. I hope he can make a name for himself out of a small school like SMU, it’s very rare a Mickey D’s guy goes to a smaller school and gets good draft recognition.

[dannyg219Participant]

The Harrison twins looking nice and Aaron Gordon if he can knock down a consistent jumper , his future will be very nice ( borat voice)

[Lotto StudParticipant]

I hate the uniforms, you can barely see the numbers. Makes me miss the originals even more.

[Sewok15Participant]

I have yet to see a camouflage patterned uniform that looked good.

[PlatParticipant]

u guys know if anybody will be uploading this?

[For_Never_EverParticipant]

I’ll post it, and tell you when I find out. It usually gets uploaded within a week. Damn, I only watched about a minute of the game because I had to go pick up food.

[M-EazyParticipant]

Nobody is standing out so far. No real highlights

[Lotto StudParticipant]

Anthony Barber seems unstoppable getting to the rim, he has one gear and that’s full throttle.

[Professor RozayParticipant]

Watching this game I really like this kid. Once he learns how to change speeds and adds weight to that frame he is going to be a bad man

[M-EazyParticipant]

He also needs to learn how to shoot too. He’s from my city and I can tell you 98% of the time he just blows past people and goes for layups.

[lalailaParticipant]

if not Aaron Gordon so far this game looks like a regular season game

[For_Never_EverParticipant]

Some of these guys should have waited until they got paid before getting so many horribly done tattoos. Chris Walker has the majority of his upper body done, and it all looks bad.

[lockdownD]

Aaron Gordon, beast mode, ON.

[HaleParticipant]

Randle!

[Sewok15Participant]

WOW Julius Randle reverse off the alley opp from Casey Hill. This guy is killing me with this boom-Shaka-laka.

[Sewok15Participant]

I could care less about points….but whoever negged me is a dyck.

[For_Never_EverParticipant]

Some people are just douches, don’t even sweat it.

[M-EazyParticipant]

The jerseys are terrible too! Hard to read the grey ones.

And did United Center forget to turn some lights on? It looks dark in there

[LindseyParticipant]

Im getting annoyed by the heavy riding of Jabari by these guys. By watching this you wouldn’t know that Wiggins won 2 of the 3 player of the year awards, ball Parker is the only one ESPN finds worth mentioning.

[Sewok15Participant]

They will talk about him some more when they back from commercial.

[lalailaParticipant]

yeah it’s getting hot.. waiting more from Julius and Wiggins in the 2nd half

[For_Never_EverParticipant]

When artistes make it so obvious that they’re lip singing it doesn’t look remotely normal.

[Lotto StudParticipant]

Although Andrew Harrison has a quiet 8, I’m impressed with the way he has not forced anything just to get shots.

[LazarusMunozParticipant]

Damn,Treyvor Jackson aint even hiding the fact he’s lip syncing… He looks like some crazy kid who decided to jump out of the stands and dance to the music playing over the PA!

[For_Never_EverParticipant]

Whoever he is, he looked ridiculous. Lol

[Mad MaxParticipant]

That little fauker is quick as hell. Too bad he feels the need to throw a behind the back pass everytime

[Sewok15Participant]

How many of the kids playing in this game would go #1 if they were in this draft class?

I would say at least 4 for sure in Wiggins, Parker, Randle and Gordon. I’m not sure about Andrew Harrison, Vonleh and James Young but they seem like they could possibly have at least been in consideration had they been in the 2013 draft class.

[Mad MaxParticipant]

Kennedy Meeks is well, large. Hope he isn’t the next Renardo Sidney for his sake

[Lotto StudParticipant]

Jay Williams has been on point with the commentary tonight. I like how he touched on college athletes staying for two years, it made a lot of sense when he said they should throw in some incentives.

[lockdownD]

Aaron Gordon is a winner. He has been the most aggressive player today, nonstop motor.

[For_Never_EverParticipant]

Seldon looks just like James White. These two the same face.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

I love Gordon’s motor too. I like this kid a lot.

[franfranParticipant]

Aaron Gordon reminds me of Michael Beasley

[Sewok15Participant]

He reminds me more of a cross between Kenneth Faried and Blake Griffin with better passing and ball handling skills.

[JoeJoParticipant]

Gordon a better passer and dribbler than Griffin? No way. Not yet. Griffin is an extremely good passer and dribbler for his position. Gordon has a ways to go to get to Griffin’s level.

[Sewok15Participant]

It is certainly hard to tell from only watching a handful of Gordon’s games but I feel like he is closer than you may think. Griffin has been improving his skillset for a while and is a professional. I didn’t mean to say he is a better passer and dribbler than Griffin right now but he definitely has the potential to be better in those departments a few years down the road.

[Professor RozayParticipant]

Gordon MVP

[Lotto StudParticipant]

So who was your biggest disappointment of the night?

I was looking forward to seeing what Chris Walker had to offer besides athleticism, and he did not score a single point. Talk about being disappointed.

[Steven]

my evaluation of the players i kept my eye on:

andrew wiggins: in my opinion if a guy is being compared to the next great thing.. i really believe they should dominate every game. even games like this. i just didnt see it. guy has serious athleticism, a nice little jumper, but i cant say much more. obviously he is going to be good. i just dont know about “GREAT”

wayne seldon: i love his game. think hes gonna be a beast. heck of a passer, big body for a guard, an OK jump shot. (ive seen him live, thought the same thing then, too)

noah vonleh: saw him live as well. im not a big fan of his to be honest.

jabari parker: another guy who i wasnt very impressed with. maybe had the butterflies, but idk. i can see the skill though, which i believe will make him a future all star.

[Professor RozayParticipant]

He was the player I was most impressed with during the game tonight. He is going to bully guards at the college level. What I love is that he wants to go to Kansas and turn in to a lock defender. You have to love that in a kid getting ready to play in college.

[Professor RozayParticipant]

He was the player I was most impressed with during the game tonight. He is going to bully guards at the college level. What I love is that he wants to go to Kansas and turn in to a lock defender. You have to love that in a kid getting ready to play in college.

[Professor RozayParticipant]

I think that Randle is going to do big things in college. If what Jay Williams says about this kids work ethic and competitive spirit is true…this dude is going to be a beast…

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

I expected to see a little more out of Wiggins too. It’s only an All-Star game, but he doesn’t really play with a high motor.

[Sewok15Participant]

He seems to play with good energy to me. He scored quite a few buckets on offensive rebounds and seemed to play with some effort on defense. He ended up with 19 points and didn’t take any bad shots that I saw. I wasn’t blown away but he showed me pretty much what I expected…this is after all an all-star game.

[HotSnotParticipant]

I know its way to soon to give such a bad review but Vonleh stinks. He has a ton of work to do.

He’s big, thin and clumsy. He doesn’t appear to be nearly as athletic as I would have expected. Poor foot work in all area’s. His shot and shot selection are well below average.

[Sewok15Participant]

Vonleh and Walker are very raw offensively. I think they both have ability to develop into top 5 pick caliber players but it will take time. The thing about that is they will most likely bolt after one year of college because their measurables will still land them in the lotto.

[akhan786Participant]

Just to remind everybody…

No one should ever take much from these high school All American games. Guys like James McAdoo and Josh McRoberts have been named MVPs of these in the past…

Also I really don’t get why Adidas is trying to promote the hell out of these camo uniforms…Like I want to actually SEE the damn players not for them to blend in.

With the all black players, uniforms, camo, and floor color the only players I could really pick out were the lightskinned ones.

[Steven]

i will say one thing about vonleh, for a big guy his handles are unreal. trust me.

[omphalosParticipant]

Yeah I don’t think you can fault Wiggins for not dominating this tournament, he has less to prove than the others, so why risk an injury by going 100% in a showcase game?

While I’m all for professional players going 100% at all times, high school kids should be cut some slack for coasting a bit during a game that is ultimately meaningless.

I think the fact that Wiggins put up 19 points without forcing anything or going 100% is just as impressive.

[JoeJoParticipant]

This isn’t a tournament. This is a no-defense highlight showcase event. The “professionals” don’t go hard for their version of the McDonald’s game either except towards the end if the game is tight. Putting much stock beyond judging their athleticism and getting a preliminary gauge on their skill level is pointless.

The Hoop Summit game should be more illuminative since actual defensive effort should be expended. I’m looking forward to seeing Parker and Wiggins go at it during that game too.

[lalailaParticipant]

i have different thoughts on Aaron Gordon’s performance..

besides 9dunks i saw only one lay-up shake shooting and raw skills, two buckets I really liked were his only non-dunk FG after dribble and similar type of dunk after crossing over his defender..I actually was more impressed with his rebounding (8in 24mins) and nice, offcourse not Blake Griffin-level like someone explained, but really nice playmaking ability if we take him as a strength four..so on one hand he is still a VERY raw SF or two short still a little raw even for PF..
on the other hand 24points is 24points, it’s one of the most dominating performances in MCDAAG in recent years, and he did it everything with his MOTOR like MKG did 2yrs back in his MVP game..
so if we are talking about MVP game showing he is the best then clearly no, but am I impressed, oh YES

Andrew Wiggins- I understand “not impressed” statement, but his still looked like EASILY the best prospect, I mean 19points was strongly second best and he probably would have been MVP in his team won, he may not wanted to get all those dunks in fast break like Aaron but motor would be one of the last things you would question from Andrew if you saw what he did in past year (like twice dominating Julius Randle besides giving up like 40lbs on him) and skill wise I actually was impressed he took his “rival” Jabari of the dribbles for nearly whenever he wanted, he had some nice passes some rebounds and that one spin move on the same Jabari Parker getting long floater jumping of one leg was really that Kobe/T-Mac like move from a 18year old..it just wasn’t the game where all of the teammates knows they have to give him the ball and get out of his way

Julius Randle- another guy I believe could dominate it and has the motor to do it but looked not to hunt for that MVP title, and actually I liked his unselfishness, I always knew his playmaking is something closer to Blake’s than Aaron’s is, his athleticism agressiveness and a lot of moves in the post looks promising, his handles (playing like a point forward in the first half) looks also closer to that Blake-esque his shot didn’t fall but that’s not the reason to worry after one game especially when he heard he shot really well in practices..and the thing I like he really looked good two inches taller than Wiggins , Gordon..so he is a legit PF for sure..my #2 both on this class rankings and 2014 super-early mock

[ThepessimestParticipant]

I didn’t see him “taking Jabari off the dribble whenever he wanted to”….

I’ve only seen him a few times but he has an explosive first step and is very bouncy…but the jury is out on him. I know it’s not popular to say but I want to see more.

What Aaron Gordon demonstrated is that he has a handle and sees the floor extremely well. And in today’s game he can easily play the 3/4 position because more and more basketball is becoming a position-less game. He showed impressive ball handling skills and control with the ball. When a 6’8 man pats the rock like that then I am impressed.

Which brings me to Wiggins… I didn’t see that. I saw the dunks and the bounce and the first step is crazy but what happens when he can’t beat his man? I guess the jury is out and maybe he was coasting. We shall see.

Randle was impressive.

Parker to me will never show well in these type of games. It’s not in his personality and it’s not his game to go one on one. He is a guy who will look better in a system….coming off screens, etc. He is going to have to work on his body and quickness if he wants to maximize his talents.

[ThepessimestParticipant]

….when people ask questions about Wiggins they may or may not get a negative mark. But it’s the same every year. Remember when OJ Mayo was the can’t miss prospect and he was ranked ahead of Eric Gordon and Derrick Rose?

Remember when Harrison Barnes had “Kobe Bryant level” talent?

You have to use your own eyes.

Wiggins is a ridiculous physical specimen but I want to see what “skill” he dominates the game with. I know he is explosive to the rim and crazy in transition…

Does he shoot it great? Does he handle it? Does he move without the ball well? Those are things I want to see.

I’m not saying he doesn’t have those things I’m just saying I want to see them. I’ve watched in on national television games and then last night and I can’t tell you what dominating skill he has at this point.

If you all have one please let me know.

[Ghost01Participant]

This game means absolutely nothing in terms of next year, or the 2014 draft. Please stop with this Aaron Gordon #2 stuff…listen, I actually defended Aaron Gordon, because I had actually watched a lot of tape on him and read scouting reports when some jacko on this site said he was garbage a couple weeks ago. I think Aaron Gordon is a top 5 player in this class, with Wiggins, Parker, Randle, and Andrew Harrison. But none of that has anything to do with what I just saw last night. Its a limited defense exhibition, with H.S. kids, who will be totally different players already by their first regular season game this fall. Crazy shots, wide open game, no one really caring too much. Its supposed to be fun to watch, not meant to give everyone judgement on every damn player already. Claiming Vonleh or Chris Walker are terrible already is just funny.

[r377Participant]

Has someone got a link to download this game ?

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