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High school basketball talent in Louisiana seems to be way down.....
Posted on 11/17/16 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 11/17/16 at 5:07 pm
With basketball here figured I'd start a lil convo about basketball talent in our state at the high school level. Not much to get excited about. The kid from LCA that has signed with LSU hasn't shown me much and the kid from Natch. Central has me feeling the same.
Last year was much of the same. The Simms kid from Unviersity that is now a freshman at LSU is a work in progress. The twins that were at LCA last year that are now at McNeese were good Class A basketball players but not great. What's up with the talent? Here's a look back at some of the most talented high school players that I had the privilege to watch.
1) Randy Livingston Newman High School: Randy was in national class loaded with talent that included Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace, and Jason Kidd. He was as good if not better than those 3. What might have been had he not suffered the knee injuries.
2) Jerald Honeycutt Grambling High School: Honeycutt was a man amongst boys in high school. He had an excellent career at Tulane and played in the league for a few years.
3)Kerry Kittles St. Aug: Kittles was smooth as ice and had a great career at Villanvo and a very good NBA career with the Nets.
4)Marcus Fizer Arcadia: Fizer was also a man among boys at the high school level. Had a great career at Iowa State and played a good bit in the NBA.
5)Stromile Swift Fair Park: Amazing talent at the high school level at LSU and had a few good years in the NBA.
Best of the rest for me: DJ Augustine, Shannon Foreman, Chris Duhon, Darrel Mitchell, Glenn Davis, Tyrus Thomas, Greg Monroe, Duane Spencer, Demond "Tweety" Carter, Tasmin Mitchell, Brandon Bass, Leonard Mitchell, Torris Bright, Clarence Moore, Tierre Brown.
Last year was much of the same. The Simms kid from Unviersity that is now a freshman at LSU is a work in progress. The twins that were at LCA last year that are now at McNeese were good Class A basketball players but not great. What's up with the talent? Here's a look back at some of the most talented high school players that I had the privilege to watch.
1) Randy Livingston Newman High School: Randy was in national class loaded with talent that included Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace, and Jason Kidd. He was as good if not better than those 3. What might have been had he not suffered the knee injuries.
2) Jerald Honeycutt Grambling High School: Honeycutt was a man amongst boys in high school. He had an excellent career at Tulane and played in the league for a few years.
3)Kerry Kittles St. Aug: Kittles was smooth as ice and had a great career at Villanvo and a very good NBA career with the Nets.
4)Marcus Fizer Arcadia: Fizer was also a man among boys at the high school level. Had a great career at Iowa State and played a good bit in the NBA.
5)Stromile Swift Fair Park: Amazing talent at the high school level at LSU and had a few good years in the NBA.
Best of the rest for me: DJ Augustine, Shannon Foreman, Chris Duhon, Darrel Mitchell, Glenn Davis, Tyrus Thomas, Greg Monroe, Duane Spencer, Demond "Tweety" Carter, Tasmin Mitchell, Brandon Bass, Leonard Mitchell, Torris Bright, Clarence Moore, Tierre Brown.
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Posted on 11/17/16 at 5:21 pm to basiletiger
I grew up in the late 80s/early 90s going to tournaments in Lake Charles over the holidays of the best teams in LA. They had some studs.
Scouts were everywhere. Doubt its still like that
Scouts were everywhere. Doubt its still like that
Posted on 11/17/16 at 5:21 pm to basiletiger
Well no duh. I graduated high school 6 years ago. Of course there will be a drop off
Posted on 11/17/16 at 5:22 pm to basiletiger
Its here, we just dont know how to keep it here. Let Jacob Evans go to Cinncinatti. LSU didnt even look at him.
Posted on 11/17/16 at 5:41 pm to Ryan3232
Evans was the first St. Michael's basketball player to sign a Division I scholarship since 1996....
He averaged 8 points per game as a freshman for the Bearcats.......LSU has better guards on the current squad. Blakeney would eat Evans for breakfast and Sampson isn't far behind....Good player but not great.
He averaged 8 points per game as a freshman for the Bearcats.......LSU has better guards on the current squad. Blakeney would eat Evans for breakfast and Sampson isn't far behind....Good player but not great.
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:00 pm to basiletiger
quote:Your information is innacurate. However, Evans will be first team all conference this year for his team. He is the best player on a ranked team. I wont argue that he is better than Blakeney, but you must not be too familiar with how he has develepoed to say he is a good but not great player. Dude will be the second player out of St Michael to play in the NBA.
basiletiger
Edit: Sampson was rated #1 and Evans #2 in LA coming out of High School. As an LSU fan I can admit we got the 2nd best player. Evans is better. Even saw them play each other in High School. Evans played a better game by far. Cincy coach even said he found a diamond in the rough and said he is going to be a star this year.
This post was edited on 11/17/16 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:01 pm to Ryan3232
Enlighten me on the inaccurate info? I'll hang up and listen.....? 
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:07 pm to basiletiger
Von Wafer Homer
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:07 pm to basiletiger
quote:better get back on the phone.
basiletiger
Jake Flaggert plays on scholarship at UTEP.
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:10 pm to Ryan3232
You didn't answer the question.......Where is my information "inaccurate".......?
This post was edited on 11/17/16 at 6:11 pm
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:12 pm to basiletiger
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Evans was the first St. Michael's basketball player to sign a Division I scholarship since 1996...
quote:
Jake Flaggert plays on scholarship at UTEP.
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:17 pm to Ryan3232
Ahhh good ole UTEP. Freshman year 2 ppg at UTEP sophomore year 2.2 points per game at UTEP. Sorry I forgot about this guy.
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:20 pm to basiletiger
You're forgetting about that loaded University high team with big baby and Garrett Temple
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:22 pm to bluebarracuda
I included Glenn Davis in my list of outstanding high school players. Garrett has proven many wrong. Just signed a big contract last year. Happy for him. I thought he was an average high school talent.
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:29 pm to basiletiger
As long as the high school football talent is way up, we will be just fine.
Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:40 pm to basiletiger
Tasmin was the man in high school!!
Posted on 11/17/16 at 7:01 pm to basiletiger
You forgot Lester Earl and Cory Powell, even Ryan Francis....also Kidd was a year older than Livingston an those others
Posted on 11/17/16 at 7:03 pm to basiletiger
Jacob Evans Is so much better than anyone on our roster outside of Blakeny
And it's not even close
You're an idiot
And it's not even close
You're an idiot
Posted on 11/17/16 at 7:03 pm to basiletiger
The last 2 years have been 2 of the best classes louisiana has put out in the last 15/20 years.
Posted on 11/17/16 at 7:04 pm to Geaux23
Honeycutt was a beast
This post was edited on 11/17/16 at 7:06 pm
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