Words. Aron Phillips
Ever wonder what it’d be like to go one-on-one with one of the best players in the NBA? The New York Gauchos’ Mustapha Heron, a top eighth grader in the country, had the chance last week at LIU-Brooklyn’s campus. His opponent? Chris Paul. Click after the jump to see how it went down with LeBron James watching. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
For a summer filled with so much uncertainty, one thing has become undeniably clear: Basketball has never been better. After an epic NBA Finals, pundits around the world saw July 1’s expiration of the collective bargaining agreement as the “End of Days.” Instead, we witnessed NBA superstars Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose and Chris Paul fly to the Philippines for an exhibition game; Kevin Durant, Brandon Jennings and John Wall hit every top-flight Pro-Am across the country; and two of the most well-known summer leagues – D.C.’s Goodman League and L.A.’s Drew League – battle for bragging rights in our nation’s capital.
But amongst all that, we could not help but find ourselves completely enraptured with an electric 5-7 point guard from Baltimore named Aquille Carr. MORE >
Words. Aron Phillips
Whenever you have Chris Paul involved, it’s not hard to find other elite guards around. I mean, wouldn’t they want to learn from the best? So at this weekend’s CP3 Elite Guard Camp, some of the best guards in the country from high school and college will be on display in his hometown of in Winston-Salem, N.C. MORE >
Words. Austin Burton
To get at the heart of what makes Marcel Smith tick on the basketball court, just ask him to compare his game to an NBA player. While you might expect a 5-foot-7, 155-pound teenager from the Midwest to name Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook — maybe even Will Bynum — Smith has an unconventional answer: Derek Fisher.
It speaks to the maturity of Smith, a senior point guard at Melvindale (Mich.) Academy of Business and Technology that he’d name an unspectacular player like D-Fish, the five-time NBA champion who is known as a winner above anything else. MORE >
Words. Jason Jordan
We’re not so self-absorbed that we think our Top 10 list is gospel; let’s just say any argument that can be made to tweak this list can be countered masterfully.
Obviously, it’s tough to pick just 10 point guards over the course of a decade, but we decided the criteria would be based solely on what each player did at the high school level. We don’t care about college busts, NBA accolades, or catchy dances — it’s all about what a player did in high school and how dominant he was doing it. Here are the Top 10 high school point guards from 2000 to 2010. Let the debate begin… MORE >
Words. Jason Jordan
In the trendy and ever-evolving business that is basketball recruiting — where power equals influence, which often times equates to commitments — the ultimate powerful influential figure is one William Wesley.
Or is he?
“At least that’s the perception,” said Shawn Teague, whose son Marquis Teague is committed to Kentucky, the main school where Wesley is notorious for having influence. “He’s the guy everyone’s talking about. Especially with Kentucky’s recruiting.” MORE >
