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Deivon Smith
Any thoughts on this kid? He's a class of 2020 Miss. State men's basketball signee. Has led his team, Grayson HS ( Loganville GA) to #3 in ESPN's Top 25 Boys HS Rankings, and #1 in the state of Georgia. They play tomorrow in the 2020 GHSA Boys State Basketball Tourney, Class 7A.
My opinion, he"s an ultra-athletic athlete at the point guard spot. Amazing vertical, very talented playmaker that's very well coached, and doing an outstanding job of leading that team to near the top of the national rankings.
I've compared him on this board earlier to Courtney Fortson. Also, has some Dee Brown in his game.
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No way he's any good, Howland can only recruit legacies***
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Big time player. We need to find a big now to replace Perry and later Ado.
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Originally Posted by
R2Dawg
Big time player. We need to find a big now to replace Perry and later Ado.
Need Woodard back first of all. Hopefully out of king, Smith, post, and oduro, 2 of them take a big step forward. If we can get nick back to go with Stewart, Molinar, and Smith, we have some potential difference makers at guard
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Originally Posted by
msstate7
Need Woodard back first of all. Hopefully out of king, Smith, post, and oduro, 2 of them take a big step forward. If we can get nick back to go with Stewart, Molinar, and Smith, we have some potential difference makers at guard
This is why the "fire Howland" crowd is so dumb. The team next year could be better than this one, if Woodard comes back, which I think is the smart play for him as he needs to develop his ball handling more. Nick in his second year as a full time PG backed up by Devion Smith who is a top 50 national player. A fully formed DJ Stewart, who has made a huge jump this year, backed up by a promising Iverson Molinar. Woodard and Elias King (a top 120 player in 2019 class) at SF. They're pretty high on Tolu Smith at PF and you bring back Ado and Oduro at center. We are a little light on high quality post players, but if Tolu is as good as some talk him up, we'll be fine. He's not going to be Perry good, but he can play. Then there is Post who is a wild card IMO, but some people think he'll contribute next year. Definitely a deeper team. Not as long, but being better and deeper in the back court will allow us to be more functional. The college game really is dictated by guard play. Great thing is Stewart is big enough to play the 3, so you could get Spoon/Molinar/Stewart/Woodard+ Ado or Tolu on the court and be super athletic. We'll also be a much better perimeter shooting team next year.
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What about the big German dude?
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Originally Posted by
jdelta02
Any thoughts on this kid? He's a class of 2020 Miss. State men's basketball signee. Has led his team, Grayson HS ( Loganville GA) to #3 in ESPN's Top 25 Boys HS Rankings, and #1 in the state of Georgia. They play tomorrow in the 2020 GHSA Boys State Basketball Tourney, Class 7A.
My opinion, he"s an ultra-athletic athlete at the point guard spot. Amazing vertical, very talented playmaker that's very well coached, and doing an outstanding job of leading that team to near the top of the national rankings.
I've compared him on this board earlier to Courtney Fortson. Also, has some Dee Brown in his game.
If he was 6'2" instead of 5'11" he'd be a top 15-20 player. He'll be the 1st PG Howland has brought in who won't have to learn how to distribute.
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Originally Posted by
Ifyouonlyknew
If he was 6'2" instead of 5'11" he'd be a top 15-20 player. He'll be the 1st PG Howland has brought in who won't have to learn how to distribute.
Uh, did you even Lamar Peters bro**
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It took Peters some time not to be a score first guard. And he still has a hard time with that mindset.
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Originally Posted by
thf24
No way he's any good, Howland can only recruit legacies***
He can recruit fine...he just can't coach them worth a f***
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Originally Posted by
Dawg-gone-dawgs
He can recruit fine...he just can't coach them worth a f***
For some historical perspective and projecting conservatively, Howland is on pace to have the 6th best 3 year win % in program history from 17/18-19/20 at 67%. The two best were in the late 50's/early 60's. This would be the 4th best "modern" stretch in school history and the best in 15 years.
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Need a damn PG. Ain't had one worth a shit since when? Was IJ Ready good? Those teams were so bad, it didn't matter.
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Originally Posted by
Pipedream
For some historical perspective and projecting conservatively, Howland is on pace to have the 6th best 3 year win % in program history from 17/18-19/20 at 67%. The two best were in the late 50's/early 60's. This would be the 4th best "modern" stretch in school history and the best in 15 years.
FACTS about CBH don’t fly around here.. it doesn’t fit the narrative..
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Originally Posted by
MaroonFlounder
Need a damn PG. Ain't had one worth a shit since when? Was IJ Ready good? Those teams were so bad, it didn't matter.
How quick people forget Nicks games just a few weeks back..
Go back and watch the Tenn game .. kid was a dime away from a double double and was close too having a triple double
I get it he might be better at the 2, and not ur ideal PG but **** ..
Last edited by Ari Gold; 02-18-2020 at 06:31 PM.
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Originally Posted by
Pipedream
This is why the "fire Howland" crowd is so dumb. The team next year could be better than this one, if Woodard comes back, which I think is the smart play for him as he needs to develop his ball handling more. Nick in his second year as a full time PG backed up by Devion Smith who is a top 50 national player. A fully formed DJ Stewart, who has made a huge jump this year, backed up by a promising Iverson Molinar. Woodard and Elias King (a top 120 player in 2019 class) at SF. They're pretty high on Tolu Smith at PF and you bring back Ado and Oduro at center. We are a little light on high quality post players, but if Tolu is as good as some talk him up, we'll be fine. He's not going to be Perry good, but he can play. Then there is Post who is a wild card IMO, but some people think he'll contribute next year. Definitely a deeper team. Not as long, but being better and deeper in the back court will allow us to be more functional. The college game really is dictated by guard play. Great thing is Stewart is big enough to play the 3, so you could get Spoon/Molinar/Stewart/Woodard+ Ado or Tolu on the court and be super athletic. We'll also be a much better perimeter shooting team next year.
Rep given
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Grayson plays tonight 7:00 pm (est) 2nd round of the Georgia boy's state tourney. Their head coach (Geoffrey Pierce) is one of 5 finalist for Naismith National Coach of The Year.
Last edited by jdelta02; 02-19-2020 at 12:21 PM.
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Originally Posted by
confucius say
Must be Brad Smith's kid
Looks more like one of Deville Smiths other personalities.....
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I hope Devion has a calm, but aggressive demeanor like DJ does. We really need a PG that shows up every night with consistent play.
While Nick is certainly capable, much like Lamar before him, he lets his emotions get the better of himself. PG is the one position that you simply cannot have erratic play from and the fact that is what we have had explains our inconsistent play for the last 4 years IMO.
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Originally Posted by
Pipedream
This is why the "fire Howland" crowd is so dumb. The team next year could be better than this one, if Woodard comes back, which I think is the smart play for him as he needs to develop his ball handling more. Nick in his second year as a full time PG backed up by Devion Smith who is a top 50 national player. A fully formed DJ Stewart, who has made a huge jump this year, backed up by a promising Iverson Molinar. Woodard and Elias King (a top 120 player in 2019 class) at SF. They're pretty high on Tolu Smith at PF and you bring back Ado and Oduro at center. We are a little light on high quality post players, but if Tolu is as good as some talk him up, we'll be fine. He's not going to be Perry good, but he can play. Then there is Post who is a wild card IMO, but some people think he'll contribute next year. Definitely a deeper team. Not as long, but being better and deeper in the back court will allow us to be more functional. The college game really is dictated by guard play. Great thing is Stewart is big enough to play the 3, so you could get Spoon/Molinar/Stewart/Woodard+ Ado or Tolu on the court and be super athletic. We'll also be a much better perimeter shooting team next year.
The fire Howland crowd is dumb regardless of whether next year's team will be better or not.
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