It’s always the first thing I do when I get my hands on a roster sheet: scour for a freshman. It’s simple, really. Any freshman that can make varsity must be good — really good. It takes the thinking variable out of the player evaluation equation. I’ve seen some really good statewide freshmen this year, including [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Hotbed Hoops: Flint-area freshmen class may be one to remember
Posted: January 19, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolTags: Charles Tucker, Denzel Watts, Kahil Felder
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What game were you watching? LSJ calls Appling ‘fan favorite’ after Saturday’s loss
Posted: January 18, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolI get it. He’s going to Michigan State and it was a pro-MSU crowd, primarily, that packed Don Johnson Fieldhouse on Saturday night for the long-awaited matchup between Detroit Country Day and Detroit Pershing. But for the Lansing State Journal to call Appling the “fan favorite” after Pershing’s loss is symptomatic of a little green bias.
Game without the name: Unsung standouts from Lansing showcase
Posted: January 17, 2010 by Gavin Raath in High SchoolOf course everyone was there to see the Hentons, Horfords, McCunes et al., but for this post I’m going to discuss some of the lesser known guys that stood out on Saturday at Lansing Eastern. Jimmie Cotter, a 6’5″ Grand Ledge junior, has some serious game. The combo forward can do a little bit of everything and [...]
Ray Day: DCD’s Ray McCallum shoots out no. 1 Pershing, 81-72
Posted: January 16, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolTags: Detroit Country Day, Detroit Pershing, Keith Appling, Ray McCallum
LANSING, Michigan — It was 90 seconds that basketball fans in Lansing will never forget. The duel between arguably the top two players in the state on Saturday was framed by five possessions in the third quarter of what had been a blowout in favor of Detroit Country Day. With no. 1-ranked Detroit Pershing clawing [...]
Hit and run: Flint Powers knocks out Carman-Ainsworth in round two
Posted: January 16, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolFLINT, Michigan — Typically sports writers stop just short of calling teams out for their play, but I’ll make an exception for Friday night’s game between Flint Powers and Flint Carman-Ainsworth, two teams ranked in the top 10 in their respective classes. Carman-Ainsworth quit in this game, giving up a 22-0 run and playing little [...]
Round two: Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Flint Powers tonight
Posted: January 15, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolWhat at least one local sportswriter is calling the best rivalry in the Flint-area will be renewed tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Flint Powers. Both Powers and Flint Carman-Ainsworth are ranked in the state in their respective classes, but that typically doesn’t matter in rivalry games. Back in December, the Cavaliers upset Powers 78-72 with [...]
Does it make sense to anyone that Detroit Pershing is ranked no. 1 in the latest class A poll? The no. 2-ranked team, Romulus, is undefeated and BEAT Detroit Pershing. This makes it difficult to take the poll seriously. Class A 1. Detroit-Pershing 2. Romulus 3. Saginaw-Arthur Hill 4. Warren De La Salle 5. Kalamazoo [...]
Tuesday night state storylines: Michael Talley nets 54
Posted: January 13, 2010 by Jared Field in High School– Michael Talley, Jr., one of the state’s top senior guards, may not be as far behind Ray MaCallum and Maurice Jones as many had thought. Talley has been a scoring machine this season for Melvindale AB&T, the top team in class C. Last night, he scored 54 points in a win over Ecorse. Talley [...]
Don’t call it an upset: Bridgeport takes down Powers
Posted: January 12, 2010 by Gavin Raath in High SchoolBy Gavin Raath When I heard that two Breslin teams from last season, who return the players that got them there, were meeting up Tuesday night, it was a no-brainer for me to be there. Apparently I was one of the few that felt that way. I have never seen such a big game so [...]
Same old Dar Tucker: Can’t shoot, ‘but plays as if’ he can
Posted: January 12, 2010 by Jared Field in ProfessionalTags: Dar Tucker, Draft Express
I’m somewhat miffed by this analysis of D-Leaguer (and former Arthur Hill standout) Dar Tucker in Draft Express. The scout, Matt Kamalsky, refers to Tucker as an “intriguing” shooting guard prospect and in the same paragraph points out that he can’t shoot. Here are the numbers: 37% from the field, 16% from 3-point range and 63% from the foul [...]
