Anton Wilson, a 6-5 junior-to-be swingman at Flint Carman-Ainsworth, has earned his first high-major offer from Baylor University in the Big 12. Wilson, a long and wiry scorer/shooter, has had a solid AAU spring and summer and will probably land some high-major offers closer to home in the coming months.
Before Baylor, Wilson already had offers from Cleveland State, Central Michigan and Rhode Island.
Man fuck tick bro real talk
Is he better than Hawkins or do they have similar games?
Not as explosive or polished as Hawkins yet.
I’d say he’s as polished as Hawkins, but only because Hawkins isn’t particularly polished yet.
It’s hard to gauge “polish.” I guess I’m basing it on the few times I’ve seen them over the summer, Hawkins seemed to be a bit stronger putting it on the floor than Anton.
And both played on really veteran HS teams — Hawkins with O’Brien, Sanders, PLP as the primary options and Wilson with Cosey, Chapman, Larry. This season should tell a lot, as both teams will need them to become primary offensive options.
I am a fan of both having coached them both the last couple summers in CANUSA and watching them play over the years. Anton is a more pure shooter, while Hawk is a better attacker and defender, especially from the help side. Both are good athletes, but Hawk is a bit more athletic and stronger. Both have frames that can and will eventually put on weight and miscle as well. They will lead the charge to put the real Division I buzz back into the city hoop scene.
Anton’s mental grasp of the game is extremely high as well.
@Marcellus Im from flint but moved i try to keep up wit flint HS sports but i read about it alot to keep up wit whats going on..It seems to me that Anton & Hawkins & Burnett are the same type of players…I kno u have watched each players..Can u brake down each players GOODS and BADS 4 me…THANKS!!
Those three players are very similar in their games. The most glaring difference is that Hawkins and Wilson have 2 more years of growth in high school ball, whereas Burnett will be a senior. That is likely why Hawkins’ and Wilson’s ranks are so high based on potential. Here they are in my view:
Hawkins-
Good- Athleticism, outside shooting, defense (especially help side), work ethic outside of practice/games, straight-line attack ability, rebounder, runs floor, good finisher at the rim, high ceiling
Improvment areas- Decision-making (primarily shot selection especially he won’t have the same top notch talent around him this year), ball-handling (handles well, but dribbles a bit high and that should ALWAYS be worked on for the next level), shooting on the move, on ball defense, breakdown moves off the dribble, strength
Burnett-
Good- surprisingly good outside shot, can score many ways, decent handle, pull up jumper has been consistently improving, decent rebounder, runs the floor well, straight-line attack, good finisher
Improvment areas- still transitioning to guard position (after playing in the post at Hamady), handles (see above), dribble attack, shooting (needs more consistency), decision-making, hustle, defense, strength
Wilson-
Good- best shooter of the three, better athlete than one might think, patient, high basketball IQ, humble, fits into team framework/unselfish (good and bad sometimes more below)
Improvement areas- strength, finishing at the rim, leadership/selfishness (meaning learning to control game when necessary and take over), attacking the basket, on ball defense, ball-handling, “dawg” (just being purely aggressive, ya know?)
-As you can see, all three have many similarities and are all very good.
Because he’s pretty smooth and likes to shoot, I think Hawkins is underrated athletically, he can do some freaky stuff around the rim.