Matt Rose is the best "all-around" player in the state this year which is why I believe he should be Mr. Basketball. At 6'7" and 200 lbs., he is equally adept at playing on the perimeter or with his back to the basket. He plays the 2 thru 5 positions very well and has even played the point for Lexington Christian at times on a limited basis this year. He can guard the small guys on the perimeter and he can also catch the lob and finish with a dunk. He is a better shooter than the bigs and he rebounds better than the guards.

 

He does not always have to have the ball in his hands to be effective and he has the size for rebounding that Justice and Bolden lack. While both are great shooters, Rose is quicker and has more athletic ability than McDonald. He is a much better and more consistent shooter than Sutton, Perry or Matlock. He is a legit 3-point weapon playing the 5, unlike Spalding and Holman. Rose also has a greater upside than the others as he will be enrolled and playing basketball in college next summer while still only being 17 years old.

 

While most of LCA's games are played against teams from Lexington or the 11th Region, LCA has played 2 games so far this year against the teams of other players mentioned as potential Mr. Basketball candidates. In those games, Rose went for 25 & 7 against Trinity and 21 & 8 against Manual, posting better numbers than both Spalding and Sutton.

 

While his stats are comparable to or better than the other contenders for Mr. Basketball, his versatility is unmatched by any of them, which is why Matt Rose should be Mr. Basketball in Kentucky this year.

 

Man. This guy must be the stud of all studs then. He does everything the top players in the state do, but better. Sounds like a heck of a prospect.

 

Side note: have you seen Spalding play outside of Trinity?

I made this comment to one of my most trusted friends today "I'd like to know the total amt of $ this site has made over the years from sign-ups of relatives that can't help themselves". Probably would shock me.

Matt Rose is the best "all-around" player in the state this year which is why I believe he should be Mr. Basketball. At 6'7" and 200 lbs., he is equally adept at playing on the perimeter or with his back to the basket. He plays the 2 thru 5 positions very well and has even played the point for Lexington Christian at times on a limited basis this year. He can guard the small guys on the perimeter and he can also catch the lob and finish with a dunk. He is a better shooter than the bigs and he rebounds better than the guards.

 

He does not always have to have the ball in his hands to be effective and he has the size for rebounding that Justice and Bolden lack. While both are great shooters, Rose is quicker and has more athletic ability than McDonald. He is a much better and more consistent shooter than Sutton, Perry or Matlock. He is a legit 3-point weapon playing the 5, unlike Spalding and Holman. Rose also has a greater upside than the others as he will be enrolled and playing basketball in college next summer while still only being 17 years old.

 

While most of LCA's games are played against teams from Lexington or the 11th Region, LCA has played 2 games so far this year against the teams of other players mentioned as potential Mr. Basketball candidates. In those games, Rose went for 25 & 7 against Trinity and 21 & 8 against Manual, posting better numbers than both Spalding and Sutton.

 

While his stats are comparable to or better than the other contenders for Mr. Basketball, his versatility is unmatched by any of them, which is why Matt Rose should be Mr. Basketball in Kentucky this year.

 

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The award should have no bearing on where you attend college. If that was the case let's end the discussion and give it to Spaulding. It doesn't get any bigger than Louisville.

 

Weren't you the one earlier that said H. Tyler should be considered? I personal don't disagree, however he is attending NKU!!

 

You're missing my whole point. I KNOW the award should have no bearing on where you attend college. I've never disagreed with that sentiment ever. Hagen Tyler is a better player than Cam Justice. Straight up, no bones about it. Everything about Hagen is better than Justice but Justice has name recognition and school recognition over Hagen and more voters all over the state have heard of Justice before Hagen. That's why Justice will get more votes than Hagen. Not because Justice is better. It's because he is more known and it's because Vandy is sexier than NKU for those who vote and haven't seen either player play.

 

It's that simple.

Matt Rose is the best "all-around" player in the state this year which is why I believe he should be Mr. Basketball. At 6'7" and 200 lbs., he is equally adept at playing on the perimeter or with his back to the basket. He plays the 2 thru 5 positions very well and has even played the point for Lexington Christian at times on a limited basis this year. He can guard the small guys on the perimeter and he can also catch the lob and finish with a dunk. He is a better shooter than the bigs and he rebounds better than the guards.

 

He does not always have to have the ball in his hands to be effective and he has the size for rebounding that Justice and Bolden lack. While both are great shooters, Rose is quicker and has more athletic ability than McDonald. He is a much better and more consistent shooter than Sutton, Perry or Matlock. He is a legit 3-point weapon playing the 5, unlike Spalding and Holman. Rose also has a greater upside than the others as he will be enrolled and playing basketball in college next summer while still only being 17 years old.

 

While most of LCA's games are played against teams from Lexington or the 11th Region, LCA has played 2 games so far this year against the teams of other players mentioned as potential Mr. Basketball candidates. In those games, Rose went for 25 & 7 against Trinity and 21 & 8 against Manual, posting better numbers than both Spalding and Sutton.

 

While his stats are comparable to or better than the other contenders for Mr. Basketball, his versatility is unmatched by any of them, which is why Matt Rose should be Mr. Basketball in Kentucky this year.

 

There are about 6 or 7 players I would be perfectly okay with winning Mr. Basketball and Matt Rose is one of them. He has improved a ton since last season.

Man. This guy must be the stud of all studs then. He does everything the top players in the state do, but better. Sounds like a heck of a prospect.

 

Side note: have you seen Spalding play outside of Trinity?

 

Mr. Basketball is only awarded for what you do for your high school team.

Mr. Basketball is only awarded for what you do for your high school team.

 

See my earlier post in regards to Mr. Basketball. He isn't deserving of this award at this time, I and many others have admitted that. I asked that question because he mentioned a piece of his skill set; he probably doesn't know his whole skill set because he watched him play a high school basketball game. Thus me asking the question.

You're missing my whole point. I KNOW the award should have no bearing on where you attend college. I've never disagreed with that sentiment ever. Hagen Tyler is a better player than Cam Justice. Straight up, no bones about it. Everything about Hagen is better than Justice but Justice has name recognition and school recognition over Hagen and more voters all over the state have heard of Justice before Hagen. That's why Justice will get more votes than Hagen. Not because Justice is better. It's because he is more known and it's because Vandy is sexier than NKU for those who vote and haven't seen either player play.

 

It's that simple.

I do agree with you on the name and school recognition,,but it is debatable if Tyler is the best player on Boyle County and I don't think Justice will win the award..

See my earlier post in regards to Mr. Basketball. He isn't deserving of this award at this time, I and many others have admitted that. I asked that question because he mentioned a piece of his skill set; he probably doesn't know his whole skill set because he watched him play a high school basketball game. Thus me asking the question.

 

In the post you quoted he only said Rose was a better three point shooter than Spalding and that Rose has more upside than anyone because he'll be 17 while playing college ball. I didn't see where he questioned Ray's skill set. I've seen Rose and Spalding play multiple times this season and if Spalding can shoot the three as good as Rose he may as well just quit playing high school ball all together and enroll at UL and go and do some real work on the court that may actually benefit him. Rose can flat out stroke it.

I do agree with you on the name and school recognition,,but it is debatable if Tyler is the best player on Boyle County and I don't think Justice will win the award..

 

No argument there. Elkins is the most important. J. Bell is the most versatile and Hagen is the best scorer. All three are extremely important to the team's success. At the same time I'd take Hagen over Justice 8 days a week.

 

I don't think Justice gets it either. If it was announced today it's his. It's not announced today though. I think Justice will get votes that others deserve more but it is what it is. Justice has had an outstanding career and is very deserving of all the accolades he has and will receive.

No argument there. Elkins is the most important. J. Bell is the most versatile and Hagen is the best scorer. All three are extremely important to the team's success. At the same time I'd take Hagen over Justice 8 days a week.

 

I don't think Justice gets it either. If it was announced today it's his. It's not announced today though. I think Justice will get votes that others deserve more but it is what it is. Justice has had an outstanding career and is very deserving of all the accolades he has and will receive.[/Q

I would rate Tyler and Justice about equal,,in agreement with your other statements...

In the post you quoted he only said Rose was a better three point shooter than Spalding and that Rose has more upside than anyone because he'll be 17 while playing college ball. I didn't see where he questioned Ray's skill set. I've seen Rose and Spalding play multiple times this season and if Spalding can shoot the three as good as Rose he may as well just quit playing high school ball all together and enroll at UL and go and do some real work on the court that may actually benefit him. Rose can flat out stroke it.

 

He said " He is a legit 3-point weapon playing the 5, unlike Spalding and Holman." To me this is implying he doesn't shoot the three well. Thus mentioning his skill set.

 

I wasn't comparing any part of either of their games, just saying if he doesn't think Spalding can shoot then he hasn't seen his full skill set showcased.

Mr. Basketball is only awarded for what you do for your high school team.

 

True. And many only get on the radar by what they accomplish in the summer.

True. And many only get on the radar by what they accomplish in the summer.

 

Did you see my reaponse to you sir?

On my phone excuse my spelling.