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Outside of the KY teams, looks like there are only 2-3 teams in each age group that are competitive Nationally... This tournament has not really attracted the Top Tier teams on a consistent basis I would expect every year. I predict a KY team will play in and possibly win both the 16U and 17U age groups.

 

 

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TOURNAMENT INFO | Knoxvegas Heat

The quality of all non shoe company teams tourneys are unfortunately starting to dwindle. There are only around 5-6 top tier teams in the top age groups for this tourney. That is pretty consistent with the tourneys from last weekend in the south/southeast as well. But I have to believe that Easter has something to do with it this year.

I am looking forward to seeing the KY teams this weekend.

Are they not playing this week? I see they are at Boo next week.

1. The EYBL does allow reclassified Seniors to play on the Circuit ie... Brad Calipari... Nike is just more strict on their rules of who is eligible to play when they reclassify. Adidas/Under Armour just let anyone who wants to reclassify play.

2. All Unsigned Seniors must be listed as such in the coaches programs during Live Events so College Coaches can easily identify those players.

 

3. GoHardITP, they do have Unsigned Senior tournaments as well as camps and Showcases all the time; just not around here.

 

4. As for tournaments that are not Live events, "AAU" events, or don't have a governing body, anything goes....

For Nike, you are allowed to be a reclassed senior, but you have to have been in that program the past year.

Next Level will also be there.

Hopefully it slows down the reclassing of kids for sports. I don't foresee most of the showcase teams making many changes to their rosters though outside of not playing in nationals. I imagine most of the grade exception kids leave to play on the higher level teams that will play based on their grade now instead of playing their age. The guy who wrote that article runs arguably the top league for middle schoolers in the country and he will still allow the elite teams to play in his league based on grade. At the end of the day though, AAU will benefit from this and so will the shoe company teams IMO.

Ohio Crossover is not very good.

http://www.aauresults.org/boysb/pdfnat/2014/20141406037679.pdf

Its loaded.

You mentioned running up the score on bad teams.... Should the same consideration not be given for teams who lose to bad teams? Two of the teams that made it lost to the worst teams teams in the pool and the Travelers did not.... With that being said, there were no "Bad" teams at Peach Jam.

This is not just based on this tourney. This is the universal rule with tie breakers not just Peach Jam. This pool had a VERY unique situation. There are bad teams in other tourneys which is why I used the parenthesis.

The way Nike did the tie breaker is the correct way to work the point differential tie breaker. You do not include the non teams in tie breakers. It prevents rewarding running up the scores on "bad" teams. The Travelers had a great season on the circuit and hopefully they continue it this week at the super showcase. They have a chance to make a deep run in this tourney, but its a loaded field. I am looking forward to watching them again this week.

According to his twitter, he is going to Mt. Zion in NC

McLemore? If they're already drafting over him, it's not a good sign on what they spent to get him last season.

While that might be true, it doesn't mean that picking Stauskas is bad. I think you corrected yourself later int he post by saying if they get rid of one its a good pick, but the reality is that they need to upgrade that position no matter who is already on the roster. Ben McLemore is the bust, not Stauskas. Stauskas was a good pick and had they not picked him, Charlotte most certainly was going to with the 9th pick.

I am not sure about anyone thinking his "swagger issues" or "throwing a shoe into the stands"would be a problem, but he is the furthest player possible from being a locker room issue or cancer. He riles up away team fans and that's about it.

While Vonleh would have been a safe pick as well, picking Stauskas at 8 definitely wasn't a stretch IMO. I think every team from 8-13 would have selected him.

I wonder if Beetle joins an Ohio team for the weekend.

Will Calipari be able to play if he didn't play in the required two sessions?

They are with King James

They were recruiting him because they were recruiting Kennard. None of the big time schools offered.

How is Williams being utilized? Where is he scoring from?

Above the rim lol

Where does this team play in July? I remember Kunstek played for a pretty good Club Ohio team in Cincinnati last season. It would be nice to track how he has been doing.

I completely understand that. My point was, it's goofy to hold a tournament that your teams aren't even playing in.

Tourneys are basically fund raisers. If teams came and paid money to participate, it did its job.

That's weird that St Louis Eagles hold a tournament while they didn't even play in it. 16u was in Chicago, and the EYBL team was in Sacramento. Just doesn't make sense to me. Did they at least have a B team in it?

The Nike teams had to go to the Nike Qualifiers 16U and EYBL Session 1 17U to try to earn an invite to the Peach Jam in July. If the Eagles tourney was not a qualifier, they are not allowed to attend.

The following KY teams will all be in action at the Eddie Ford Spring Classic in Louisville:

17U: HLB, KY Elite, Charlotte Court Heat,

 

16U: 606 Tropics, Charlotte Court, HLB, NKY Select, Kentuckiana Bulls

 

15U: NKY Select, Louisville Lightning, MATTS Mustangs, NKY Elite, Louisville Bulls, Lexington Future, HLB

 

14U: Louisville Bulls

 

Good luck to all the KY teams.

Is this schedule out yet?

I should also ask the following.

 

Have you ever been punched in a sporting event? Have you ever been slammed down like Bo was ?

To be honest, I would imagine the player getting taken down would expect some type of retaliation from opposing players by playing that way. From both videos, it looks like he is trying to get the reaction he got in the first video.

Most Nike programs go through this. It sounds like its a contract year for them. They are sponsored by Nike this year and if things go well the contract will be renewed. There are a lot of teams in their contract year this year around the country.

Confirmed?

He is moving back to NC, but he isn't officially enrolled at Carmel yet. He is definitely playing with CP3 though.

He is playing with CP3 this year and transferring to Carmel Christian.

According to his twitter, Raekwon Long is playing for CP3 17U in North Carolina this year.