For those of you who've seen NBA players play in HS, how good are they?

[Big Boss]

Gerald Wallace - That dude in high school Man among boys
Most of the cats drafted from Birmingham in the past 20 years, I've seen them play in HS

Demarcus Cousins used to play basketball on my street. While most of the news articles about him speaks on Mobile, breh lived in Bridlewood Forest (east side Birmingham/Center Point) and went to Erwin. That lil big nikka .


Now somebody who I didn't see in person but always saw old VHS and heard about was Ennis Whatley (Enimo), who went to high school with my mom at Phillips. Old school on the north side still talk about Enimo.

I remember cousins and watford tried to play with each other in high school

 

[Big Boss]

How much better was he than everybody else?

The nikka was but his teammates couldn't catch his passes

 

[Tupac in a Business Suit]

Played against Marbury in HS and Ed Cota in a summer tournament. Both were MILES ahead of the competition. The little kids that are always out on the court practicing become those dudes in HS. They have a head start and a natural love for the game so for kids that start later or aren't that dedicated to the craft, they will appear that much better.

College ball is a different level altogether.

 

[soulfuljah]

You watched Eric Bledsoe too?

By chance. I was living in Montgomery at the time and went home around Christmas and Parker was playing Huffman.

You saw Stanley Robinson at Huffman?

Sticks? Yeah. He came in the year after I graduated and my brother told me that dude was raw as a freshman, so kept up with him. Led my high school to their only state championship appearance. Hate they had to lose to Jeff Davis tho.

 

[thatrapsfan]

man i went to a canadian tournament and one kid is nba bound.. name the number canadian player in the country at 15...

dude looks and plays like he is 20.... and honestly most of these kids even if they looked less developed than him.. you can tell you can't hang with them

little shyts are fast as fukk and dunks on anyone not athetic.

You talking about RJ Barrett?

 

[Big Boss]

By chance. I was living in Montgomery at the time and went home around Christmas and Parker was playing Huffman.


Sticks? Yeah. He came in the year after I graduated and my brother told me that dude was raw as a freshman, so kept up with him. Led my high school to their only state championship appearance. Hate they had to lose to Jeff Davis tho.

Yea sticks got 2 technical fouls that game


He got his 1st technical by dunking during warmups

 

[Ugo Ogugwa]

Saw TJ Ford. He was just dominant and embarrassed people left and right.

 

[soulfuljah]

Yea sticks got 2 technical fouls that game


He got his 1st technical by dunking during warmups

SMH...I forgot all about that warmup technical.


I can imagine Coach Belcher's face when that happened.

 

[Ugo Ogugwa]

Got to see Rashad Lewis play at my high school (I was in middle school at the time). He peaked super early but it was obvious he was NBA ready even by his junior year. My older sister had a shot at dating him but she wanted his older brother and lost big time on that one lol. He played for the Chicago bears for one year as an undrafted rookie and never did anything with his life after that.

You went to Hastings? My older sister did too. She knew Rashard.

 

[G-Zeus]

You talking about RJ Barrett?

no, i think barrett 16 now..

he a light skinned dude.. 6'6 small forward

i think canadian could have a league if they wanted.. one that ran during the summer.. would be ill

 

[kevin arnold]

Alec Burks was dunking on nikkas in Jr High

 

[Lakerman0834]

I've seen bron, Ariza, nick young, afflalo,Amir Johnson and telfair in hs and it's clear as day which players gonna be stars next level. One player that I saw in hs that I thought for sure was gonna be a monster was Hassan Adams. Dude was an athletic freak but I guess didn't work on his game enough to make it to the league.

 

[thatrapsfan]

no, i think barrett 16 now..

he a light skinned dude.. 6'6 small forward

i think canadian could have a league if they wanted.. one that ran during the summer.. would be ill

Could be this kid Justin Jackson. Just finished a year at Maryland and will probably be a first-round pick next year:

The ball scene has exploded up here. Tons of young prospects playing Div 1 ball in the States, when it was a rarity a decade ago.

 

[10bandz]

oh ya i also saw Nick Young and Jordan Farmar battle it out a few times in HS (and college). Gyms was packed. Them nikkas were ballin the fukk out.

If a nikka makes the league theres a good chance he shytted on most of his HS competition.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Jason Richardson WAS CLEARLY more athletic and striaght up better than everyone but Lavell Blanchard in HS.