The four best players I saw.

[TNCatfanforever]

After watching the all star games these were the best ones I saw. Diallo, Brisco Skal Labissiere and Brandon Ingram. I didn't see Brown enough to judge. I think Newman has unlimited potential in a dribble drive system playing the 2-3 spot. He is not a point guard and won't play there in the NBA. I will be interested in who fellow Wildcat fans thought were the best 4-5.

 

[Cat Ballou]

Murray, Simmons, Diallo, Skal, Trier. Ingram, Briscoe, Kennard in the 2nd tier.

 

[rolaid]

I go
Skal
Trier @ Arizona
Diallo
Kinnard @ Duke
Ingram
Briscoe

 

[wcc31]

Based solely on the All-Star games, most impressive:

1. Murray
2. Simmons
3. Labisseriere
4. Diallo
5. Trier

 

[crawfords corner]

I also watched the U17 Worlds so I still list Newman as top 5. When the lights of real competition came on he was head and shoulders better than everyone else.

Skal seems to be a pretty complete player. He can defend and his offensive game is really versatile. Has a nice fluid stroke out to the 3 point line and oozes potential. The stronger he gets physically the more and more exciting he'll become. Like they talk about a lot of these kids need to work on their lower bodies. Biggest case in point there is Ingram. His legs are twigs.

Diallo is very impressive. Then I go with Allonzo Trier and Dwayne Bacon. Dwayne Bacon is the real deal. I absolutely love that guy's game. Florida State made out like bandits with those 3 shooting guards they signed.

Edit: My list starts after Ben Simmons. Clearly the best player in this class at this point. No offense to Skal, but the Simmons kid is like a mini-version of Anthony Davis in that he has point guard handles and vision. He's an unselfish highly skilled already player. I honestly think he could play in the NBA right now and do very very well.
This post was edited on 4/19 8:47 PM by crawfords corner

 

[Smashcat]

Trier is my favorite guard in the class. Wicked quick and can drive or hit from deep. I think Ingram can be as good as he wants. Unlimited potential. Skal. Nuff said. Simmons is a freak.

 

[Teachable Moe]

Simmons seemed like a young Magic Johnson.
The others seemed like talented high school players.

 

[EMMCAT]

based on the games I saw:

Simmons head and shoulders the best
Labissiere well above everyone else.

Next level
Diallo
Briscoe
Ingram
Trier
Murray

next level
Kennard (one really good game)
Davis
Big Z
Blakeney

 

[It'saDoneDeal]

Ben Simmons is head and shoulders above everyone else in this class. Hard to take a list seriously that doesn't have him on it.

 

[Cawood86]

The only game out of those three that I think comes close to a real game is the Nike hoop Summit. Hard to evaluate individual players in the other two games because they turn into pick up games pretty quick.

 

[docholiday51]

Originally posted by It'saDoneDeal:
Ben Simmons is head and shoulders above everyone else in this class. Hard to take a list seriously that doesn't have him on it.

Hard not to agree with this,Simmons is in a class by himself.These all-star games have very little to do with how a college game is played,with that being said the ones that I saw that looked most ready to play from day one were

Simmons
Trier (sp)
Briscoe
Skal

I know I listed 2 Cats but they look more ready for their roles in college than the others.Diallo could be in the mix on athletic ability and motor.We probably didn't see the real Newman in these 2 games,I didnt count Murray since he could be in next years class.
This post was edited on 4/19 9:43 PM by docholiday51

 

[TNCatfanforever]

I did omit Simmons. He would be my top 2-3.

 

[bucsrule8872]

1. Simmons
2. Diallo
3. Labissiere
4. Ingram
5. Briscoe

Just my opinion.

 

[mj2k10]

Simmons, Labissiere, Diallo, Briscoe, Ingram, Kennard, and Trier helped themselves, either confirming evaluations, or looking better than those evaluations. And Murray put himself on the radar as a potential stud.

Brown, Newman, Swanigan, and Rabb did not help themselves.

Who knows what that really means, though? The Hoop Summit is the most game-like of these events, but even that is played at a far faster tempo, with far less organized and intense D, than you ever see in a college game. There's usually some connection between who plays best in all-star games and who is actually the best player (since the very best tend to make their presence felt no matter what- I think Simmons and Skal fall into that category), but there's also a lot of randomness as to who gets shots, who makes shots, and so on.


This post was edited on 4/20 12:50 AM by mj2k10