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"i was happy kstate is a school that i can see myself playing at so im going to take my visits and really look into the school and see where they sit academically and if they will help me with tutors to make sure i stay on top of my grades"-Shawn Smith.
"see where they sit academically"
Quote from: kstatefreak42 on October 14, 2010, 01:41:07 PM"i was happy kstate is a school that i can see myself playing at so im going to take my visits and really look into the school and see where they sit academically and if they will help me with tutors to make sure i stay on top of my grades"-Shawn Smith. sounds promising, no?
Bottom Line:Smart is one of the most unique players in all of high school basketball. He can impact the game at both ends of the floor due to his skill set and physical approach. He has leadership qualities and his demeanor is contagious. If he can continue to hone his perimeter skills and post up game he is projected to resemble the Louisville guards of the 1980s.
I want Smart bad QuoteBottom Line:Smart is one of the most unique players in all of high school basketball. He can impact the game at both ends of the floor due to his skill set and physical approach. He has leadership qualities and his demeanor is contagious. If he can continue to hone his perimeter skills and post up game he is projected to resemble the Louisville guards of the 1980s.
I think if we get any one, Smart has got to be our focus here guys. He "fits" everything we know about Frank and the junkyard cats. JFC if we don't get another recruit I think we have to have this kid.
"In the farthest northeast corner of the country lies Lee Academy, a prep school with a budding basketball program that is so far north that it virtually shares the latitude coordinates of Montreal.I made the seven-and-a-half hour trip for my second time earlier this fall. I had only been in the gym for about three minutes when I knew the trip was definitely worth the while.Anthony Joseph Perez Cortesia is a 6-foot-9 junior who just arrived in the United States from his home country of Venezuela. His size and fluidity immediately caught my attention, but once he started raining 25-footers with a silky smooth stroke I felt a little like Don Nelson must have the first time he laid eyes on Dirk Nowitzki.The fact that Cortesia then went on to handle the ball in the open floor, make dribble pull-ups, show phenomenal footwork and pass off the dribble was simply icing on the cake. By the time the workout was finished I came away convinced that I had just seen one of the best kept secrets in the country.That isn't to say that Cortesia doesn't have work to do because he certainly does. He needs to add a significant amount of muscle to his frame, play stronger with the ball, establish a position for himself defensively and adjust to the speed and physicality of the American game.Having said all that, they don't make many 6-9 kids who can come close to matching his skill set, length and innate feel for the game."I think the biggest thing is his versatility," said first-year Lee coach Andrew Papaefthemiou. "He will play one through four for us. He can shoot and pass the basketball and his overall skill set is probably the best the school has ever seen."Papaefthemiou says Kansas State is the early leader in Cortesia's recruitment, but Providence and Wake Forest are also involved.My own first impression tells me that Cortesia may ultimately be able to play at any school in the country.After only two weeks of being in the United States, he dominated a gym that was full of college prospects, including seven others who project as Division I players. Give him two more years and his upside is scary good."
