Here's an article on Bronny James, and he and Duke's mutual recruiting interest.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bronny-ja...110238714.html
Tyrese Proctor, who apparently is taking a long trip to the United States from Australia, will be visiting Duke the weekend of February 12-13. Duke will be hosting Wake Forest that weekend. Proctor is also scheduled to visit Arizona while he's stateside.
https://twitter.com/TravisBranham_/s...74880209149954
Here's an article on Bronny James, and he and Duke's mutual recruiting interest.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bronny-ja...110238714.html
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
My impression is that rich kids are generally actively encouraged by Mom & Dad to be independently wealthy. Maybe that doesn't hold for sports stars, I don't know, but King James obviously cares a great deal about his own branding, and I'd be pretty surprised if he hadn't actively instilled that in Jr.
I saw Bronny and Sierra Canyon in person again last night, this time in a dominating win over Windward. The team is really pretty overwhelming, as they have D-1 prospects all over the floor and coming off the bench. Almost unfair. The best player on the team is 6'5"- 6'6" Amari Bailey, headed to UCLA in the Fall. He is big time, and has an NBA body already.
The truth is Bronny James is about the fifth best player on the team. His body has developed more, and he's obviously athletic. While he has a reputation as a good shooter, he only made I think two jumpshots last night, so while he may in fact be a really good shooter, I personally haven't seen that on display much. What did impress me, again, was his passing. He has excellent court vision, and his athletic ability to make difficult passes on the run and off the dribble, is advanced. Bronny didn't really have a big impact on this game, though, and appeared kinda disinterested at times. Maybe that was because the game wasn't close after the first quarter or so, but other guys -- including Bailey and Mikey Price -- were playing with more intensity than Bronny was. I'd love to see what he looks like when he's really locked in, in a competitive game.
Side note: The most electrifying player in the game was actually Windward's freshman point guard Gavin Hightower. He's a holdback, so who knows what class he'll end up in, but this kid is super. Scoring point guard, lightning quick with a great handle and a willing passer. He made all sorts of difficult twisting shots against Sierra Canyon's overwhelming size and length and athleticism, and handled their pressure pretty much by himself best as could be hoped for. Plays similarly to Ja Morant, and another comp for him would be Dennis Smith, Jr., but more unselfish and a better attitude. Kid is gonna be a star.
I could see Bronny as a welcome addition IF he recognized where he lies on the talent spectrum and doesn't harbor unrealistic expectations. I have no idea if that's likely or even possible...given the talent on his HS team, it may well be.
That's not something I'm worried about with him in the slightest. There's plenty of game tape on the kid, as Sierra Canyon is on television more than the majority of D-1 college teams, and while he's no phenom, he plays the game the right way, like his father, and is unselfish with the basketball. I don't think anyone, including himself expects him to be more than a role player at a school like Duke.
In fact, I'd actually say that his upbringing makes him the perfect multi-year guard at Duke, because he's never been the best player on Sierra Canyon. He's always been the 4th or 5th best player on the floor for his team. He'll be the only guy on the team who has never beaten his dad in a game of 1 on 1. So I believe he would come in with a humble attitude and already be adjusted to a low-usage role on the team.
Last edited by kAzE; 02-02-2022 at 05:24 PM.
Jared McCain, a 6'2" guard from Corona Calif will be on an official visit this weekend.
To clarify, he'll be on campus next week. Duke is going to be in Chapel Hill on Saturday. McCain arrives on Sunday and will be at the Virginia game Monday night.
https://twitter.com/JacobPolacheck/s...02345626951689