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In May 2008 and little known basketball blogger named Matt Moore signed on to this site with the promise of covering “ the NBA Draft, the D-League, the CBA, the PBL ( I know, I know, what the holy crapola is the PBL. No, it’s not bowling. We’ll get to it. Hang in there.), European competition, and some of the processes about personnel decisions. ”
As you can see by that mission statement, a lot h...
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It’s slim picks when it comes to still-recruitable members of the 2022 HS class of Seniors as we flip the last 2021 calendar page to the first of 2022. With just seven top-100 prospects still uncommitted, this is going to be the second-to-last column on the 2022 crop of talent, so let’s get it popping before we move on to the last installment of the class and the 2023 DJ Wagner-led group of hoopers! The NCAA keeps going. The 2021-...
almost 4 years ago
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The NCAA season is already going down, and the 2022 HS class of Seniors is pretty much over when it comes to kids picking the places they’ll bring their game to next. So here we are here once more to cover everything related to those decisions in the fourth monthly installment related to the 2022 HS class and one of the very last given the status of the class. The 2021-22 season is finally rolling, folks. It was a hard and long hot summer, but coll...
about 4 years ago
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The NCAA season is inching closer than ever with just days to tipoff as another crop of 10+ players chose their next stops with hopes of eventually making it to the L during the month of October. We’re here once more to cover everything related to those decisions in the third monthly installment related to the 2022 HS class. While last month saw 17 players pick places, this month we’re down to 16—not that concerning...—and 14 of those 16 kids are top-7...
about 4 years ago
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In a new piece, Dakota Schmidt breaks down the likes of Petr Cornelie, McKinnley Wright, Matt Lewis, DeJon Jarreau, Jamorko Pickett, and Dru Smith
Note: this is the second part in an ongoing series breaking down the interesting players to keep an eye on for the upcoming 2021-22 G League season. Go here to read part one, which examined some prospects from the Central Hub,
Petr Cornelie, Grand Rapids Gold
A half-decade after the N...
about 4 years ago
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Dakota Schmidt breaks down some players for fans to keep an eye on within the central region of the 2021-22 G League Showcase Cup. On November 5th, the 2021-22 G League season will tip off with an exciting nine-game slate, which will feature the league debuts of Mexico City Capitanes and Birmingham Squadron. Along with that night reintroducing the league to fans that haven’t seen any action since March11th, it will also bring the brand new G League Showcas...
about 4 years ago
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Forget everything we’ve discussed up to this past month because the recruiting train got off the rails. As many as 17 (!) top-100 players picked places, the top-2 players in the class did so among those in that group, four top-10 prospects overall choose their next destination... and we’re here to cover everything related to those decisions in the second monthly installment related to the 2022 HS class. If you’re one with bad memory, fe...
about 4 years ago
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With the 2021 NBA Draft in the rear-view mirror, it is time to get a look at the 247Sports Composite Rankings to see how scouts and talent finders fare back in 2020 in relation to where college freshmen were ultimately selected this summer. If you are an avid reader of Ridiculous Upside, you probably know what the 247Sports Composite Rankings are and how they have been more or less reliable in order to predict where players are picked in the d...
about 4 years ago
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