Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Two more items

Chris Murray is back with a look at Armon Johnson and the NBA:

Is Armon Johnson the Pack's top NBA prospect?
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
12-23-09

With his good start to the season, Nevada's Armon Johnson is getting more and more NBA draft buzz. In the Pack's latest game, Johnson scored 30 points on 13-of-21 shooting and dished out five assists against BYU, playing in front of at least 15 NBA scouts. The game also highlighted some of his weaknesses, notably five turnovers (he's averaging 3.9 per game). Johnson is no doubt raw as a point guard prospect, but he has the size and athleticism NBA teams want...
Go here for the remainder.

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Anthony Ray at the Rivals Arizona Preps site, has a feature on 6-foot-6 Carrick Felix, a former Grand Canyon state prepster, now at the College of Southern Idaho:
"...Now as a red-shirt freshman for CSI, college coaches are currently knocking down the door for Felix, as he is currently being recruited hard by such programs as Duke, Washington, USC, Nebraska, Utah State, Eastern Kentucky, Long Beach State, Northern Arizona, Pepperdine, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, Tulsa, Wyoming and many others.

Felix advised us that he is in no hurry to rush to a college decision, but that he would like to play at the highest level next season in the division-I ranks..."
Go here for the complete article if you have a Rivals sub.

What this also brings up is the sometimes fine line between being on a high major team and playing some or going with a mid major program and being a starter. It's hard to see this young man at either Duke or Washington -- the same goes for Eastern Kentucky or Northern Arizona.

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