MJSCK
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How tall is Darius now?
Does anyone know anything of the development of Darius?
How tall is Darius now?
I have seen Woodbury play several times: He is a little weak yet but he has time to get stronger. He does some really nice things and then he does some things that make you scratch your head like miss a bunny. He has a nice hook shot and can play with his back to the buck and also run the floor.
He is not Jared Sullinger but he is a top 100 kid that is 7'1". I hope the hawks can land him. It would be nice to see him commit soon so they can get him on a weight program.
I also read yesterday that Peter Jok was 2nd team all-state (media pick) in class 4A.
FWIW - I was at the state tournament last year and Doug McDermott probably outplayed Harrison Barnes. That does mean that Doug is better than Harrison. I think coaches now days put a lot more weight on watching them play AAU ball because they can show off their individual talents more than in high school.
Luol Deng and Longar Longar are cousins. Manute Bol was an uncle.
From what I heard about Jok, he does not like his current coach at Roosevelt and is looking to transfer schools. This could also make sense as to why he plays better in AAU than he does for his high school team.
Factcheck anyone? I read on Iowa Preps when Peter Jok's brother was playing that the Luol Deng being a relative rumor was false. Also, a quick venture to Luol Deng's Wikipedia shows that Manute Bol is not a relative, but rather a basketball mentor that he learned from when the family moved to Egypt.
I think he's probably just a guy who really thrives on competition.
Also, his older brother was on a similar pace, growth-wise (IIRC). I believe his brother topped out at around 6'6"-6'8".
From what I heard about Jok, he does not like his current coach at Roosevelt and is looking to transfer schools. This could also make sense as to why he plays better in AAU than he does for his high school team.
Sounds like Jok is leaving Roosevelt and heading to Valley along with another kid. I've heard this from a couple of people.
Sounds like Jok is leaving Roosevelt and heading to Valley along with another kid. I've heard this from a couple of people.
Jok is the best player in 2013, and it is not even close. I've also said that a million times before.
Are you talking in-state or more than that? Not that familiar with him but do remember some website like NY2LA had him #1 overall in 2013 class.
Are you talking in-state or more than that? Not that familiar with him but do remember some website like NY2LA had him #1 overall in 2013 class.
I'm sure he meant in-state. Jok may end up being the #1 player in the country, but no way would it be "not even close" if that were the case.....well, there's no way to call that at this stage, anyway.