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Posted on 4/8/15 at 12:22 pm to thunderbird1100
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The current No. 1 recruit in the 2015 high school class and another potential top-five pick in 2016 is also in Portland in Ben Simmons. He arrived on Tuesday following his most valuable player performance in the high school national championships, and was measured at 6-foot-10 with a 6-11 wingspan and an 8-7 standing reach. Those aren't great numbers, but they aren't necessarily a backbreaker either for a point-forward type like Simmons. He probably won't be able to defend power forwards regularly, but his future seems to lie on the wing anyway. He's working with the perimeter players here, and even got to see some time as a point guard on Tuesday. For me, he was probably the second-best player on the floor behind Labissiere, which isn't a surprise given his general standing as a prospect.
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Posted on 4/8/15 at 2:06 pm to thunderbird1100
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Simmons was so far ahead of everyone at the McD game
Guess he was robbed of MVP honors as well too then? 
Posted on 4/8/15 at 2:21 pm to thunderbird1100
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Simmons was so far ahead of everyone at the McD game then went on to almost single handedly deliver Mont5verde yet another national title, dude is not losing the #1 spot.
Isn't Simmons at the same Hoops Summit workout as Skahl...why, yes...yes he is
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:50 pm to thunderbird1100
Skal wasn't at the McD's game. Draft express has moved him to #1 overall and a CBS reporter on Parrish's radio show in Memphis says Skal would compete with Towns and Okafor for #1 in this class.
Via Draftexpress:
Skal hasn't played organized basketball in 2 seasons, so he sort of gets overlooked a lot.
Via Draftexpress:
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The scrimmage again gave NBA talent evaluators a chance to see the tremendous talent of Skal Labisserie, who quickly separated himself from the pack early in the week and just continues to put distance between himself and any other prospect on the World or US team. Today was the day that Labisserie showed off his shooting stroke, as he made a number of beautiful long-range jumpers with absolutely no hesitation and outstanding touch. He also attacked the rim when given the opportunity to, blowing by his defender in one instance and throwing the ball down with his (weaker) left hand, which was somewhat of a surprise. He also threw up a very smooth-looking floater from just inside the free throw line that seemingly hung in the air for a good ten seconds before finally dropping with incredibly soft touch.
His defense was also on display as part of the World Team's switching pick and roll defense, as he showed no problem moving his feet and staying in front of much smaller players and was even able to recover and make some impressive plays at the rim at times as well. “He has no idea how good he can be” was the line you heard repeated the most by NBA scouts, as while he's far from a finished product in terms of his body and skill-level, he most certainly has a natural feel for executing advanced plays combined with tremendous physical tools that gets NBA executives extremely excited.
Skal hasn't played organized basketball in 2 seasons, so he sort of gets overlooked a lot.
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