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Post by realtalk on Apr 3, 2010 7:15:26 GMT -5
Just a short question observer06. How many girls have you seen over the last few years who looked very good to you and they were not invited to the top 60? Most of the people in this area do not have the resources to let their kids play AAU ball so high school is the only exposure. I have also noticed in rural areas that exposure is virtually zero, even when the teams become top rated. As an example, how many girls from Jay County have you seen over the last 5 years time. My question is leading you to the point that exposure is limited
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Post by realtalk on Apr 3, 2010 7:30:47 GMT -5
I saw Paiza Speed last year at the top 100 workout at Ben Davis. Jay Co. was a top ten team all year then. I'm sorry to say but if she was the best player on that team, and they were a solid top ten team ALL year, then maybe they got it right. Exposure can be limited but usually they get it right. The cream always rises to the top and it usually only takes one good game against the right opponent, with someone else playing in the same game who is being scouted, to get you on the radar. Just ask Bryonna Davis. She wasn't even on any ones radar but with a decent showing at regionals and a monster game at semi-state, she played her way right into a scholarship to Michigan State in a matter of seven days! My point is; IF YOU'RE GOOD THEN THEY WILL FIND YOU!!!
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Post by behindtheback on Apr 3, 2010 8:42:48 GMT -5
Even journalist are not happy with the selections, found this in the Martinsville Reporter:
Hamilton’s non-inclusion on Indiana All-Star team raises eyebrows, questions
Ross Flint rflint@reportert.com March 30, 2010, last update: 3/31 @ 10:57 am
Kylee Hamilton goes up for a layup against Greenwood. The senior broke the Johnson County scoring record in that game. File photo.
In the aftermath of her final regular season home game as an Indian Creek High School girls’ basketball player, senior Kylee Hamilton remained humble despite leading her team to its 16th win of the season with 32 points — including six 3-pointers — four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
She talked about the team’s goals — the most important thing was for the team to keep winning, not her statistics, records broken, or honors, she said.
At the time, her inclusion on the Indiana All-Star basketball team seemed all but certain.
This season, she became not only the school’s all-time leading scorer, but Johnson County’s, as well.
So when I learned that she wasn’t named to the all-star team, I found it incredibly ironic that Charlie Hall, the Indiana game director who helped put together the team, made such a big deal that those included came from winning teams.
Hamilton’s name wasn’t on that list, and though the 14 who were are worthy of such an honor, it’s a shame Hamilton can’t join in on the experience.
If not for Hamilton, Indian Creek wouldn’t have won 19 of 22 games this season.
That’s not to slight her teammates, who played important roles.
Freshman Aly Lehman developed into a more than capable second option on offense, and at times took over games. Erica Von Stein proved to be a solid point guard and Katelyn Coner provided an inside presence who can rebound and defend that freed up Hamilton on the perimeter.
But Hamilton, who will attend Bellarmine University on a basketball scholarship next season, is the type of athlete who doesn’t step foot on a high school campus too often — particularly not at Indian Creek, which to its credit has had two Indiana All-Stars in its history.
She’s a game changer. And she’s a winner.
Indian Creek reeled off 16 wins in a row in the middle of the season, its longest winning streak since the 2003 season, when the Braves won the first 18 games of the season.
During that stretch, Hamilton scored at least 20 points a game — she reached 31 or more points four times. When she broke the county scoring record at Greenwood in the second-to-last game of the regular season, she scored 35, including 11-of-12 free throws.
Yet evidently the fact that Indian Creek didn’t win a sectional championship was enough to deter the selection committee from her inclusion. Nevermind that the Braves lost to four-time defending state champion Heritage Christian, a team that went on to reach the regional championship game before losing in overtime.
This wasn’t a case of small schools being disrespected.
Indianapolis Star Indiana Miss Basketball Courtney Moses played for Oak Hill, a Class 2A school that won a sectional title but lost in the regional morning game.
The team also has Katy McIntosh of Class 2A Austin and Andrew Newbauer of Class 1A Fort Wayne Concordia.
Perhaps the reason she won’t be pulling on the Indiana jersey and stepping on the Conseco Fieldhouse floor is the committee felt they had plenty of offense with the chosen group.
Moses averaged 31.7 points and Hamilton’s 26.7 average would have been the second-highest. But even that doesn’t seem to hold up, considering all-star teams are typically filled with athletes who fill up the stats sheet and this one isn’t.
My best guess is it’s because they felt the team needed more size — Hamilton, a 5-foot-4 shooting guard, wouldn’t have provided that. This year’s team is on the small side, with three players at 6-foot-1 and one at 6-foot-3.
Regardless of why, the most unfortunate thing about it is that it ends the high school career of a remarkable basketball player, one of the best to step on the court in this area in quite some time.
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Post by redwolf1 on Apr 3, 2010 20:18:06 GMT -5
Realtalk, Thanks for helping me prove my point. You have concluded all that you need to based on a single player at a single event. What would come in handy would be some footage. Would the IHSAA have an issue with games shown on a website. Exposure sure would be improved. You can then catch the kids in their natural element rather than on the stage.
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Post by The WIZ on Apr 5, 2010 6:12:54 GMT -5
Was that a real article by a real journalist with a real editor?. It seemed to jump around a lot and didn't flow really at all from point to point.
OH, and its 'Andrea' Newbauer from '3A' Concordia. She led her team to the 3A state title with the closest game of their tournament run being a 10 point win over Northwood in regional. I'd say she deserves to be in the game.
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Post by observer06 on Apr 7, 2010 16:07:55 GMT -5
I'll turn it around on you, redwolf. If Speed (using your example) didn't get out and play against better competition around the state or AAU competition, you're correct that her exposure opportunities are going to be more limited. But at the same time, by not getting out and doing those things, she (or other players in that situation) have not tested themselves against the best competition out there and are likely going to struggle in those settings once they are involved. Specifically regarding her, I think it wound up being six occasions that I saw her. What Jay County needed out of her for the good of the team probably didn't play to her strengths, in my opinion. Too much dribbling, not enough attacking. Jay County also played against one of the weakest 4A schedules around which probably didn't help her chances. In the right situation, I think she could be an extremely effective NAIA Division 2 or NCAA Division 3 player, maybe all-conference caliber.
Among the players not invited to the Top 60, the ones that stood out to me the most watching them over the years include Ashley Fouch, Hillary Fox, Alyssa Holder, Brandee Hudspeth, Pendah Jallow, Annie Rubendunst, and Kaitlin Sweatman.
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