Greg Doyel at Sportsline, has notes from the Nike Camp and on the best dunks, observes that “Pittsburgh recruit Gilbert Johnson looked to be walking on air as he finished off a two-handed reverse.” Um, it’s Brown, not Johnson.
Now as for Paul Harris, the kid who is down to either Pitt or Syracuse, might choose neither for a year — prep school. It’s a shame, because he was doing something at the ABCD Camp that few others were doing. Playing defense.
While most of the players at the ABCD Camp senior game in Hackensack were content with allowing fast breaks and alley-oops, the 6-5 senior from Niagara Falls, N.Y., was the most energized and determined defensive player on the court. Oh, yeah. He also led all scorers with 34 points, winning co-MVP for the Blue team.
“He works extra hard out there,” said St. Patrick’s of Elizabeth star Derrick Caracter, who played against Harris yesterday and earned co-MVP of the White team. “That’s what makes him so rugged.”
Harris said he would likely attend prep school, but is considering Syracuse and Pittsburgh.
“A lot of people can score,” Harris said. “Not everyone can defend. To be different (in an all-star game) you have to lock some guys up.”
Imagine that. A top high schooler in the country who wants to play some defense.