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March 31, 2011

Some more items to pass along.

If you worry/wonder/never had it cross your mind that perhaps since Birch is a Pitt commit you might be viewing his performance last night through Blue and Gold glasses, the final note at ‘Cuse blog TNIAAM on the game should be reassuring.

And as for Pitt-bound Khem Birch…yikes, you guys. One-and-done that guy…

No.

Either it was shyness, or something else, but the difference between the Khem Birch during practices and the one that showed up during the game continues to be the thing that most observers noticed.

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Khem Birch Will Be Great, But…

Filed under: Basketball,Recruiting — Chas @ 8:53 am

He is not going to be an immediate impact player at Pitt.

Khem Birch had a great performance at the McDonald’s All-American game last night. There are a lot of reasons to be really excited that he is a Pitt guy and will be on the squad. He will be a great player. But he is not a one-and-done player right now. He is not going to be a pure stud out on the court next year. He still has a ways to go.

Despite the ESPN fawning over Austin Rivers and continual cutaways to Doc Rivers watching his son, Khem Birch ended up as the leading scorer for the West squad with 15 points. He also had 10 rebounds and 6 blocks. Still, no mention in the AP write-up.

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