(2025) - CG Darius Adams to Maryland

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Michigan State offered.

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Game just started at noon.  La Lumiere vs Sunrise Christian on NBA TV and on the app.    

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La Lumiere vs AZ Compass at 1:30 ET on the NBA TV App

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https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/darius-adams-michigan-state-tennessee-notre-dame-indiana-225669974/

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https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/adams-considering-return-trips-to-michigan-state-tennessee

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Rough night for Darius all the way around.

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10 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Rough night for Darius all the way around.

 He had a tough game. Tons of family and friends there to support. LaLu had by far the most fan support between them and Link Academy/Brewster/MVA. Not sure I understand his very high ranking but he is obviously talented and had an off night. McNeeley accidentally stepped on him during a loose ball and he had a gash over his eye. Made a few nice shots, but tough night for him. 

Now... The Link vs. Brewster game was some insane guard play. Jasper Johnson has the purest stroke I've seen in a while. Has a lot of room to grow too. Tre Johnson was a beast. Jalen Shelley also stood out for Link. On the Brewster side, other than Jacobsen and the guard headed to ISU... I really liked what I saw from Dwayne Arisode (Junior), Sebastian Wilkins (Sophomore), and Elijah Crawford (Stanford signee). MVA took LaLu to the woodshed.

Saw a ton of good guard play tonight... and, there was an IU scout in the VIP seating area. We chatted for a little bit. He was also spending some time with who I believe was McNeeley's mom. Trying not to get my hopes up too much but man, adding Queen + McNeeley would be awesome for next year. Especially with Reneau taking them under his wing

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2 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

. and, there was an IU scout in the VIP seating area. We chatted for a little bit. He was also spending some time with who I believe was McNeeley's mom. 

Any chance you can pin this down because word earlier today is that we wouldn't have anyone at tonight's game?

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Just now, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Any chance you can pin this down because word earlier today is that we wouldn't have anyone at tonight's game?

Ah. To be fair I did make an assumption calling him an IU scout - he was in an IU cap, IU jacket and had a notepad/VIP pass. Never actually claimed to be a "scout" for IU though. Going to DM you some more detail out of an abundance of caution for his privacy

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1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

 He had a tough game. Tons of family and friends there to support. LaLu had by far the most fan support between them and Link Academy/Brewster/MVA. Not sure I understand his very high ranking but he is obviously talented and had an off night. McNeeley accidentally stepped on him during a loose ball and he had a gash over his eye. Made a few nice shots, but tough night for him. 

Now... The Link vs. Brewster game was some insane guard play. Jasper Johnson has the purest stroke I've seen in a while. Has a lot of room to grow too. Tre Johnson was a beast. Jalen Shelley also stood out for Link. On the Brewster side, other than Jacobsen and the guard headed to ISU... I really liked what I saw from Dwayne Arisode (Junior), Sebastian Wilkins (Sophomore), and Elijah Crawford (Stanford signee). MVA took LaLu to the woodshed.

Saw a ton of good guard play tonight... and, there was an IU scout in the VIP seating area. We chatted for a little bit. He was also spending some time with who I believe was McNeeley's mom. Trying not to get my hopes up too much but man, adding Queen + McNeeley would be awesome for next year. Especially with Reneau taking them under his wing

I’ve been trying since he was offered and I just can’t next to Adams. The whole never feels like the sum of the parts, I don’t love his frame and have yet to see that element of his game that makes you say, “Yeah, that right there is why he’s gonna play.”  But he has a 1st rate offer list, so I’m sure I’m missing something. Just not sure what it is. 

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5 minutes ago, Demo said:

I’ve been trying since he was offered and I just can’t next to Adams. The whole never feels like the sum of the parts, I don’t love his frame and have yet to see that element of his game that makes you say, “Yeah, that right there is why he’s gonna play.”  But he has a 1st rate offer list, so I’m sure I’m missing something. Just not sure what it is. 

Yeah, I think this sums up my view pretty perfectly. He looked undersized on the court, had some bad TOs, and athleticism does not seem to be there much. He was fairly forgettable this time out, granted MVA is a tough matchup for anyone. Now, that said... he did show some tenacity and hit a few shots over Cooper Flagg, so if you squint your eyes really hard, you can see the glimpse of potential IMO. Not so much that his offers make a lot of sense to me, though... but, I am not a pro at assessing talent either! 

I hope he comes along and develops well. LaLu was a bit underwhelming compared to Link/Brewster/MVA today. They play Brewster tomorrow I believe.

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La Lu defeated Brewter Academy 74-66.   Adams 12p;  2r;  2a;  0s;  1b;  2t

5-13 FG;  2-5 on 3s;  0-2 FT

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Quite the shooting performance

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