(2017) SF Justin Smith to IU

[VO5 8,272]

Have a really good feeling about this kid. Think he will be special for us

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McDonald's All American Game nominees out. Justin Smith, Alexis Johnson, Bendu Yeaney, Jaelynn Penn and Linsey Marchese. Full rosters out on Sunday.

http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/aag/en/MediaCenter/2017/2017-game-materials/2017-Nominee-List/_jcr_content/featuredcontent/everything/file.res/2017 Nomination List_1.10.pdf

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18 pts last night in a 72-42 win. Next: 1/21 Waukegan.

@SHS_BHOOPS: SHS 72- LZ 42 behind great team defense!  @justinsmith3_ 18p, 78% FG, @AOC44 @willieballer8 Weiler w/8p each.  @ezalewski22 w/great D!

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Game high 17 pts, 5 rebs and 2 blks tonight in a 59-37 win. Next: 1/25 @ Warren Township.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,708]

12 hours ago, ccgeneral said:

Game high 17 pts, 5 rebs and 2 blks tonight in a 59-37 win. Next: 1/25 @ Warren Township.

 

Good times for Stevenson in win over Waukegan

Justin Smith's bad timing came at a good time.

With Stevenson trying to pull away from visiting Waukegan in the third quarter of the teams' North Suburban Conference showdown Saturday night, Smith volleyball-spiked a shot on the wing, sending the Patriots in transition. It was his second such crowd-pleasing block of the game.

"I timed it horribly, actually," the 6-foot-7 Smith said. "I just floated up and blocked it. But that really worked out."

The game itself worked out incredibly well for Stevenson. Behind Smith's game-high 17 points and Willie Herenton's 16, the Patriots rolled to a 59-37 win, improving to 14-2 and 6-0 in the NSC, while dropping Waukegan to 12-6 and 4-2.

So much for Waukegan being ranked higher than Stevenson by some media outlets.

"Yeah, we wanted to make a statement," coach Pat Ambrose said after his Patriots won their seventh in a row. "We wanted to come out and play well. We had a lot of practice time this week, so we were able to figure out some things. We want to gain respect. Wins are not everything. Rankings are not everything. But (Waukegan) is ranked ahead of us in a couple of polls."

Smith's blocks made statements. Not long after his third-quarter swat, he floated high again. Danny Rosen led a 2-on-1 break with Smith, who snagged Rosen's alley-oop pass and put down a thunderous dunk. Smith hung on the rim, legs spread, as several Stevenson fans jumped from their seats.

"That was a good stretch," Smith said. "My teammates and I really fed off that energy from the crowd, and we kept playing as a team. That's what put us over the top."

Herenton has seen Smith's top-level block and dunks before -- and enjoyed them before.

"I'm used to it," said Herenton, who also had 5 rebounds and 4 steals. "I've played with him (and against him) for years (in AAU). Those particular plays are big-time for us."

Smith's jam stretched Stevenson's lead to 49-29 with 1:51 left in third, and the senior closed the quarter by speeding end to end for a layup. He added a free throw early in the fourth and then, with the game comfortably in hand, sat the rest of the quarter.

"We just abandoned a lot of the things we said we needed to do," Waukegan coach Ron Ashlaw said. "A small (Stevenson) lead turned into a bigger lead because all of a sudden we think we have to start shooting jump shots. And that's just not a strength of our team. It's well documented with all the zones we've seen recently."

Carson Newsome had 11 points and 7 rebounds for Waukegan, which also got 10 points from Ja'Dyn Brown. The Bulldogs lost starting guard Jordan Brown in the third quarter to an ankle injury that Ashlaw didn't deem serious.

An excellent offensive-rebounding team, Waukegan was denied many second chances, as Stevenson enjoyed a 29-20 edge on the boards.

"That's effort," Ashlaw said. "We have some banged-up guys, but we're not going to make any excuses at all."

Aidan O'Connell added 8 points and 5 rebounds for Stevenson. Eric Zalewski and Jackson Qualley each had 7 points. O'Connell, Qualley and Herenton all knocked down first-quarter 3-pointers in helping Stevenson build a 19-13 lead, which kept increasing.

"We see what people say," said Smith, surrounded by fans on the court after the game. "They said (Waukegan) was with us. ... The scoreboard looks good."

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@SHS_BHOOPS: POY & Mr. Basketball Candidate - SF Justin Smith 
Thru 16 games. 21.9ppg, 9.5rpg, 1.8apg, 1.4spg, 1.2bpg, 45 dunks, 26.19 EFF Rating.

[reconmkd 4,374]

1 hour ago, ccgeneral said:

@SHS_BHOOPS: POY & Mr. Basketball Candidate - SF Justin Smith 
Thru 16 games. 21.9ppg, 9.5rpg, 1.8apg, 1.4spg, 1.2bpg, 45 dunks, 26.19 EFF Rating.

Kid looks impressive.

[maharkn 1,734]

Anyone know turnover numbers?

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2 hours ago, reconmkd said:

Kid looks impressive.

Basically averaging a double-double which is impressive even at the high school level.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,708]

Class of 2017 Adlai Stevenson (Ill.) forward and #iubb signee Justin Smith @justinsmith3_ is No. 77 in the new ESPN top 100 released today.

[Hardwood83 4,772]

19 hours ago, maharkn said:

Anyone know turnover numbers?

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Don't worry he'll quickly learn how to increase them once he enrolls :)

 

[Stuhoo 80,587]

11 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

Don't worry he'll quickly learn how to increase them once he enrolls :)

 

 

Indiana University Summer Orientation Curriculum - IUBB 101: Turnover Maximization

• Introduction to the turnover; evolution from the low-volume Knight era, expansion during the Davis years, full realization during Crean
• Types of turnovers: Errant pass, foot shuffling, apple, cherry, perimeter dribbling and the art of the shot clock violation
• The perfection of the baseline drive - using the baseline as an extra defender and impediment
• Leaving your feet: Why have your feet when you have the ball, when you can leave your feet without a purpose?
• Passing up shots
• Playing fast. Really fast. Really, really fast! (too fast)

This course will be instructed by tenured, seasoned Division 1 Head coaches...lots of 'em. The head instructor is extraordinarily well compensated, and has a proven track record of maximizing turnover potential. Students will be indoctrinated into a turnover-friendly system, and success within this course will result in sustained playing time. MANDATORY for IUBB enrollees.

 

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3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Indiana University Summer Orientation Curriculum - IUBB 101: Turnover Maximization

• Introduction to the turnover; evolution from the low-volume Knight era, expansion during the Davis years, full realization during Crean
• Types of turnovers: Errant pass, foot shuffling, apple, cherry, perimeter dribbling and the art of the shot clock violation
• The perfection of the baseline drive - using the baseline as an extra defender and impediment
• Leaving your feet: Why have your feet when you have the ball, when you can leave your feet without a purpose?
• Passing up shots
• Playing fast. Really fast. Really, really fast! (too fast)

This course will be instructed by tenured, seasoned Division 1 Head coaches...lots of 'em. The head instructor is extraordinarily well compensated, and has a proven track record of maximizing turnover potential. Students will be indoctrinated into a turnover-friendly system, and success within this course will result in sustained playing time. MANDATORY for IUBB enrollees.

 

Wow that is F'n hilarious! Just made my day, Thanks!

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28 pts and 13 rebs tonight in a 60-51 loss to Warren Township. Next: 1/27 Mundelein.

@SHS_BHOOPS: WHS 60-SHS 51.   Record 14-3, 6-1.  @justinsmith3_ w/28pts & 13rbs @michaelsobrien @dhpreps @ChiTribPreps @Pioneer_Press

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Holy smokes this kid is a stud. I think his tough-nosed attitude and physical play will transfer well to college play. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,708]

Indiana signee @justinsmith3_ 20 points as Stevenson (IL) rolled Mundelein 82-46 to improve to 15-3, 7-1 in conference,

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Coming to the game per Rabby.

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Coming to the game per Rabby.

Hopefully suiting up!! Lol

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,708]

You can watch Justin in action tonight at:  http://thecube.com/event/711160

Game starts at 7:45 ET; Stevenson HS vs. Benet Academy

 

Butt ugly first half as Benet leads 24-14.  Smith with only 2 pts.  Benet has played a very tight man-to-man defense and Smith's teammates are not doing a good job at all of getting the ball into his hands.  

 

Stevenson never found another gear in its game and lost 67-53.  The announcers didn't provide any post-game stats but IMO it was a pretty lackluster effort from Stevenson.  Hopefully individual stats will be available tomorrow.  The broadcast announcers were Benet Academy people but late in the game they brought up Smith's commitment to IU and were very complimentary about IU in general and our basketball fanbase.

 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,708]

The following is Albers' take on the Benet Academy game I described above.  I'm shocked that Smith had that many points as I didn't recall him getting that many shots up.  I've watched Smith in 2 other games and was impressed but I thought he was mostly non-existent in the Benet Academy game despite getting 17 pts.

On Tuesday, future Indiana Hoosier Justin Smith and Stevenson High School traveled to Lisle, Ill. to take on the Redwings of Benet Academy. Smith and company fell to Benet 69-53, dropping to 15-4 on the season.

The 6-foot-7 Smith finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds and scored 14 of his 17 in the second half.

Throughout the contest, Smith was closely guarded and was a priority for the Benet defense. Stevenson struggled to feed the ball into Smith and forced him to work for every point.

There were a few stretches during the game where I was waiting for Smith to take over. Especially when his team was down, I was looking for him to be more aggressive on both ends of the floor, but I didn’t see that.

Benet did a great job of packing it in the lane and providing help defense, which prevented Smith from getting through the gaps for easy finishes at the rim.

With the defense giving him room to work with on the perimeter, you’d expect Smith to attempt more outside shots and get a rhythm going from deep.  Smith shot 0 — yes, ZERO — 3-pointers even though there appeared to be numerous opportunities for him to take them.