
February 13, 2016
2:11pmEST
5star Hotel in Toronto, CN
It's All Star Weekend hosted in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and so far it's been a spectacle. Yesterday was the Rising Stars Challenge where a game between this season's top Rookies and Sophomores are joined and pitted against each other to showcase the potential stars that will play in this league. Elites versus Stars; the Elites started sophomores Andrew Wiggins and Zach Lavine from the Timberwolves, Jabari Parker from the Bucks, and Jerami Grant from the 76ers while rookie Frank Kaminsky held down the center spot and the Stars had a stacked team who started rookies Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porzingis from the Knicks, Emmanuel Mudiay from the Nuggets, 76ers' Jahlil Okafor, even Phoenix Suns' own Devin Booker started in this game. The game was fun to watch from beginning to end with high flying dunks, ankle breakers, teammates Wiggins and Lavine showcasing their chemistry, and the ending turning into a 2-man show between Wiggins and Towns. Wiggins did all he could to lead the Elites to a win but it was the Stars who came out victorious with Karl-Anthony Towns finishing with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 blocks earning Rising Stars Challenge MVP honors.
It's Saturday of the All Star Weekend today and it's time for all the festivities to begin. Tonight is headlined by the 3pt Contest with contestants Stephen Curry, Kyle Lowry, Damian Lillard, James Harden, Klay Thompson, and Paul George and then Dunk Contest with contestants Zach Lavine, Terrance Ross, Andrew Wiggins, and Victor Oladipo. Wonder who will come out on top this year?
Though that was what everyone wanted to see today Jonny Boss couldn't wait for this Saturday afternoon college game between top ranked Kentucky and Missouri. Jonny been having his eye on a certain freshman Kentucky player who's been turning heads all season and that's Forward Rayshaud Hill. Missouri had a potent scorer on their team named Jerrell Frizell and Hill had to of course guard him because he's Kentucky's best defender. It was a really good game and it was close but Kentucky was able to run away with a 70-62 win. Hill had an amazing game finishing with 22 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks including holding Missouri SF Jerrell Frizell to only 6 points.
"Well how about that. This kid really is good," announced Jonny with a small grin on his face.
Jonny has been scouting this freshman all season long even going far back as to watch Hill's high school games. Hill is one of the few players that he believes is the real deal when everyone else hyping them up. Hill along with Georgetown's junior guard Che' King, Texas A&M's sophomore center Emmanuel Rodriguez, New Mexico's freshman guard Solomon Myers, LSU's sophomore forward Kiante Oakman and Tennessee's sophomore forward Laqua Palmer are all hyped up players that everyone are calling future All Stars and Franchise Players. Only but 3 out of 6 he believes that will be these special players.
Mr. Mills who was in the room with Jonny only catching the last 5 minutes of the game made his opinion known, "Kid, Hill is good but you don't need to be watching him."
Jonny laughs. "Yeah, Mr. Mills? Who should I be watching? Wait...I think I know the answer."
Simultaneously they both announced, "Laqua Palmer."
Jonny shakes his head and smiles as Mills continued, "That's right Laqua Palmer from Tennessee is the real deal, kid. I believe better than that Hill kid from Kentucky. We should be scouting him more instead of your hunch on this over hyped freshman."
Jonny and Mills have often been on the same page since Mills been Jonny's assistant GM but when it comes to scouting potential draft prospects.
"Here we go again. So what about King or Oakman or Myers...Rodriguez even?"
"They are all good players I'll give you that but, kid, we both know Rodriguez isn't coming out this season and Myers is definitely the #1 pick and unless the draft goes our way Palmer should be the guy we get."
"How can you be so sure about this, Mills?"
Mills stands to his feet as Jonny turns the TV off to hear his speech.
"Kid, I've seen the boy play. There is nothing he can't do. He's so fundamentally sound offensively and defensively with so much potential to be great on both sides of the ball. He's big and athletic there's absolutely nothing wrong with him."
"I honestly can't argue with you, Mills, but it's something about Rayshaud that I can't pinpoint. Yes he has something bad and not as perfect as you make Palmer seem. He just got...IT."
The hotel room door opens and in walks Katherine. "You guys not ready yet we gotta be at the jam session soon. Get ready."
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Again I am using SimWorld's fictional draft classes for this dynasty and of course I'm using Fictional class 1 but the Bronz version. Don't hesitate to check out the thread: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...d.php?t=856216
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