I would take them both. LOL. But seriously, I'm not passing on a 6-foot kid that can rebound, handle the ball, pass with the best and can score on all three levels. From my perspective, which is experienced based as well as visual, 1/4th of Houston's production is a biproduct of the other young lady out front. Basketball IQ is an all so important separating factor not being considered here. Versatility is another one not being considered here. Lock down defensive ability is another one. As a coach or a recruiter, there's more value in a kid that can do more things to help your team win. Responsibility. I've seen that North team play on 3 occasions this year and they are highly reliant on Bourrage just to make them look like a real basketball team. If you remove her, they sort of resemble a kindergarten class before nap time if you know what I mean. Nobody on that team can do what she does. I'm not being biased here, but she moves like a basketball player and looks the part while making real basketball movements. That's the problem with us Iowan's, I'm sure LSU isn't questioning Bourrage's ability to play there yet we're wondering if Houston can play at Iowa. Hell yes she can. There's no need to pump or dump anyone. The decisions have already been made. I will tell you this, if Bourrage goes down, there's no way north is still a legit threat to get to state. That's how reliant they are in regard to her.
Not to mention that all the previous stats listed in other submissions were against some of the worst basketball clubs in the entire state.
I don’t think that’s what I was saying. I was trying to convey that the numbers don’t always reflect the actual play and that some of what is getting put up doesn't necessarily translate to the next level as easy as it will for the other kid. From what I can see and my POV, based on the questioning here and support for hope in one’s development, nobody is sure if the Iowa Recruit's skills are good enough to get on the floor immediately at Iowa. I'm not hearing the same kind of questions about Bourrage in relationship to her getting on the floor in a top 5 program hence why she's rating out to 5 stars. Her skill set has been evaluated by the best in the business to be college ready day one. These experts are experienced and not as dumb as we are when it comes to projections. Just my 2 cents, I have no skin in the discussion. Bourrage didn't go from #90 in the country all the way up to as high as #4 and 45 Power 5 D1 offers in 2 years with smoke and mirrors. I skimmed the posts and even I can see submissions that make no sense pertaining to comparing bum HS games to college success by listing current scoring and fg% and things. The performances in HS doesn’t mean jack. Might lift confidence and hope, but there's no correlation to that fact and success. There’s at least 6 major recruiting and scouting services out there doing this type of work for you guys and they have all actually done a more complete job. Nobody and I mean nobody that’s high-level, recruits kids based on high school 90% fg games. It may sound encouraging to all, but the grunt work to qualify actually happens during the summer when the competition is real. There are many levels to this. I have also noticed comments about Bourrage having too much volume when it comes to shooting. It looks like she’s shooting a respectable 47% from the field despite always being the main focus of opponent defenses and 77% from the FT line. Excellent numbers for a lead guard in my opinion. I went through her season stats and it looks like she’s had a few triple doubles this season and seems to be threatening those regularly. It would be interesting to tabulate fantasy points on the two of them. In looking at the season stats, Bourrage would easily make up the fg% difference in her all around game. It looks like Bourrage is top 5 in every main statistical category in 5A (scoring, rebounding and assists) as a point guard facilitator. I noticed the Bettendorf Game post above as a relevant competition game so I researched the two times North has played them. In game 1, Bourrage was 11-16 with 29 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. In game 2, she was 9-19 with 21 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals. So in two games she was 20-35 (57%) with 50 points (25 ppg), 30 rebounds (15 rebounds per game), 16 assists (8 assists a game) and had 6 steals (3 steals a game). Ridiculous stats. So ridiculous it supports saying Bettendorf at #13 is watered down competition. Beyond the top 3 teams in the MAC (PV, Central DeWitt (did I see they lost by 40 at home this week?) and North), the 14 other league games aren't even competitive.
I have a lot of time on my hands today LOL. I researched the 8 times North has played PV in the last 4 years (DB and JH years) and North is a not so reasonable 2-6. In looking at the stats from those games, they appear to always be erratic except for one performance last year when Bourrage scored 20 points, had 17 rebounds and 8 assists and Houston scored 15 points, had 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals in a 62-51 North win at PV. Outside of that game, the other 7 games were trash for all involved including the 2nd match up last year when neither of them even scored double figures in a home North win (North clearly had better supports for the 2 last season). Kudos to North in this regard - they seem to always be the team during PV's season that scores the most points on them even in losses. In watching PV play a few times over the years including some games in their 5A State Championship season of 22-23, they play an unconventional defensive style that causes unbalanced teams (one's without true offensive balance) fits. It's predatory in a sense, but works under the theory that "once someone touches the ball that isn't verse in handling different situations mentally with the ball, the % goes up that a mistake will be made". That's why they have difficulty beating programs that can suit up 15 kids and can actually put 3-4 average basketball players on the floor. Don't ever expect anyone to have awesome stats against PV because they muck up the game and have incredible size and definitely know how to use it around the basket.
Has anyone seen any stats for Layla? I tried and failed. She has a sister who is sophomore playing for Eastern Washington. Sister has never attempted a 3 and is a 40% free throw shooter. Hoping Layla has a little more of an outside game.Layla's team remains undefeated (15-0) with 46-30 win. Hays led Wasilla with a game-high 17 points.
Interesting comment about Hays that I hope translates to the next level.
A small Layla, a tall Layla give highlight plays on Saturday
"One is a 6-foot-5-inch [Layla Hays], imposing post who can step outside the key and play like a ball-handling guard if needed."
A small Layla, a tall Layla give highlight plays on Saturday | Juneau Empire
JDHS’ Tokuoka, Wasilla’s Hays key second matchup of the weekend as Warriors prevail 46-30.www.juneauempire.com
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Very fluid in her movement, From my untrained eye pretty similar to watching Ava Heiden’s H.S. Film.
She is smooth! She is going to be a good player.
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