It's that time of year again. Just about all of the top players in the country are signed are the jockeying for position within the rankings has begun. The McDonald's game was packed full of excitement this past Wednesday night.
Keith Tiny Gallon was definitely the literal biggest winner. As he posted 20 points and ran the court with relative ease, always looking composed with a nose for the ball. Gallon may also be the biggest loser as he has lost at least 20 pounds since we last seen him play.
Renardo Sidney arrived on the national scene allowing folks to see his ball handling skills that we have been raving about for a long time. Sidney posted 11 points and 6 rebounds.
DeMarcus Cousins solidified himself as the best true center prospect in the nation. Posting 14 points and pulling 8 boards.
Georgia Tech commit Derrick Favors stayed his consistent self posting 19 points and pulling down 8 boards to boot, this kid has lottery pick written all over him.
Peyton Siva is as good as advertised believe the hype Cardinal fans. He is athletic and oh yeah he dropped 9 dimes.
We thought that Tommy Mason-Griffin looked a little out of his element in the game although, he will fit in nicely at Oklahoma.
Xavier Henry showed the best stroke from the perimeter shooting 3-6 beyond the arc. Henry is believed to be leaning strongly towards Kansas and we should know something in the next few days about his future.
Milton Jennings and Dexter Strickland are both top tier players however because of some of the performances their rankings could slip a bit.
WEST (110) — Sidney 5-14 0-0 11, Gaddy 3-9 0-2 6, Bradley 6-10 2-3 15, Henry 5-11 1-3 14, Henson 7-10 0-0 14, Mason-Griffin 2-11 0-0 5, D.Wear 0-2 0-0 0, Snaer 6-9 1-2 13, T.Wear 3-5 0-0 6, Gallon 8-11 3-3 20, Plumlee 3-8 0-0 6. Totals 48-100 7-13 110.
EAST (113) — Stephenson 6-11 0-2 12, Wayns 2-6 1-1 5, Kelly 3-6 0-0 6, Strickland 0-4 2-2 2, Favors 9-13 1-3 19, Taylor 6-11 3-3 15, Boynton 4-11 2-3 10, Cousins 6-9 1-4 14, Jennings 2-3 0-0 4, Siva 3-5 0-0 6, Cheek 6-8 1-5 15, Oriahki 1-3 3-5 5. Totals 48-100 7-13 113.
Halftime — West 63-55.
3-point goals — West 7-26 (Henry 3-6, Gallon 1-1, Bradley 1-2, Sidney 1-3, Mason-Griffin 1-6, D.Wear 0-1, Snaer 0-2, Plumlee 0-2, Gaddy 0-3), East 3-15 (Cheek 2-2, Cousins 1-2, Wayns 0-1, Kelly 0-1, Siva 0-1, Stephenson 0-2, Strickland 0-2, Boynton 0-4).
Fouled out — Stephenson.
Rebounds — West 49 (Sidney, Bradley 6), East 55 (Favors, Cousins 8). Assists — West 20 (Mason-Griffin 4), East 30 (Siva 9). Total fouls — West 18, East 15. A — 5,981.