Top 5 Illinois Basketball Players Class of 2012!!!!!!!!

As I have said many times this is one of the weakest senior classes in Illinois history. Only one player in the Top 100 in the country. Here we go: 1) STEVE TAYLOR-SIMEON(CHICAGO)--- 6 foot 8 Marquette commit is the only Illinois player in Top 100 in the country has a nice 3 point shot and face up game. Rebounding has improved and so has his ball handling. Will be a key cog to the number 1 team in the country. Problem is he will have to learn to play small forward on the next level by improving his dribble drive game and defense. 2) MARLON JOHNSON---WEST(JOLIET)---6 foot 9 he can put the ball on the floor and has a mid range game. Him being Number 2 is more on potential than anything else. Very good rebounder and shot blocker. This kid has a lot of upside especially coming from playing Freshman B basketball and having a growth spurt. Whomever signs him could be getting a special talent. 3)KEITH CARTER-PROVISO EAST(MAYWOOD)---- 6 foot 0 yes I have him higher than some scouts do. He has impressed me with his floor game and the speed he plays at. He plays with so much more control than earlier in his career. Good three point shot and can get into the paint and create shots for himself and teammates. Decommitted from Loyola-Chicago but will find a school that suits his skills soon enough. 4) MILTON DOYLE-MARSHALL(CHICAGO)---- 6 foot 4 junkyard dog does it all for Marshall, had to sit out a season because of transfer, hits the boards and flies down the floor,blocks shots. Problem is the will have to learn how to play in the back court to play on a high level in college. 5) AARON SIMPSON-NORTH CHICAGO---- 6 foot 0 Illinois State commit is a stone cold scorer, can create any shot he wants for himself and can score in bunches. Problem for him will be is he a point guard or a shooting guard? He's too small to be an effective shooting guard and doesn't have the mindset of a point. But he is fun to watch. Some will say why Michael Orris of Crete Monee(Crete) is not in my top 5? he's a very good player just not sure he's a point guard? And Mike LaTulip is a small scoring guard, also not sure he's a point guard but exciting to watch. This is my rant for today. Peace to the Creatures and God Bless.   

Top 5 High School Basketball Teams in Illinois 2011-2012

Last year I correctly picked Chicago Simeon to win the State 4A Basketball title last year. I am picking Simeon once again this year to win a third straight title. here we go: 1) Simeon(Chicago)- This is one of the most talented teams of all time in the State of Illinois starting with Jabari Parker 6-8 junior forward. He's considered the best player in the country regardless of class. You also have the top senior in the state of Illinois in Steve Taylor 6-8 forward committed to Marquette, next is Top 30 junior nationally Kendrick Nunn 6-1 shooting guard can jump out of the gym. The point guard is 6-0 senior Jelani Neely who tore his ACL in June, he's due back beginning of December. Fifth starter is DeLaSalle(Chicago) transfer 6-2 junior Jaylen Tate who is a pure point guard. Bench strength starts with 6-5 junior Kendall Pollard, also you have 5-4 junior Lawrence Briggs, along with two fantastic freshman DJ Williams 6-6 and Brandon Hutton 6-4 also 6-2 senior Tarrell Green, 5-11 senior Dwaun Stewart and 5-9 senior Brandon Clemmons. 2) Whitney Young(Chicago)- Probably the most talented team in Illinois even possibly more than Simeon. Start with Colorado State commit Jermaine Morgan 6-8, you also have two of the Top 10 sophmores in the country in Jahlil Okafor 6-10  center and 6-8 guard/forward Paul White. Also have Top 20 nationally 6-10 junior Thomas Hamilton who I think will be key to their season. Also 6-6 senior Nate Brooks, 6-2 senior Gabe Snider, and 6-2 senior Jordan Smith. Still Young needs a point guard, I think they will try 6-2 sophmore Miles Reynolds.  3) Proviso East(Maywood)- New Coach Donnie Boyce has a ready made talented team this season. Ring Leader will be 6-0 senior Keith Carter who is the table setter at point guard, also 5-9 senior Keith Nicholas and 5-9 junior Paris Lee both great knockdown shooters. Sterling Brown 6-4 junior(and brother of LA Laker Shannon Brown) does a little bit of everything. Tashaun Caroll 6-5 senior will hold down the middle. This team had a great summer but weaknesses are lack of depth and size could bring them down. 4) Curie(Chicago)- ring leader for this talented team is 6-8 sophmore Cliff Alexander who is a Top 10 sophmore nationally, also 6-3 senior Devin Foster,5-11 senior Paris Burns,5-8 senior Jibreel Jackson and they have another 6-9 sophmore will be a great tag team for Alexander. 5) Warren(Gurnee)- State 4A runnerup to Simeon has a great nucleus coming back. Leaders are 6-9 senior forward Nathan Boothe a Toledo commit and 6-8 senior forward Darius Paul along with JoVaugh Gaines 6-1 senior guard will be the leaders. They will need to find a 3 point shooter to loosen up defenses so teams cannot collapse on their inside players. I will have 6-10 coming up soon. God Bless everyone and Peace to the Creatures.

Have People Become Dumber??????????????

This phenomenon I see every day especially with drivers. People sitting at green lights, trying to run over pedestrians in crosswalks,stopping at pedestrian crosswalks when they don't have to,etc. It seems like people with the big time jobs are more stupid by the day. Also people going through no turn on red lights, then when there is not a no turn on red at the light they sit there!!!!!!!!!!! I think this is as a result of television, internet, and technology. People don't read books anymore, they take soundbites that are put on the internet and make them their life. Seems like folks have no common sense anymore. Example: I was taking my wife to work on Northwestern Campus, now I am driving my car down the street of her office, students are walking. None of them get out of the road to let me go down it, I have to blow my horn for them to get out of the way. Some had headphones on and some didn't. Is this just apathy? Or is it just people are getting dumber by the day? Now these are Northwestern University students, these are supposed to be the brightest of the bright in this country. Also you have black folks defending kids rights to wear their pants down!!!!!!!!! Have you looked at any of the commercials lately? Seems like they are being made by crackheads. Seems like the Bilderberg Group have brainwashed folks with drugs,sex,and alcohol. Meanwhile DUI is treated like it's okay to drink and drive. Also the tattoo craze is totally ridiculous, don't these folks know getting alot of those hurts their job prospects? If someone else has an answer as to why people seem to be getting dumber I would like to know? I think part of it is what is not taught in schools. Also that it seems like the majority of America has had some marijuana in their system at one time or another. Most don't know that marijuana kills your brain cells, but it seems to be mainstream now especially in the African American community. I think it would help alot of people to come to Jesus Christ, it would help them not think their life is so hard to live. Well this is my rant for today. God Bless everyone. Peace to the Creatures.