Ethnicsands
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I remember the Garnett game also. I was at the prior year game on L.I. to see Lopez. It’s funny because he got the game MVP but I left saying that kid is not nearly as good as people are saying. Your eyes know what they know.I will never forget watching Shaquille O’Neal in the McDonald’s AA game. Took a rebound and went the length of the court by himself, through traffic, and dunked. Point being, you can sometimes see ability by guys that is special. It may be anecdotal evidence, but your eyes see what they see.yes because it is the first time we see these guys go against legit competition
Tyler Byrd will be an all American because he had a great game in the Army bowl against legit competition
So will Adrian Peterson. And Desean Jackson.
For the most part, the best players show out in these games.
Funny that you mention the McDonald's AA game. Shareef Abdur Raheem was dominating all comp at the high school level in GA. Dude was a a 6'9 guy that could also handle the rock. I kept hearing about this kid named Kevin Garnett who was the consensus number one player in the nation, but I'm thinking to myself there's no way this guy is better than Shareef. Fast forward to the 1995 McDonald's game, and it became clear quick fast and in a hurry why Garnett was rated number one. Like you said, your eyes see what they see.