Tuesday night ended the final games of Pool Play in the AAU National Tournament now it is time to start the tournament portion.  Most of the big players will be taking the court later today with Kyrie Irving playing at 3:35.  Kyrie looked very good yesterday in a loss to Will Barton’s Baltimore team.  Kyrie’s release is smooth and he has good speed up and down the court.  In attendance for that showdown was a whole host of coaches.  Coach K, Rick Pitino, Tom Crean, Jim Behiem and many others took in the action.  Irving’s team lost by 3 but it was a great game to watch.

Yesterday afternoon also provided me the opportunity to see Fab Melo live for the first time.  Melo was very impressive and his team was also very strong in a big win.  Melo was a lot of fun to watch as he finishes strong when needed and also shows the ability to finish with good solid moves away from the basket.  I am hoping to get the opportunity to see Melo go up against Jared Sullinger at some point.  Sullinger is rated higher than Melo but from what I have seen, Melo is the better of the two.  Sullinger has also been a higher rated player for a long time while Melo is just now getting on the radar of everyone.  My prediction for Melo is that he will be more of an impact player by the time it is all said and done.

More to come later today or tomorrow depending on how much time I have.

To all of the Lexmark guys, Larry says hi and he is enjoying the hot hot weather and the great games.