The brackets are taking shape and most of the favorites are making their way through the bracket.  This morning and afternoon will provide some great match ups.  My first stop will be Doron Lamb’s team followed by the All Ohio Red team featuring a number of D1 talents and then on to Kyrie Irving’s squad going up against a very talented Boo Williams team.

With man of the rumors swirling around these players down here and that UK is almost a “done deal” UK fans have a lot to be excited about.  However, I can tell you that most of these rumors are premature.  I have talked to people down here that will tell you without a doubt that most of these players recruitment is still open and there are more teams involved than most would lead you to believe.  Brandon Knight is not playing down here due to his injury but I can tell you that Austin Rivers is heavily recruiting him to go to Florida and it still remains a very large possibility.  Kyrie Irving from my take at this point is leaning towards IU but time will tell.  Doron Lamb really likes UK, but his recruitment is very much open to other schools such as Kansas.

Adreian Payne is a player that most people are saying will end up at UK, but don’t count on that yet as he is surrounded by a whole host of OSU commits.  Payne looks like the Calipari type player when you see him play.  He is very long and athletic and has good range on his shot.  Payne is one of the most athletic players down here in Orlando this week and he is definitely a fan favorite for UK fans.  Whenever he plays there are a whole host of UK hats and shirts viewing.

More to come later on the AAU Nationals.