I love how I'm the only one who seems to do any research on these kids. This is about the only free article I can find about Justice's AAU exploits. In his return to AAU ball after a month off because of tendonitis he scores 18 in upset win for AAU team CBIZ over powerhouse All-Ohio Red (you remember them, the AAU team that features high-major recruits like Jared Sullinger, J.D. Weatherspoon, Adriean Payne, Stevie Taylor, Trey Burke and Traevon Jackson) at last years Bill Hensley's Memorial Run-n-Slam.
http://www.jjhuddle.com/news/articles/2009...rial-run-n-slam
I guess we shouldn't let little things like facts get in the way of blind hatred though.
Oh great. Now you are telling me not only is he from Backwater, Ohio but he is also prone to injury.
Checking in from Backwater Ohio. My kids go to another school in the same district as Peebles and I have seen 2 or more of Blake's games each year since he was in 3rd grade. He is about 6'2" and 180-185lbs. I doubt he will be any taller when he gets to Akron. He has a very good perimeter game and has played the 2 guard since he was a freshman. If he is open he is going to knock down the shot. At the high school level he rebounds well, plays good defense, and can attack the rim. I would not consider him injury prone and while he may have missed some AAU ball I can't recall any games missed during the regular season due to injury. Some of the other concerns that I've read may be legitimate. I wouldn't expect him to be an immediate impact player and think it may take some time for him to adjust to the college level. I think he will do whatever it takes to make that adjustment as he is as hard a working player as you will see. I think fans will be pleased with Justice as long as they have reasonable expectations.
