45.47 neXT Game Score. 26 minutes. @Cooper_Flagg is on another level.
That's #2 all-time in EYBL Scholastic history.
What does #1 look like?
Full breakdown:
https://t.co/sWfk4cbgmb
@NigelicousNeXT Newsflash Nigel, if you think dybansta is setting foot back in the state of Utah outside of playing the jazz you need to have your cloud rewired
Traditional recruiting: 3-4 years to build a pipeline.
The portal: 30 days to rebuild it.
Tomorrow's window opens. Depth chart shifts, sleeper paths to starting roles, and program overhauls happen faster here than any recruiting cycle. Different lens. Same signal.
@nextup0world@LJSmith23972065@OhioStateHoops Junior year at Oak Hill Academy (EYBL Scholastic):
16.8 PPG (9th in the league)
38.7% from three (14th in the league)
8.0 RPG as a guard.
The production translates at every level. Public school. AAU circuit. National prep. It doesnβt matter.
@nextup0world@LJSmith23972065@OhioStateHoops Ohio Stateβs highest-rated recruit since Jared Sullinger in 2010.
Second straight class Diebler has landed a five-star.
The program is trending. The system fits. The role is waiting.
LJ Smith isnβt just going to contribute as a freshman. Heβs going to change the backcourt.
@nextup0world@LJSmith23972065@OhioStateHoops The rebounding is the real separator.
Mobley freshman year: 1.5 RPG
Mobley sophomore year: 2.4 RPG
LJ Smith at Lincolnton: 9.2 RPG
LJ Smith at Oak Hill: 8.0 RPG
A 6-4 guard who crashes the glass like that triggers transition offense and creates extra possessions. Different animal
@nextup0world@LJSmith23972065@OhioStateHoops Then he played UP an age group on the Nike EYBL circuit with Team Thad.
13.8 PPG | 3.6 RPG | 41.9% from three
Youngest player on the roster. Against the best U17 competition in the country.
The shooting didnβt dip. It got more efficient.
@nextup0world@LJSmith23972065@OhioStateHoops The three-point shooting comps side by side:
Mobley EYBL: 39.0% from three
LJ Smith EYBL: 41.9% from three
Mobley freshman year (college): 38.5%
LJ at Oak Hill (national prep): 38.7%
LJ is matching or beating those numbers a year younger against comparable competition.
@nextup0world@LJSmith23972065@OhioStateHoops Now hereβs why LJ projects HIGHER than Mobleyβs freshman year:
Mobley: 6-1, 175 lbs
LJ Smith: 6-4, 180 lbs
Three inches of length. Can play the 1, 2, or 3. Shoots over smaller defenders. Switches more assignments on D.
Same shooting. Bigger frame. More versatility.
@nextup0world@LJSmith23972065@OhioStateHoops Coach Diebler told LJ the plan: come in and play the John Mobley Jr. role.
Mobley as a freshman: 13.0 PPG, 38.5% from three, started 22 of 32 games.
Mobley as a sophomore: 15.7 PPG, 41.1% from three, 17.5 PER. Just declared for the NBA