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Kyle Anderson = Special

Kyle might be the most interesting player that we have seen in a long time.  People that have watched him play can understand what I am saying, others will probably be scratching their heads.  The reason being is that Kyle could end up being the best player in his class or Kyle could end up stuck in tweenerville.  If Kyle can either get more athletic (quicker/explosive) then he can be a top SF, or if Kyle grows a couple more inches then he can be a top PF.  The dilemma will be if he remains as is, because he does not have quite enough quicks to play SF and he does not have quite enough height to play PF.  But he has a superior hoops IQ.  In fact his basketball acumen is superior to any player we have seen in a while.  From a Gtown perspective, this kid would dominate in the high-post and allowing the team to play off of him like Monroe and Green have been so successful doing.  If you can believe it, Kyle is a better passer than those guys were, and Monroe is the best passing bigman that we can remember in the past few decades.  Kyle is basically a point-guard in a SF/PFs body.  He is truly a point forward. 

Now Kyle does have some good athletic ability as he does have some bounce and some quicks.  He is a very good below the rim rebounder, and has great handles.  His jumpshot is much improved from when we saw him last summer, so he has clearly been working on his game.  He is excellent at using both hands to finish around the basket.  And he always dribbles with his head up.  His court vision is better than any PG that we have seen in the 2011 or 2012 class.   Kyle played against Quincy Miller who is an elite talent himself.  We were expecting a Quincy Miller show, but is was clear that at least for this game Kyle Anderson was the best player on the court.  Kyle did everything from nailing jumpshots to dominating in the high and low post.

He has thick legs and thick hips, so it is hard to tell if he can get much quicker or if we just have to hope he grows 2 more inches since he is close to 6’8 now.    Of course if he gets more athletic and grows taller then  he can be the best player that Gtown has seen in some time.  By all accounts he is a great kid, and his teammates  luv playing with him as his unselfish play is contagious.  He does need to work on his condition, as he gets winded easily.    So it is fingers crossed that Kyle continues to develop physically so his physical abilities can catch up to his incredible mental abilities.

I know Kyle has been our fav player in the 2012 class for a long time.    And RDF might go crazy if this kid does not end up a Hoya.  If my guys out in LA say that Kyle is special, then Kyle is special.  Lets just hope he continues to improve physically.