2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 5

By Nick Prevenas, Borko Popic, and Aran Smith After five days of wall-to-wall AAU basketball action, we managed to catch nearly every big-time high school recruit participating in the three major Las Vegas tournaments. Thanks to In-and-Out burger and a phenomenal Mexican joint called Mar y Tierra, we were able to weather Sin City’s storm…

2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 4

By Nick Prevenas John Wall The North Carolina phenom is putting his stamp on the Reebok Summer Championship, submitting yet another dominant effort in D-One Sports’ 84-77 win over a game Grand Rapids squad on Friday afternoon. Wall torched the Storm to the tune of 31 points (10-19 shooting), 10 assists and six rebounds, bouncing…

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2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 2

By Nick Prevenas Day 1 of Sin City’s AAU extravaganza opened with a bang. Some of the America’s best high school talent — from John Wall to Kenny Boynton to everyone in between — took to the floor with fire and intensity. The level of play exceeded expectations, setting the stage for what could possibly…