Smith was the MVP of the tournament. He's the total package. As far as his prior commitment to Missouri that was in baseball which was his primary focus before.. Also part of the reason he hadn't gotten more basketball scholarship offers.. But he's had some shoulder issues that make continuing baseball less feasible so he went all in on basketball.
Dude he can stroke it from deep, has a great handle, great court vision, and is very athletic. One comparison I've seen is a more athletic version of Demetri Mccamey because his size and strengths and some guys use to call Demetri a "combo" even though he was second in the nation in assists per game as a junior.. Because he could shoot so well.
I'm an Illini fan and I don't mean any harm being here but I'm hopeful we lock him up tomorrow because if SLU had pushed on him a month ago you guys would have gotten the guard with the most upside in the class. Not saying it's over but I like him more than anybody else in Illinois.. Kid is a top 50 player talent wise... The fact he's just started focusing solely on basketball, to me, means he's just scratching the surface.
I don't dislike SLU since I'm from across the river just a bit and I'm a Cardinal fan so it's a bit of an awkward situation to suddenly be fighting with you guys for recruits but if you guys do somehow snag this kid.. He's the kind of player that will lead the way on the court.
