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'14 CA PG Parker Jackson-Cartwright (Verbal to Arizona)

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Loyola HS (Los Angeles, CA)

AAU Team: California Supreme

Ht: 5-foot-7
Wt: 145 lbs

Rivals rating: 4*; Unranked PG (#37 overall)
Scout rating: 4*; #12 PG (#43 overall)
ESPN rating:4*-88 grade; #7 PG (#28 overall)
247sports rating: 4*-95 grade; #7 PG (#38 overall)

Reported Offers: Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, NC State, St. John's, San Diego St, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Washington
 
I think it's a safe bet to say that we've offered him, but can't find confirmation anywhere, so I don't have us listed yet.

From Josh Gershon:

St. John's head coach Steve Lavin & Colorado are watching 2014 Loyola (CA) PG Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
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According to ESPN, he's already "considered the top point guard in the state". He's tiny, but seems to be a good traditional PG. ESPN actually said he was the "best point guard, at this stage, that we have seen since Baron Davis laced them up at Crossroads High School". And if that doesn't excite you, read this quote from CaliHighSports:

Parker is a superstar point guard in the making. He started at point guard as a freshman for Loyola, one of the most prestigious and competitive high school basketball programs in California, earning first-team All-CIF honors and being named California Freshman of the Year. At point, Parker plays a game very similar to that of NBA star Steve Nash. He loves getting out in transition and runs the fast break to near perfection.
He's a completely selfless player who is always looking to do whatever it takes to help his team win and doesn't mind sacrificing his own stats. Parker is as deadly in the half-court set as he is on the break, as his improved shooting stroke has made him near impossible to contain.

Try and press Jackson-Cartwright and he will blow by you thanks to his ability to handle the ball exceptionally with both hands and his incredible first step. Once in the lane, Parker can get to the rack and finish consistently, hit floaters, or draw double teams and feed his big men with perfect passes that lead to them getting easy looks at the rim. Parker's stroke from outside is very fluid, his release is quick and his range extends all the way to the three-point line.
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Sounds like the only real knock on him is his size.
 
Need to talk up Coach A and the success they had at NC State after he brought in Spud Webb.
 
This looks like these are his freshman year highlights. Plays bigger than his listed 5'7 height, quick, and very savvy player for his age. If the Nash comparisons are realistic, he would be a great fit for boyles run and gun offense.
[video=youtube;ebKQr6P8cJg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebKQr6P8cJg[/video]
 
ESPN dropped him from a 5* to a 4*. Ranked #20 overall in the 2014 class.
 
This one's been coming for awhile, but it's a big get for Arizona. It'll be good to keep a talent like Jackson-Cartwright in the Pac-12.
 
Hell of a player, but I remain confused by what Miller is trying to do from a style standpoint. He doesn't seem to evaluate and sign to a system. Rather, he stockpiles the most highly rated guys he can get and then tries to make it work.
 
Buffnik said:
Hell of a player, but I remain confused by what Miller is trying to do from a style standpoint. He doesn't seem to evaluate and sign to a system. Rather, he stockpiles the most highly rated guys he can get and then tries to make it work.
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I generally agree, but in this case, I think Jackson-Cartwright is a good fit who can make the surrounding talent better. From what I've seen of him, he's a distributor and heady player who just has a really good feel for the game.
 
Buffnik said:
Hell of a player, but I remain confused by what Miller is trying to do from a style standpoint. He doesn't seem to evaluate and sign to a system. Rather, he stockpiles the most highly rated guys he can get and then tries to make it work.
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That IS Miller's style/system: recruit lights out, throw 'em all against the wall and see who sticks! There is little apparent molding of a team going on.

He is not a great in-game coach (barely a good one) and its why his teams play soft all the time, with a good number of his recruits transferring out.

Based on recruiting alone, he should be matching up in the Final Four every year, with the likes of Boeheim, Caliperi and Self. He's the "Mack Brown" of college basketball.
 
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mattrob said:
I generally agree, but in this case, I think Jackson-Cartwright is a good fit who can make the surrounding talent better. From what I've seen of him, he's a distributor and heady player who just has a really good feel for the game.
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I'm with mattrob in this case. Any time you can get a TOP PG (especially one who tends to make the players around him better *coughMAYORcough*), you do it and adjust around them.
 
alec10burks said:
Looking forward to the Dinwiddie-Cartwright matchup next year.

Dinwiddie is going to go to town on him.
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Not sure they'll guard each other. I'd expect that it will be Ski/Parker on each other with Mayor and Nick Johnson matching up.

Edit: Assuming Mayor is even at CU for his senior year. Big assumption.
 
Buffnik said:
Not sure they'll guard each other. I'd expect that it will be Ski/Parker on each other with Mayor and Nick Johnson matching up.

Edit: Assuming Mayor is even at CU for his senior year. Big assumption.
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That's a good point, it seems likely he'll go after his junior year barring unforeseen circumstances.
 
Buffnik said:
Not sure they'll guard each other. I'd expect that it will be Collier/Parker on each other with Mayor and Nick Johnson matching up.

Edit: Assuming Mayor is even at CU for his senior year. Big assumption.
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Fify
 
With Jackson-Cartwright withdrawing form school, does he just enroll in another high school and continue on to Arizona? Does his withdrawal affect anything at all?
 
WasianCU said:
With Jackson-Cartwright withdrawing form school, does he just enroll in another high school and continue on to Arizona? Does his withdrawal affect anything at all?
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Don't know his situation but I would guess it all depends on how he is doing in credits and if he can find a HS that will graduate him with less than a semester of enrollment. If he is ahead on credits and only needs a few to finish he should be okay, if he was racing to get there this will make it a lot harder.
 
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