Ian Jackson

[Big J]

He just committed to UNC. Top 2 player in his class. No one is talking about this kid. What gives?

[Duke4life831]

No one is talking about him because he is 2 years out. Thats why no one is talking about Tre Johnson, Dylan Harper, Naas Cunningham and so on. Most people just throw their quick thoughts on guys this far out in the "Future Prospects" thread. Its like asking why there isnt a Boozer and Flagg threads even though most people say those two are the two best high school basketball players regardless of grade. Its because theyre so far out and most people dont consume too much high school basketball, so individual threads usually dont start getting used once guys are out of high school and more people are watching them play.

Im cool with you starting a thread, doesnt bother me. Just telling you why there isnt one already for him.

[crows2]

Also, as Duke already partly alluded to, no one from that class is seen as a can't miss prospect at this stage. Boozer and Flagg from the year after are regarded as the best prospects in high school. Feel free to talk about Jackson though. What do you like about him?

[Duke4life831]

Also, as Duke already partly alluded to, no one from that class is seen as a can't miss prospect at this stage. Boozer and Flagg from the year after are regarded as the best prospects in high school. Feel free to talk about Jackson though. What do you like about him?

Yup. Boozer and Flagg are pretty much the only guys people care about right now when it comes to high school players. Basically after any big weekend event, if Flagg and Boozer are in it, its the same write up each time. Player x from the 2023 class played really well, player y from the 2024 class also had a nice weekend. But the standouts of the weekend was Boozer/Flagg. Regardless of their class many felt like they were the best players.

Not saying the 2023 and 2024 class are horrible or anything. Just those two guys are the guys everyone are jazzed about at the moment.

[bravor]

I really liked him during last U17 FIBA tournament. Does not seem to do a lot of mistakes, good jumper, fast in transition (including defensively)..

Probably the american prospect that got the most of my attention in this team despite his limited playing time (and behind Flagg who was drawing most of the attention obviously). Maybe he's missing some agressivity (and toughness ?) in his game (but it might be due to his role during the tournament, coming from the bench) as he seems to have the tools to get to the line quite often.

[SeattleJazzFan]

flagg is the best player i've seen in hs. any age.

[CptCrunch]

Never heard of him until now, but just looked at his height/weight. Aside from years out, he is a 6'4" SG. This kind of players don't excite me.

If he could pass, he would be labeled at least a CG. Unless he shoot like Curry, I don't see a path to stardom. Name me another small two-guard who is a real star in the league? I am looking at the list of players based on RPM (you can choose anything), the best player who is the same size, but doesn't play PG is Zach Lavine. Oh wait, have we been calling Jalen Green's base ceiling as Lavine? Someone remind me. Jalen Green is as nice as a young two-guard prospect gets (top 5% percentile atheleticism, top 20% shooting), and many people think he is pure ass.

Anyways, this young man can grow. He can transition to PG in the future. But we are years away and being this far away, we only care about players on Wemby, Cam Boozer's level.

[clyde21]

If he could pass, he would be labeled at least a CG. Unless he shoot like Curry, I don't see a path to stardom. Name me another small two-guard who is a real star in the league?

not only this, and this is an argument I get in every other day with Warriors fans on the Warriors board because Jordan Poole is that same archetype, but these guys are a dime a dozen today. the league is littered with 6-4 shoot-first on-ball guards that don't play defense and with little playmaking chops.

not saying that's Ian Jackson, but if he's just a guy like that, it's literally the easiest archetype of player to find today and not necessarily a very valuable one or conducive to winning on a real scale.

[Duke4life831]

I think he's similar to Malik Monk coming out of high school. Fantastic explosive athlete, when his shot is on he can really light it up. Compared to other elite guards, not the tightest of handles, not much of a facilitator at all and ya when his shot is on he can light it up but his shot is still very inconsistent.

Monk was like 10 or 11 in his class, but he was in a super stacked high school class. Jackson is a little bigger and in a much weaker class. As of right now Ill say the same thing as I did with Monk coming into college and into the NBA. Until he shows something more than just streaky scoring, probably would be best as a 6th man.

But again I get why he is ranked where he is because of the overall potential he has and not looking forward to him playing against Duke.

[Big J]

Also, as Duke already partly alluded to, no one from that class is seen as a can't miss prospect at this stage. Boozer and Flagg from the year after are regarded as the best prospects in high school. Feel free to talk about Jackson though. What do you like about him?

Yup. Boozer and Flagg are pretty much the only guys people care about right now when it comes to high school players. Basically after any big weekend event, if Flagg and Boozer are in it, its the same write up each time. Player x from the 2023 class played really well, player y from the 2024 class also had a nice weekend. But the standouts of the weekend was Boozer/Flagg. Regardless of their class many felt like they were the best players.

Not saying the 2023 and 2024 class are horrible or anything. Just those two guys are the guys everyone are jazzed about at the moment.

Lotta people care about Bronny.

[Duke4life831]

Also, as Duke already partly alluded to, no one from that class is seen as a can't miss prospect at this stage. Boozer and Flagg from the year after are regarded as the best prospects in high school. Feel free to talk about Jackson though. What do you like about him?

Yup. Boozer and Flagg are pretty much the only guys people care about right now when it comes to high school players. Basically after any big weekend event, if Flagg and Boozer are in it, its the same write up each time. Player x from the 2023 class played really well, player y from the 2024 class also had a nice weekend. But the standouts of the weekend was Boozer/Flagg. Regardless of their class many felt like they were the best players.

Not saying the 2023 and 2024 class are horrible or anything. Just those two guys are the guys everyone are jazzed about at the moment.

Lotta people care about Bronny.

From a clicks and views standpoint ya. But from strictly a basketball standpoint, not really. Where are all the write ups and people talking about guys like TJ Power, Reed Sheppard, Jeremy Fears, Elmarko Jackson? Those guys are all better basketball players than Bronny, all of them are in the same class and all of them are going to major big time schools (Duke, UK, MSU, KU). Take away Bronny's dad, and he would get the same amount of attention as the guys I just mentioned (aka pretty much none).

Again if you want to talk about Bronny, Im all for it. You want to talk about Ian Jackson, Im all for it. On the Future Prospect thread I brought up Rakease Passmore who is in the 2024 class and not even a top 50 recruit on 247. But guess what, the only reply I got on that post was Clyde making fun of me for it haha. The majority of the threads that gain traction on here are guys that are making noise for the upcoming draft. Again dont care if you make a thread that has a ton of traction or not, makes no difference to me. Just saying why guys like that arent talked about too much on here. The vast majority of posts on here are focused on the possible draft prospects of the upcoming draft.

[Big J]

Yup. Boozer and Flagg are pretty much the only guys people care about right now when it comes to high school players. Basically after any big weekend event, if Flagg and Boozer are in it, its the same write up each time. Player x from the 2023 class played really well, player y from the 2024 class also had a nice weekend. But the standouts of the weekend was Boozer/Flagg. Regardless of their class many felt like they were the best players.

Not saying the 2023 and 2024 class are horrible or anything. Just those two guys are the guys everyone are jazzed about at the moment.

Lotta people care about Bronny.

From a clicks and views standpoint ya. But from strictly a basketball standpoint, not really. Where are all the write ups and people talking about guys like TJ Power, Reed Sheppard, Jeremy Fears, Elmarko Jackson? Those guys are all better basketball players than Bronny, all of them are in the same class and all of them are going to major big time schools (Duke, UK, MSU, KU). Take away Bronny's dad, and he would get the same amount of attention as the guys I just mentioned (aka pretty much none).

Again if you want to talk about Bronny, Im all for it. You want to talk about Ian Jackson, Im all for it. On the Future Prospect thread I brought up Rakease Passmore who is in the 2024 class and not even a top 50 recruit on 247. But guess what, the only reply I got on that post was Clyde making fun of me for it haha. The majority of the threads that gain traction on here are guys that are making noise for the upcoming draft. Again dont care if you make a thread that has a ton of traction or not, makes no difference to me. Just saying why guys like that arent talked about too much on here. The vast majority of posts on here are focused on the possible draft prospects of the upcoming draft.

Got it. I have better knowledge than 99% of dudes here about these up and comers, so I'll remember your advice for next time.

[azcatz11]

Lol

[clyde21]

Also, as Duke already partly alluded to, no one from that class is seen as a can't miss prospect at this stage. Boozer and Flagg from the year after are regarded as the best prospects in high school. Feel free to talk about Jackson though. What do you like about him?

Yup. Boozer and Flagg are pretty much the only guys people care about right now when it comes to high school players. Basically after any big weekend event, if Flagg and Boozer are in it, its the same write up each time. Player x from the 2023 class played really well, player y from the 2024 class also had a nice weekend. But the standouts of the weekend was Boozer/Flagg. Regardless of their class many felt like they were the best players.

Not saying the 2023 and 2024 class are horrible or anything. Just those two guys are the guys everyone are jazzed about at the moment.

Lotta people care about Bronny.

the media tends to do that to NPCs

[bravor]

Weird that he's now listed at 6 4 . On fiba site and many others we have here he's listed as 6 7 . He's looking longer than some 6 4 dude to me