Skyy Clark in the gym
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Looks like more hype videos from his *** kissing crew.
I like the part where he almost fell over because a short white dude was checking him. Visions of John Wall there.
Ralph Dalton said people who’ve watched him play in AAU games and are tight with the UK staff have said they would take 25 guards over him. Usually when bad press gets out about him, his *** kissing crew whips out the cones and chairs and the camera.
Well if you really watched the video, you would see the guy guarding him, gets his feet tangled up with Skyy's and trips him. But we can't be posting something other than shitting on a kid, maybe you and Runnig Richard Gobbler could take Ralph Dalton's root out of your mouth, you might have seen in the video he got tripped. Skyy Clark bleeds blue, from everything I have seen and read, is a great kid, but you two clowns go on clowning about him.
Dude reminds me a lot of Maxey with his game and attitude, always smiling and speaking positive about life, maybe you two could learn something from it. I truly hope he makes yall eat every word of your **** sandwich you have posted about him and dominates next year. I wouldn't put all my eggs in one basket and just take one guys word (Dalton is very educated and a very good poster, this is not about him), but kids can and do have off games and parts of seasons. NOBODY plays lights out EVERY game. Look at what he has done the last few games, nah, It doesn't fit your agenda.
LOL Show me the bad press. The only negative on Clark comes from an anonymous poster. That’s weird.
Not to mention he is actively recruiting other kids to come to UK, he is playing his SR. year at Monteverde this year, and just so happens to be teammates with a pretty good player UK would love to sign, maybe you have heard of him, maybe he sucks in your eyes also, Jalen Duren. He has also been working on convincing guys like Chris Livingston, Brandon Miller, and Jayden Bradley to come to UK. But yes, keep bad mouthing him, idiots like you few are exactly why some of the top players do not come here, they know idiots are never happy no matter how they play.
May be a little over the top, but I just hate reading poster after poster bad mouthing kids, and do not know jack **** about them,,, other than what SOMEONE else writes, truth or not, facts to them are optional. Except if someone wrote a good article on Clark.
I think I will take the recent article SI.com wrote about him, and naming SI All American over a RUMOR. Also, this summer he has been tearing it up averaging 18 points and 7 assist for Mokan Elite, and a very solid game beating Team Takeover in the CP3 Memorial Day Classic. I think this guy who covered the most recent event has a little more credibility than some internet ghost posting rumors. But I can make you use reasonable thoughts for yourself, you have your mind made up. Jeff Bendel a HS insider had this to say June 1st while attending the CP3 tournament : (Not rumors from a few months ago, but 2 weeks ago from someone who was THERE)
"Very few can match the buzz or reputation surrounding Skyy Clark. Certain prospects have a specific presence upon entering the gym, and Clark is definitely one of them. On the court, he’s the clear leader and primary decision-maker for this group. Clark possesses a smooth, crafty offensive game with the ability to apply downhill pressure as a penetrator or generate clean looks for himself and others off the bounce. He’s a useful playmaker and capable of running the team, but is at his best when dictating the action and asserting himself as a scorer from all levels. Clark is an excellent finisher around the basket, able to finish with poise and finesse through varying amounts of contact. He utilizes his body well, offers a rugged/chippy defensive presence, and seems to make a nonstop flurry of plays in transition. Clark showcased the makings of an offensive machine during the weekend, which should have BBN fans excited for his pending arrival."
Well except for the Big Blue nation fans who like to take rumors for word and have already formed their opinion of the kid based off of someone who wrote a rumor in reagards to him. Funny, Skyy is the one in high school, the terrible posters are suppose to be grown adults, but are rumor gossiping like a bunch of teenage girls.
"Very few can match the buzz or reputation surrounding Skyy Clark. Certain prospects have a specific presence upon entering the gym, and Clark is definitely one of them. On the court, he’s the clear leader and primary decision-maker for this group. Clark possesses a smooth, crafty offensive game with the ability to apply downhill pressure as a penetrator or generate clean looks for himself and others off the bounce. He’s a useful playmaker and capable of running the team, but is at his best when dictating the action and asserting himself as a scorer from all levels. Clark is an excellent finisher around the basket, able to finish with poise and finesse through varying amounts of contact. He utilizes his body well, offers a rugged/chippy defensive presence, and seems to make a nonstop flurry of plays in transition. Clark showcased the makings of an offensive machine during the weekend, which should have BBN fans excited for his pending arrival."
Well except for the Big Blue nation fans who like to take rumors for word and have already formed their opinion of the kid based off of someone who wrote a rumor in reagards to him. Funny, Skyy is the one in high school, the terrible posters are suppose to be grown adults, but are rumor gossiping like a bunch of teenage girls.
Let me ask you something unemployed man from warren county, do you have sources within the AAU circuit that have watched Skyy? If the answer is no STFU and post more hype articles. Interesting you say that ralphdalton’s posts are RUMORS when they are facts of people who’ve watched Clarke IN PERSON on the aau circuit.The facts say AAU boys think Bryce Warren would’ve been a better guard than Clarke if he started in Clarke’s place on Mokan’s team. They also say the guys who watched Clarke would take 25 guards over Skyy. They also say Skyy was shopping around for other schools before he visited UK. He left Brentwood because his coach told him to drop 20 pounds to play. Sorry i’m a little hesitant to buy into the hype of this guy. The fact he was shopping around on UK makes me weary as well. But keep his “root” in your mouth.
Are you telling me BRENTWOOD told a 5 star recruit they had to lose weight before they could play?
That’s not the point. Him being 20 pounds over playing weight is alarming.
They said they saw that many guards who have outplayed him/impressed more this Spring. The best guard in MoKan Elite system is '23 Bryson Warren too, not Clark.
This is new group he's working out with too. Better workouts with actual game shooting and not the circus of nonsense with the spin 180 3's.
But workouts don't defend/make you defend. They are to improve his jumper which looks much better here.
Now the #1 issue-when will the next declaration of "I'm fully invested" or "I'm all in" come out? At some point if you have to keep saying it when you're lone guy committed to the program, are you trying to convince yourself? Or so insecure you constantly need fans to reaffirm you are great? The latter personality won't cut it at UK. Cal/this staff are going to be 100% honest.
I'm still waiting to hear if he worked out with team on official visit? If so, by my view of how Clark family operates, we'd have definitely heard of how great he played.
Montverde's Kevin Boyle told him to get his *** in shape.
This is what i’m getting at here. I’d love for Clarke to be Maxey 2.0 or the next Fox. But laying out what you’re said makes me weary of him. Especially when you consider how deep the 2022 class is. I just think there’s better guard options out there.
I guess you thought Chuck Hayes was over weight as well who had the same type of build as Clark?
Brentwood and Montverdes coaches have told Clarke to get in shape. Chuck Hayes is 6’6”.
The kid played 11 HS games and quit his HS team. That doesn't warrant that award.
Why is it hard for some to believe that he didn't play well at 3 Tournaments? I get you are all UK fans and want to believe he's god's gift--but the games were online to watch and attend--which several people did, he not only was outplayed, his team lost. MoKan is 1 game under .500 with him as the lead guard of a team who entered AAU play with a reputation as being a team who should be elite. It's true/reality, not making up rumors.
As for CP3 Event-it was his best event by far in over a year. Everyone who has watched him would agree with that. He had horrible issues defensively at the event but shot the ball best he's done since '19-20 season. So by end of weekend--they were .500 (2-2) in best event of him.
A lot of people are encouraged by hype/videos, and a player/his family and their PR team sucking up to the BBN. Guys at events are there to see how you are playing and what is going on. They don't care who plays well/doesn't-they just watch and speak honestly. If he kills it-they say so. He shot the bell a lot better after working out better prior to the CP3 event which was shared too.
It's never negative to be honest. Some of you would be surprised how the media at events operates and what many of their "credentials" as evaluators are. They don't/didn't coach. They often don't watch committed players play a game-they go get stat sheets and ask AAU guys who they rely on recruiting information and will plug a guy up.
Again--if you are 6'3 with near 40 inch vert as proclaimed, you don't need to seek approval, your game jumps off the screen.
The kid may decide to go elsewhere but the #1 issue is not that he is committed and strongly followed that up with glowing reviews about his UK visit. It is that you and your acolytes seem to find something wrong with this kid and doubt his commitment because he talks favorably about his commitment and recent visit. So, in your mind, he is trying to convince himself he is committed?
You keep mentioning, (they) said. Who is they? Evidently their opinions do not jive with every recruiting service. He is rated a five star by every one of them. I think this next high school season will tell us more and while we may see weaknesses at that time and his value drops considerably, right now he is a committed 5 star.
What do you consider bad mouthing a player? Speaking about his performance if he doesn't play well? Talking about issues? This is a discussion board. We're here to talk basketball. I don't know Clark or his family, nor do I care to ever meet them. I assume most people are good people. I do want to know who is playing well/who isn't when it comes to evaluations. That's just talking basketball.
I don't think Skyy Clark is fat. I think he needs to get in better basketball shape and that was also mentioned by Clark himself when talking of what Kevin Boyle mentioned to him-the HC at Montverde Academy. So that's not a shot-it's reality.
What makes you believe everything that is positive, but not critical assessments? The fact he's committed to the program for now? I do know 100% for fact that he/family had reached out to numerous other programs and that got back to UK which led to the knee pads and *** kissing routine in public-but I get it. There's a lot at stake-rankings (which matter to some players/families more then others), hype, etc.......
All the kid has to do if he wants to be praised-go kill it on the the court and win games.
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Players who help recruit are huge assets. His commitment as a 5* came at a time when UK needed it. Landing a first recruit in a class is big. Even if he is not the next level star we hope for he has has already helped. Nice 3 point shot. Missed the dunks usually on these tapes. UK has some shooters.
They are guys who know the UK staff and speak with them about players and don't have any agenda in play-they don't have guys they'll promote because they want to get someone on. Most top programs have people connected who attend events when coaches can't that the programs trust. Or you can rely on a guy who is not watching, goes to stat sheet. Ever been to an event? If so, I'd suggest a live event. The amount of coaches/media who are talking with each other, never watch a second of the game taking place is stunning considering it's their livelihood. Ranking players is is about interest and pandering to those who will buy subscriptions. It's usually quite easy to evaluate top tier players. In a class as deep as '22 it's not easy.
Now one legit ? that very well could be why Clarks' been outplayed to this point that is something I think will make sense to you is he's not played a lot since '19/20. Leading into this year's AAU season-he played around 15/16 games total. Other guys were playing. You can't expect to be great on the court when you just workout and never compete. Maybe it's that simple and he's ready to explode and have a great rest of AAU season heading into Montverde? If he stays committed to UK, hope that is 100% the case. But to this point, he'd been outplayed. Shot better at CP3 event and some things he's going to struggle with-he lacks lateral quickness and gets destroyed when he's defending the ball. That will be an issue no matter how improved he gets-but if he can at least balance it out offensively, it'll lead to more weekends like CP3 and less like the prior events leading into that.
Why would he have had a horrible visit? What's that got to do with anything? When I asked if he played pickup, it's a legit question because most players run with the team on a visit. It's not negative or positive, it's a question.
I don't ask for anyone to say anything in response to what I post. If you have issue with those posters, take it up with them. Have I ever asked for people to support what I share? I just laugh how if it's positive, everyone wants to go nuts and if it's not so great, then they hate it and it's negative and agenda driven etc..... It's just what's being stated. If the same guys talk up players who end up coming to UK and are great, nobody has an issue and asks about their credentials but if it's not what YOU want to hear, then they do have an agenda aren't credible?
He is one year older than Reed S. Is Reed a much better player than Clark? Do you and Ralph think he will be the superior college player? Serious question.
No it is not what YOU are saying, it is what you read Ralph Dalton post and you are piggy backing it. Once again this is not bashing RD, he is a solid poster, and I guarantee he has credible contacts, you can just tell, real knows real, but it is bashing YOU because you can't form your own opinion, you form other peoples OPINION and post it as FACT. Or what people would call a Buster or Poser. Fake know it all, all of those fit. How many time have you seen Clark play ? Be honest. How many ??? And unemployed ? WTF you must be using other people's (ghost) words or passing false statements as fact, there you go again. I haven't been unemployed since I was 15, BOY. LOL, not trying to flex or floss on you, (but you are an idiot), but guarantee you I have made more $$$ ending today than you will all year.
Maybe he is simply fight the tumors that he wasn’t staying committed. Don’t act like we don’t have a large portion of the fan base that need reassurance at time.
Umm maybe just maybe it was one of the coaches no longer on the team.
Would Chin or Orlando been after him?
I don't know the answer to that, but my gut says no. Clark wouldn't be at UK if Chin and Orlando were in place. My opinion.
Personally have never seen Reed Sheppard play nor have the guys I speak with--at least not in person. So I'll defer to others until I see him play.
My personal opinion regarding '22 class once the staff changes were made was that the deck should've been wiped clean and let the new staff recruit who they want. Clark was talking to other programs at time as well which influences my preference. But as I've repeatedly stated it doesn't matter what I or the guys who report back from events to coaches say-it only matters what happens. If the kid sticks with commitment, comes in and knocks it out of the park, great for him, the program, and I'll be first to admit that he's fantastic. However if things are being said that aren't what I'm hearing from people actually watching the entire games....I share it. What's the harm? It's a message board to talk UK basketball/recruiting. We don't/won't always agree and it's okay to hear good/critical comments on coaches/players/teams. Doesn't mean you hate anyone or don't think they are good people.
That one I take issue with because it's 100% fact and wasn't a rumor. He or his camp got caught, won't be first/last player that happens with either. It's why recruiting is intense and hardest part of the job. One mistake can cost people jobs. One gamble that pays off can get a championship.
Not all those guys are UK worthy. It's just saying--there are about 20-25 guards they'd seen at events who were playing much better. Doesn't mean UK would want them either. Just speaking on performance.
If all these guys are making **** up and wrong, why is the team losing more games then they've won when they have all this talent and he's a 5 star PG? 5 star PG's are biggest difference makers on the court and make bad players look avg, avg players look good, good look great......I mean same guys said Bryson Warren is a monster talent and that's been proven to be correct. MoKan's Coach even said their 16U team is their best/toughest team. So if they are all wrong, why is this team failing to just run the table and smoke everyone? Like most things it's likely a combination of things, but as long as Clark's commitment sticks, then I hope he figures it out and builds off his improved performance at CP3 Event. Just not going to give a damn about workouts in empty gym when it's more important in a tight game late that some dude blows by him as he gives a half assed effort with games on line. Any successful person believes you fall back to training in big moments, and what I'd seen leading up to the Spring--it's not surprising that result took place. Film's there. Doesn't lie or have any preference.
BTW Smash, thanks for sharing this and I really like these workouts Skyy is doing compared to the nonsense that was being posted earlier in season with suspecting training/drills being conducted by Andrew Fleming who was a hype man/cheerleader more then pushing his development. His shot looks better and it's functional workout where you see how it applies to a game. Watching that goofball Andrew Fleming 180 twirling spin/stepback 3 as if that was something.......Clark family did well seeking new training. That will pay off.
no need to take issue. Either way maybe the motivation is to assure people he is staying