The Mass & NH High School Basketball Report has been on the road this Spring and Summer and has had the opportunity to see most of the high school basketball talent in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts.As a result of the work we have done over the last few months, we will update our rankings over the next couple of weeks starting with New Hampshire high school boys and girls and finishing with Massachusetts high school boys and girls.
Ranking basketball players is a very difficult task and it is understandable and likely that any two evaluators will rank the athletes differently. It is our intent at the Mass & NH High School Basketball Report is to determine who the best college prospects are. As a result, our rankings do not always reflect a ranking order that is based on who the best high school player is at this moment of time, but rather the order is based on how the athletes project out as college players. Thus, what we call upside is a key criteria in ranking high school players as well as the athletes ability to flurish in the college style of play. Thus, in many instances, a player that has size and athleticism, but yet is still raw, often projects higher than a smaller and less athletic player who is already a seasoned high school basketball player.
It should also be understood that the criteria to determine who the best high school player will be is different than the criteria to determine who the best college player will be. Furthermore, the criteria used to determine who the best college player will be is different than the criteria used to determine who the best professional player will be.
As we have said, it is our intent at the Mass & NH High School Basketball Report to evaluate athletes and determine who projects out to be the best college players. To the best of our ability we will do so, but we are sure we will make mistakes and have omissions. For those, we apologize in advance.
Please stay tuned for the updated rankings.
