(fwd) High School Prospect

 "John Lyell" <jlyell@concentric.net> wrote:

>Has anyone in So. Cal. seen a kid named Chris Burgess from Woodbridge High
>in Irvine ?  This kid is possibly the best high school player I have ever
>seen.   He is 6'10 240 and is averaging 26/10 a game. He can make moves &
>dunks off the glass 75% of the players in the NBA can't do.  I have heard
>he is being highly recruited by UCLA, Kentucky & Duke.  From what I have
>seen of him I would take him over Tim Thomas, he can hit the boards & even
>shoot the 3.  I saw an ESPN review of the top high school prospects and
>they called him a mix of Bird & Olajuwan or something like that.  I have
>heard he is leaning toward Duke though.  He decision will be interesting I
>wonder who the lucky party will be.

he already committed to Duke.

jeff