NT recruit Robert Lee

[Buford_Julep]

This is my favorite time of the year. The Texas UIL playoffs have started. Last Tuesday I saw Ft Worth Eastern Hills defeat Ft Worth Brewer 80-42 at Keller Central HS Gym.

Eastern Hills was led by Robert Lee, who has been mentioned on several internet sites as being interested in playing for North Texas. Lee is about 6-1 or 6-2 and is listed at 170 pounds. He plays wing forward for E.Hills, but is projected to be a shooting guard or possibly a point guard in college. Lee was the MVP of the 4-A Whataburger Tourmament and is clearly the best player on a 24-5 team that is currently ranked #6 in 4-A by the Texas HS coaches poll.

He scored 17 points vs Brewer and probably led his team in rebounds and assists also. He is a sensational athlete. Hills likes to use him on the receiving end of alley oop passes. Twice he slammed home offensive rebounds. Once he went over the back of several much taller players to turn an offensive rebound into slam dunk. Even the Brewer fans were oohing and ahhing over that one. His athletic ability reminds me of former Ft Worth Dunbar star Lance Jackson.

He seems to have very good instincts and plays within his abilities. He is very much a team player, and did not try to force any shots.

The bad news about him is pretty much the same as it was for Lance Jackson. In college, Lee will have to show some outside shooting and ball handling skills. In the Brewer game, Lee left the ball handling to the point guard and seemed uninterested in taking jumpshots even when he was wide open. But if he wants to play here, I doubt NT would turn him down.

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Robert Lee

Edited February 27, 2004 by Buford_Julep

[emmitt01]

Looks like TCU and some pretty big programs are in on him as well. Do we have the ability to outdo the big boys in basketball too?

[drex]

In about a year we will be THE BIG BOYS.