Deonte Burton

[Lennys Tap]

The Terry Porter Elite U17 team went down to Chicago and won a very prestigous tournament this weekend. They beat the Mac Irvin Fire in the semis 84-77 and won the championship game (don't know against whom) 47-45. Deonte Burton had 30 in the semis and 12 in the finals. Anyone with more "color" on the tourney?

[oshkoshbgosh]

I found this info on the tourney:

"Terry Porter Elite defeated Team Rose 47-45 to win the 17-U championship in a thrilling contest at the ChicagoHoops.com Spring Tip-Off Classic.

Jarvis Garrett scored 21 points with Marquette-bound Deonte Burton adding 12 points to fuel a title win in a game that went down to the buzzer.  Lorenzo Dillard (Niles North) led Team Rose with 17 points.

Terry Porter Elite held on to win a thriller over the Mac Irvin Fire in the semifinals 84-77.  Deonte Burton led T.P. Elite with 30 points to offset a powerful 22-point effort from 6'11 sophomore superstar Jahlil Okafor of the Mac Irvin Fire.  Team Rose won a high-energy contest over Illinois Crush in the semifinals to advance."
The Badgers are recruiting Okafor, according to Scout.

[MU82]

Aren't the Golden Warriors recruiting Okafor, too? If not, why not?

[🏀]

Aren't the Golden Warriors recruiting Okafor, too? If not, why not?

Little to no chance that MU or UW is landing Okafor.

[THEultimateWARRIOR]

Little to no chance that MU or UW is landing Okafor.

Agreed no way we or UW get him. Hes going to a blue blood or MSU. He is ranked 2nd nationally.

[MU82]

Hey, our blood is blue ... especially in the winter.

[lab_warrior]

I am giddy about Burton being an in MU uniform for the next few years.  From all accounts, the dude can flat out HOOP.

[THEultimateWARRIOR]

I am giddy about Burton being an in MU uniform for the next few years.  From all accounts, the dude can flat out HOOP.

Yea him dropping 30 points in a big time tourny makes me excited.

[Stretchdeltsig]

It's exciting to see the recruiting trend of adding top talent.  Marquette is an elite top ten school! And, definitely a blue blood!

[Goose]

My son was following Duane Wilson and Burton on Twitter over the weekend he said Wilson was talking up the Warriors. Glad to see them excited a year + away from getting started at MU.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Lorenzo Dillard is Skip's son, btw....Skip of DePaul fame (and infamy).  Transferred to Niles North from Evanston.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

The Badgers are recruiting Okafor, according to Scout.

The thought of Bo trying to convince Okafor to come to Madison is humorous to me... Whatever, less time for them to be focusing on more reasonable targets like Looney and Stone (although I don't think either of them is particularly likely to choose Bucky either).

[Markusquette]

I don't think I've been as excited to see any other incoming recruit as I am for Deonte Burton.  He seems like a stud.

[We R Final Four]

The thought of Bo trying to convince Okafor to come to Madison is humorous to me... Whatever, less time for them to be focusing on more reasonable targets like Looney and Stone (although I don't think either of them is particularly likely to choose Bucky either).

I thought the same thing.  First of all he's not from Minnesota.  Second of all, he's not white.  Good luck Bo.

[Freeport Warrior]

For those of you looking to see some of these guys in action, they will be in Milwaukee this weekend for NY2LA tournament.

TP Elite (Burton) and Mac Irvin (Okafor) are in the tourney -- 17U. I thought Parker was on the team too, but can't confirm. Might be on Ferrari (not in tourney).

They will be playing at Homestead and WI Lutheran.

WI Swing (Bronson Koenig, Nick Fuller, Luke Fischer) and a ton of other teams from outside the area as well.

Here is schedule: http://ny2lasports.com/EventSchedules/masterswishfinal6.pdf

[Goose]

See you there freeport

[Ellenson Guerrero]

For those of you not already aware that Deonte will likely be the most talented player to come into MU in recent memory: http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1668:terry-porter-elite-win-chicago-hoops-17-u-tip-off-title&catid=35:news.

Now we grab Looney, Paul White, and Stone and my next five years will be complete...

[BCHoopster]

As much as I like to believe the believers that he is the best player to come to MU in a long while, I will say as usual, these kids are way over hyped.  Deonte might have the physical being to play in the Big East right away but his game is along way from being refined.  He is 6'4" wing or 2 guard that needs a lot of work on his outside shot much like Vander.  Both were outstanding there junior year in high school playing against much smaller kids.  Right now, Deonte is a scorer, not a shooter.  In 2 years, you will have Mayo, Taylor, Vander, Ferguson, Jones and Anderson.  He will have to really improve to get playing time.  The key in 2 years is Diamond Stone, he could start.  I hope I am wrong, but he will need to spend a great deal of
time in the gym on his form and shot.

[Dawson Rental]

For those of you not already aware that Deonte will likely be the most talented player to come into MU in recent memory: http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1668:terry-porter-elite-win-chicago-hoops-17-u-tip-off-title&catid=35:news.

Now we grab Looney, Paul White, and Stone and my next five years will be complete...

Honestly, I didn't read anything in the article that you refer to to establish that Deonte will "be the most talented player to come into MU in recent memory", especially since Wade fits into the recent memory category.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Not saying Burton  will be better than Wade obviously, but he certainly is further along than where Wade was at this point in high school. He just dropped 30 against the #6 AAU team in the country, and without another high major prospect he help his team win a AAU kick-off tournament filled with teams with 3-5 players sporting high major offers. This is not Blue beating up on short white kids from Verona. Whatever you think about Blue (who started games as a freshman mind you and was still our fourth leading scorer this past season), not every 4.5-5 star prospect we get will be a disappointment.

[avid1010]

nm

[avid1010]

Knowing he will not be the next D Wade, and that many more athletic 6' 4" guards play at Vander's level than Wade's I think it's hard to make comparisons like this.  My guess is with his build he's better at finishing around the rim than Vander.  Wade was physically more talented than Vander while at MU, but the differences are more along the lines of being able to go strong with both hands, finishing around the rim, a mid-range game, Wade used the glass well, etc.  As Wade continues to prove in the NBA...the 3pt shot can come later (or never really fully develop at all) if you can do all those other things as well as he does.  After watching Buzz's teams for the last few years now I'm almost more concerned with finding players that can shoot off the dribble than those that can hit the 3 or score in the post.  Wade beat Wisconsin by himself spending an entire second half hitting elbow jumpers off the dribble. 

[bilsu]

It is not only Wade's strength it is his concentration. He never losses sight of the basket even when he is hammered.

[brewcity77]

It is not only Wade's strength it is his concentration. He never losses sight of the basket even when he is hammered.

Wade plays drunk? Oh man...coming to a school in Milwaukee clearly was a mistake for him. Should've went to BYU or Utah or somewhere like that.

[Freeport Warrior]

Burton and TP Elite tonight at Mequon Homestead 8:30 vs CIA Bounce (Canada)

Mac Irvin Fire (Jahlil Okafor and Jabari Parker per current 17u roster) vs. WI Swing (Keonig, Fisher, Fuller) on same court following (9:40 pm)

I checked this out a few days ago and the roster was not up. It is today and they list Okafor, Parker and the NY2LA tournament. These games are part of the seeding showcase -- the best teams play tonight and then are put on opposite sides of the bracket.

Other 17U teams tonight include Playground Elite and Milwaukee Rebels. I think Duane Wilson is on Playground Elite.

Admission is $10.
http://fivestarbasketball.com/teams/mac-irvin-fire-17u-2012