[Blacksmith]

Ive seen keathley play two games. Was expecting big things. Good HS player but no star. Heard he could be D1. He doesn’t have enough athleticism but i think he may have a chance to play NAIA one day. Im not knocking him. Just trying to give an honest evaluation of the kid. I sincerely wish him well.

Good player, fantastic kid. Being persuaded to do things you can get away with in AAU but not at a high school program. If you have people making you get your numbers no matter the situation, you should just go prep. Prestonsburg controlled tonight’s matchup with Pineville for quite a while and it was because there was balanced scoring. I think we had 4 or 5 in double figures. We didn’t win but we lead for most of the game. When he learns that in high school you have to play within a system, this team can take a step forward. But as long as he’s being pressed to get 25+ or else it’s a failure, this team will continue to quit like it has up to this point.

Ive seen the exact same thing with another very good player and it ends up doing him no favors. Now he's in college and struggling to fix in with the offense and adjust after playing aau style ball through 6-7 years of middle and HS ball... Being encouraged to play that way...