Mitchell brings offense, defense, and quickness to Tide backcourt...

   

  Coach Bobby Knight once told me the best way to determine how good a kid might be is to look at who else is recruiting him. If that's true, and General usually is, then Devin Mitchell, the 6-4 guard from Suwanee, Georgia might be the best recruit the Tide got early. Most services list him as a 4 star player. No argument from me on that rating. A few have him as a three. You aren't a three star player when every SEC has offered or contacted you. Throw in a few other schools like Xavier, Butler, Virginia, and you get the idea of just how many choices the young man had. He chose Anthony Grant and Alabama. He says he likes the way Alabama plays basketball, and with the departure of Trevor Lacey he thought about early playing time. He is a much better shooter than Lacey. He can shoot the three off a pass, or can create his own spacing. As an added bonus he can take it inside and has explosiveness to finish. He weighs only "around 180" but is working hard to put on some muscle.

    

Let's set aside a rumor or two here. A lot of Tide fans thought it might be better to sign Tadric Jackson over Devin. Not true, Bama wanted Mitchell and his explosivness from the start. His quickness and long wing span (seriously long) make him perfect defender in Grant's system. Those long arms are going to find a lot of shots over out matched defenders. This season the Tide has gotten committments from three of the top players in the country. Another will add his name to the list in a month or so. Look for the Tide to hear from William Lee, the 6-9 power forward from Plantersville.  That's down in Dallas County. Lee was the Class AAAA Player of the Year. Here are some absolutely crazy numbers for the big man.  He averaged 19 points per game, 17 rebounds per game, and tossed 5 assists an outing. Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Utah are a few wanting his signature. He grew up pull for the Tide. Lee's not a completely done deal, but I'd be surprised if he wasn't wearing Crimson in the near future. He might be the best player in the state.

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