NCAA Basketball: Important to be patient with five-star prospect Mikey Williams

Overrated, overhyped, and subpar. Those are three of the most common ways that NCAA Basketball class of 2023 5-star guard, Mikey Williams, is described whenever he happens to be the topic of conversation. Yes, I am fairly confident that many of his harshest critics know that he currently holds multiple high-major Division 1 scholarship offers, but that clearly doesn’t deter them from pointing out that he isn’t as talented as all of the recruiting services say he is.

In case you haven’t noticed, there is one major problem in the basketball community that probably won’t disappear anytime soon. Essentially, whenever a 5-star prospect possesses any sort of weakness during their high school career, individuals who appear to have something against that player quickly arrive at the conclusion that they are “garbage” or “trash”.

They don’t even bother to take a look at their entire game before determining how they really feel about them. Patience should be one of the main keys when it comes to evaluating high-level prospects, but unfortunately, many people expect 16- and 17-year-old players to have everything figured out in high school (which is as unrealistic as it gets). Do you really think that college coaches spend their time searching for perfect players? Well, I hope you don’t because if that was the case, coaches wouldn’t feel the need to extend an offer to any high school player.

Perfect players do not exist, which is the main reason why you will see many high school prospects receive big-time offers based on their current skill set and potential. Does Mikey Williams have holes in his game? Absolutely, but can the Vertical Academy (Charlotte, N.C.) guard explode up off the floor and score the basketball at a higher level than most? Absolutely, and because high-major college coaches can already picture the kind of player that Williams can be if he continues to work on his game, they took it upon themselves to take a chance on the electrifying guard.

So, do you want to know a little more about why you should be patient with Williams at the moment? Well, I am here to give you all of the information you need to know regarding that matter.