SPENCER, North Carolina — As North Rowan graduate Malik Ford picked up a pen to sign with Johnson C. Smith, coach Andrew Mitchell raved about Ford being not just a possible next-level guy but a possible watch-him-on-TV guy.
When Mitchell used Malik Ford and Scottie Pippen in the same sentence no one in the North media center laughed, because no one doubts Mitchell’s basketball knowledge and no one who has seen Ford play can deny that there’s some serious stuff there.
“Malik has been trying to make his decision for a while and when he decided on Johnson C. Smith, I told him that if he’ll make up his mind not to get outworked by anyone, if he works hard every day, he can go as far as he wants to go,” Mitchell said. “With all my heart, I believe that.”
In other words, Ford, who graduated from North in 2013 and played this past season at Thomasville Prep, has potential and to have potential is both a blessing and a burden that comes with huge expectations.
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