It was a busy week at the Grassroots Capital as the Nike Memorial Day Classic came to town. That meant four full days of hoops at Suwanee Sports Academy and a great sampling of the best young players in America. No barbecues and apple pies for us. Just hoops. Lots and lots of hoops.

With so many talented players at the Nike Memorial Day Classic, it wasn't easy trimming down the thought on the weekly superlatives. Nevertheless, here's my best shot at who were the talking points over the four days of the MDC.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: P.J. Dozier, PG/SG, Spring Valley (S.C.)/Upward Stars

Steady, smooth and effective. That's been the tune of Dozier's game this spring and the two months of grassroots basketball ended with a tournament championship. Finally. It was bound to happen. Dozier did a great job of sewing together his talented Upward team together. Most impressive? Having 10 minutes in between the semi-final and final games. Dozier didn't looked gassed and kept his crew focused on the championship. I have a feature story coming on him this week. Very good weekend of work from the 6-foot-5 point guard.  

#BESEEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brandon Ingram, SF, Kinston (N.C.)/Stackhouse Elite

I watched Kevin Durant make the climb from prospect to player at the 2005 Boo Williams tournament. It was one of the best performances I've ever seen from a player. (See for yourself HERE.) Now, Ingram didn't have that same kind of weekend but the progression is in the works. The long-armed 6-foot-7 rising junior is playing with much more confidence than he did in April (where he was also great). Ingram is knocking down jumpers, rebounding, blocking shots and thriving as a passer. Considered by many as a top 50 national talent, I'd argue that Ingram needs to be considered as a top 25 national prospect and in the All-American category. He's making that kind of jump and it has been fun to watch it happen at Suwanee Sports Academy this spring.

DEPTH CHART CLIMBER: Avery Patterson, PG, Wheeler (Ga.)/Game Elite

What a weekend for the built like a running back point guard. When his team was placed against in-city rival, the Atlanta Celtics, Patterson came to play. He pumped in a dozen first half points and played well opposite of Jalyn Patterson, arguably one of the top PGs in the South's 2015 class. Avery was outstanding all weekend as a scorer, passer, defender and leader. He helped Game Elite all the way to the 17 and under championship.

PUT HIM ON THE LIST: Malik Monk, SG, East Poinsett (Ark.)/Arkansas Wings

What a talent. The class of 2016 prospect was one of the most electrifying players at the Nike Memorial Day Classic. At 6-foot-2, he played bigger than his size. I haven't seen a lot of the 2016 class but Monk has to stack up with the best of the best nationwide. His recruitment should be a national one.

GEORGIA PLAYERS HEADED WEST

The Pangos All-American camp is one of my favorite events in the country. It is a place for guys to really blow up. A handful of Georgia guys are headed to Los Angeles for the event. They are: Andre Chatfield, Avery Patterson, Keith Pinckney, Malik Beasley, Kaiser Gates and Jabari Craig.

NOTES FROM THE HOOPS ROUNDTABLE

I had a chance to speak at the Mercer basketball Hoops Roundtable yesterday. I spoke about the new age of recruiting, how social media plays into the equation and how coaches can use it to their advantage.

What was much more interesting came from Ken Pomeroy and Drew Cannon. Who are they, you ask? Just two basketball whiz kids that understand numbers better than you and me.

Here are some stats that may only interest me:

According to KenPom, a college basketball teams averages 66 possessions a game last season. Teams averaged 1.08 points a possession.

The Division I average on two-point made field goals was 48 percent last year. The Division I average for three-point made field goals was 34 percent. The offensive team rebounded the ball just 32 percent of the time.

As I mentioned, I spoke about how colleges and coaching staffs can use Twitter to their advantage. Part of today's landscape of education, social media instruction has to be part of the curriculum at the college level. That's especially the case inside the locker room.

I encouraged the attending coaches to do this: take his team to their home venue and bring his phone. From there, I asked the coaches to hand the player a microphone and read aloud his five most recent tweets (that includes replies and retweets). The lesson is this: Can you say what you tweet in front of your home crowd?

I'd encourage all coaches from all levels to do just that. I think the lesson will be learned quickly by the athletes.

Couple of other notes from the speakers:

• Drew Cannon encouraged the coaches to "avoid groupthink" when it came to data.
• "We use the stats to help people stop lying." - Drew Cannon and how Butler uses advanced stats in practice and film study. Thought that was a great line from the young 20-something.
• First year Mount St. Mary's head coach Jamion Christian said: "Bring in players that represent you."
• Christian added: "Don't underestimate the power of the press conference."

Finally, here was the take away from talking to the college coaches at the conference and the message is directed to the parents.

Be positive with your player when you talk to him. Fill his mind with things that will build him up. When you are going through the recruiting process, ask yourself this - can I trust this head coach to help my son become more than a basketball player?

Those were the thoughts from the coaches. Not mine. Keep those in mind as you go through this wild ride of recruiting.