That somebody is clocking six graders shows how out of control the whole thing is,IMO.
No Mike Rice at this week's Hoop Group camp (he operates out of the New Jersey locale) but plenty of talent in my son's Albright College dorm this week. Right down the hall is a kid named Zion Harmon who as a 7th grader has 4 D1 offers including one from Missouri. My son played against him a couple of times when he was younger and playing up (1st grade, Zion 3rd grade). Zion has since re-classed and is the first 7th grader to play in the EYBL. Although to be fair he was a 14 year old 7th grader (my oldest son was a 14 year old 10th grader). But it definitely shows that people are paying attention to kids at younger grades.
Zion's path also shows the "everything for basketball" mentality so many parents are pushing right now. They are from my area (Zion was in my middle son's 4th grade class five years ago. He was then homeschooled the next year and re-classed. Two years ago he played basketball in Florida. Last year he transferred to a Tennessee Christian School (Lighthouse) and played for their high school team. I think the main reason they picked Tennessee was so he could play for We All Can Go (WACG), an elite AAU basketball program. Next year they are playing in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The rumors are that after that he will come back here and play at one of the elite high school programs in the DC area. It will be interesting to see what his longest stint is during his high school career.