I was able to get out and see a bunch of young potential prospects over the course of the previous three months. I’m glad I did, as it gave me terrific insight of who I should be keeping an eye…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inI was able to get out and see a bunch of young potential prospects over the course of the previous three months. I’m glad I did, as it gave me terrific insight of who I should be keeping an eye on as we head into winter basketball season. Here’s a look at some of my stockrisers from the months of July, August, and September.
Highly skilled young player. I like that Tillman does it on both sides of the ball, while playing up against older competition. He has good quickness, and vision, and understands the value of passing the ball. Has the potential to be a big time breakdown, draw and kick guy.
Taylor is a must see prospect for me. He was the biggest player on the court and he played with the ball in his hands a lot. Faced double and triple teams, yet showed the ability to handle against pressure. Good athlete as well, as he showed a quick first jump, scoring a lot of his buckets off putbacks around the rim. Huge stockriser, who will be on my winter radar.
Jitterbug PG has all the skills to be a productive high school point guard. Loved the ball speed and quickness he played with, and he showed mental toughness, knocking down some late game shots, in bracket play at the recent Labor Day Crown event.
His shot making is advanced, and that’s really all you need to know about Troya. He simply scores from to many areas, of the floor, to be ignored. In addition to the areas, it’s also the angles, as he has shown the ability to accurately make runners, floaters, and off balance shots.
Size and skill. Brown has improved a lot in the past year, with perhaps the most significant improvement being in his shooting. He shoots it effortlessley from range and has begun to add in some off the bounce shooting to his game. He’s always been a good slasher, but now watching him increase his finishing ability around the rim, along with the improved outside game, has helped his stock to rise.
Cooper has all the physical tools of a big time prospect including good size and long arms. In addition to the frame, he’s highly skilled. One of the best middle school grab and go guys I’ve seen, this year. I wouldn’t classify him as a shooter, but he makes catch and shoot threes when left open. With a strong winter finish, we probably see him make an appearance on most national rankings platforms.
I’ve watched Nikolov play more than any other middle schooler. His consistency and signature skill is what stands out for me. He’s going to always be a guy that can change the scoreboard for you with his outside shooting. Nikolov has recently added some ball skills to his game, putting it on the deck more, and getting to the rim.
Delancy’s physical frame is what led me to laying eyes on him, however it was skill that kept me at the court. He has an advanced 1 v 1 game, that allows him to create space and raise up for his shot. Good R&J guy that finishes in transition. Has the opportunity to be one of more electiftying scorers in the class.
AIP is a player that is quickly circulating around the circuit. A 6’10 8th grader is just that, and Parras has the game to back up the height. In addition to being huge, he runs the floor well, which is the most important thing for a player that big. He also shows the ability to get off the floor, finishing plays with thunderous dunks. If he’s not already, he will be a player rising in the national rankings.
Broxie is a physical banger, who continues to improve. He rebounds the ball at a high level, showing the ability to go both out of area, and in traffic to snag boards. He’s not the fastest player, however he will stretch the floor for you simply because of his willingess to rim run.
Mckinnley is kinda slight on frame, so it came as a suprise to see him mixing it up and grabbing rebounds. He scored mostly in transition, catching and finishing after running the lane. While completing plays was his bread and butter, he did show several times the ability to face up and efficiently slash to the cup.
Britt is as they say, quicker than a hiccup. A tempo changing, jitterbug guard, Britt controlled the pace of the game. He shoots it a little, and does a tremendous job of finishing in transition. Has the potential to be one of the more dynamic PG’s in his class.
