Afternoon notes from Comets Shootout
Duoth Gach, D1 MNp 16U: Springy, athletic, endless energy and no shooting conscience… that can be used to describe both twins Duoth and Both Gach of Austin. RJ’s likely to write about him too, but the kid blew me away…
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Continue ReadingDuoth Gach, D1 MNp 16U: Springy, athletic, endless energy and no shooting conscience… that can be used to describe both twins Duoth and Both Gach of Austin. RJ’s likely to write about him too, but the kid blew me away with four 3-pointers in four or five minutes. He does not quit on either end, and April will be the coming out party for these twins as they emerge on the larger MN scene.
Beijan Newbern, Select Altenhofen: This was my first time seeing Beijan play, and I wasn’t disappointed. Beijan is downright shifty. He attacks closeouts extremely well and shakes defenders with subtle yet effective body movement. 11 points to lead Select over Comets Little, 64-40.
Christian Dickson, Select Altenhofen: Reliability; that’s what shines through with this DeLaSalle sophomore. And of course he goes to De, because he plays the game correctly and intelligently. The whole half I watched had Christian running the point and consistently making correct decisions.
Mitchell Weber, Select Altenhofen: A 6-foot-5 sophomore who had the same strength and size last year as a freshman, which was unbelievable. He’s stronger than 80% of grown men. He brawled down low and then stepped out to cross and pop a corner 3, showing some real versatility.
John and Matt Bezdicek, Heat Bui: The two Osseo twins connected for an unbelievable finish to win the game for Heat Bui. Jeremiah Coddon pulled up and nailed a very improbable 3-pointer to tie things up, then with four seconds left John lofted a half court pass up to Matt who tipped it in as the buzzer hit. Heat bench naturally erupted.
Trevor Schermann, WOTN: 17U kid who came over from Fury to play with Nicols and company. Trevor is really slippery and silently deadly. I see him as a really nice MIAC wing target, and I’d suggest that they get familiar with him fast. Long, 6-foot-3, shoots it and hustles.
Brian Smith, Select Ohnstad: About 5-foot-7 and plays with more energy than anyone on the floor. He seemingly levitates as he bounces around and uses his energy to make plays. He is fully aware that at his size, he needs to try twice as hard as anyone else. Nice court vision and scrappy on D.