Midwest Summer Slam: Player Evals, Part I
AMES — All Iowa Attack hosted the Midwest Summer Slam at The Fieldhouse over the weekend, and PHI was there for much of the action. Below you’ll find the first set of evals from Sunday’s play. 2019 Mason Abbas, 6’3, G, Iowa…
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Continue ReadingAMES — All Iowa Attack hosted the Midwest Summer Slam at The Fieldhouse over the weekend, and PHI was there for much of the action. Below you’ll find the first set of evals from Sunday’s play.
2019 Mason Abbas, 6’3, G, Iowa Prep (Cedar Falls): Abbas was excellent navigating obstacles in the transition, using plus-handle to push pace. He was also impressive on the offensive glass, going aggressively and often to the boards and coming down with more than his fair share. Also showed the ability to finish in close under duress.
2019 Ben Weber, 6’6, F, Iowa Prep (Western Dubuque): Weber has nice size, especially for a freshman, and has some solid fundamental footwork. Showed some nice touch on a close-range baseline jumper.
2019 Tristan Sweitzer, 6’0, G, Iowa Prep (New Hampton): A physical guard, Sweitzer was at times a bully with the ball, pushing his way past defenders to get to the rim, where he was effective, even when having to finish through contact.
2019 Michael Sweeney, 6’1, G, Iowa Prep (Waukon): The guard showed a solid handle against pressure defense. Exhibited a nice shooting stroke from distance.
2019 Noah Guillaume, 6’7, F, Iowa Prep (Mount Vernon): A serious physical presence, Guillaume simply had to be accounted for as an offensive entity given his size and strength. He banged inside on both ends of the floor and did a nice job on the glass.
2017 Brayden Washington, 6’3, G, CornSharks (Urbandale): A lightning-quick release allows Washington to get catch-and-shoot attempts up against even the most vigorous of close outs. Defensively, he was very aggressive in plugging passing lanes to cut off ball movement along the perimeter.
2017 Brody Kleen, 6’6, F, CornSharks (Dallas Center-Grimes): I came away very impressed with Kleen’s game. Simply, he’s a playmaker. He’s got plus-IQ, can get to the rim off the dribble, distribute and score himself. He showed a knack for finishing in congestion.
2017 John Herrick, 6’7, F, CornSharks (Boone): Herrick didn’t play particularly well on the offensive end during the stretches I watched, but he was downright spectacular defensively. He’s got long arms and has the IQ and timing to use them well, blocking his own man’s shot and coming cover as help to swat shots from the weakside. His defensive talents aren’t limited to the paint, either, as he was consistently out beyond the 3-point line in passing lanes, denying his man the ball. On the glass, he’s effective as well, using that length to high-point rebounds.
2017 Ethan Lewis, 6’0, G, CornSharks (Boone): Miller showed a nice, compact and effective 3-point stroke in catch-and-shoot situations. It was quick enough to have the recover defense not arrive nearly in time.
2017 Trevor Miller, 6’5, F, CornSharks (Urbandale): A lengthy athlete, Miller is active and plays smart with energy. He’s good at putting the ball on the floor and finding lanes to get to the rim, where he can finish with both hands.