New York 2021 Rankings Newcomers: West New York pt.2

<p>As we continued on our goal to expand rankings, not just from Lower New York but making our way through the bounty of players upstate, we noticed a common theme. Players would play beyond their level upstate, and even while some of this took place in big cities such as Rochester and Buffalo, they still would not get as much attention as City players. Here, we move through some of the best from the West, who finally should get a taste of the attention they deserve.</p> <p><strong>324. [player_tooltip player_id="1048616" first="Maeron" last="Buchanan"] | Global Concepts</strong></p> <p>This season, [player_tooltip player_id="1048616" first="Maeron" last="Buchanan"] showed up for Global Concepts, but it wasn’t necessarily from his scoring. Sure, Buchanan showed that when he had the ball and he was in the right place, he can convert from his team. But as a versitile small forward, his value came on defense, where he can constantly switch on and off and seemingly find a way to guard two players at once.</p> <p><strong>310. [player_tooltip player_id="1048583" first="Sam" last="Walters"] | Starpoint</strong></p> <p>When looking at modern basketball at the professional level, one can very easily see how [player_tooltip player_id="1048583" first="Sam" last="Walters"] out of Starpoint culled his inspiration from. Walters clearly models his game out of modern three and D players, and he does it successfully. Walters ideally can take on a team’s star offensive player on defense and switch off to double teams when needed, while he can space the floor on offense and provide a steady stream of quality looks.</p> <p><strong>276. [player_tooltip player_id="1048424" first="Isaac" last="Brown"] | Salamanca</strong></p> <p>If there is one word to describe [player_tooltip player_id="1048424" first="Isaac" last="Brown"] out of Salamanca, who have been producing a steady stream of quality players for quite some time now, it would be dynamic. Brown is able to easily go from defense to offense while guiding the ball and get quality layups or advance the ball in an efficient way to a teammate. His playmaking doesn’t stop there, as he can advance even if the defense is set up, and when he sees the right situation, he doesn’t hesitate to bolt to the rim.</p> <p><strong>125. [player_tooltip player_id="1047868" first="Demarri" last="Jones"] | Jamestown</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1047868" first="Demarri" last="Jones"] is a classic example of a college-level player who just doesn’t get the attention he deserves. Jones is able to space the floor and shoot despite playing the game with a size advantage, and for a power forward, he is able to still run the floor and really make his layups 100% by throwing them down. While his size is always there, his speed is his biggest weapon as he’s able to spread his size all over the floor.</p> <p><strong>63. [player_tooltip player_id="1047742" first="Zach" last="Ianello"] | Clarence</strong></p> <p>The quality that separates good shooters from great shooters is the ability to not loose the shooting ability after a couple of shots, and keeping the form and jump consistent for the full length of the game. Ianello has had multiple games like this, where his shooting would last from beginning to end and providing his team not with efficient buckets but also volume, making his presence really felt in game.</p> <p><strong>132. [player_tooltip player_id="1048067" first="Adam" last="Mietz"] | Akron</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1048067" first="Adam" last="Mietz"] has been everything a team needs in a point guard, and when he was on the floor for Akron this season, they certainly felt it in a positive way. Mietz was able to consistently both penatrate and shoot directly off of his dribble, and of course he can be counted on completing on-ball defense. His playmaking allows to take the offense both quickly and methodically, and quickly set up himself or teammates.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>