The Tune Up: Saturday night standouts

<p>DFW, Texas --</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="955381" first="Jamel" last="Graves"]</strong> | Oklahoma Chaos</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">6’6” C</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">Lawton Eisenhower HS ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>A player who has been strikingly consistent this weekend, Graves had one of his most productive games against Oklahoma Eagles Elite as their posts struggled to handle his physicality. On the post-up, it was just too high a task to stop Graves, and even when dedicating multiple defenders to protecting the rim, Graves often powered through to convert against contest. He also displayed ambidexterity even finishing with defenders breathing down his neck.</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="967407" first="D’Andre" last="Titsworth"]</strong> | ABC Basketball</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">6’0” G</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">Muskogee HS ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>A well-paced, cerebral guard, Titsowrth has athleticism to him but establishes a smoother, more controlled pace, which allows him to produce really thoughtful, auspicious plays. The lefty from Muskogee has great awareness and very good vision for the floor as he excels in beating defenders on the handle and finding open cutters and flashers for easy scoring opportunities. The heads-up playmaker handled pressure really well, found scorers and helped ABC to put a very talented F.O.E. team on the ropes early. Also a standout defender, Titsworth contributed to or solely caused numerous deflections and disruptions that led to transition points. As a scorer, Titsworth benefitted often from his own defensive excellence and acceleration down court to finish on the opposite end, often showing off his ability to finish with either hand en route to a 18-point performance against F.O.E.</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>Alex Parish</strong> | ABC Basketball</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">6’2” G</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">Eufaula HS ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Parish’s scoring confidence allowed him to soar Saturday evening against F.O.E. The 6-foot-2-inch guard has a lot of skill and the aggressive offensive mentality to pair with it, helping him with his go-to moves. Though he was often shorter than the majority of opposing interior defenders, Parish drove the ball through traffic with exceptional confidence and converted on a few self-manufactured floaters. He also shot the 3-pointer well out of the catch, often with pressure in his face but persevering through his form and sinking the shot.</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1049318" first="Graham" last="Tawwater"]</strong> | Next Level</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">6’4” G-F</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">Bishop McGuinness HS ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Tawwater knocked down a buzzer-beating 3 from past the NBA line to give Next Level a one-point win. Finishing with 17 points in the game, Tawwater did just a bit of everything, showing off his mid-range, taking the ball to the hole, and, of course, showing off his hot hands from long-range.</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="954194" first="JV" last="Seat"]</strong> | Team Buddy Buckets</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">6’4” F</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">Edmond Memorial HS ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Seat had a great two-way showing Saturday night in what may have been something of an homage to his doubters. The guard-forward adhered to and <i>hounded</i> opposing ball-handlers on the perimeter, often poking the ball away and helping TBB to transition points — and that’s just what he did <i>defensively.</i> With the rock in his hands, Seat did his most good by stretching the floor with long-range triples, but he was just as potent posting up to score. As his skill-set has evolved, Seat has become a legitimate three-level scoring threat, and even beyond that, there are few tasks with which Seat cannot be trusted on the hardwood.</p> <table style="height: 21px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 100%; height: 21px; text-align: center;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="955384" first="Ethan" last="Scott"]</strong> | Team Buddy Buckets</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">5’10” SG</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">Mustang HS ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Scott took no time to get going; the 3-point extraordinaire fired twice early on one-dribble pull-ups, spotting TBB its first four points. After that, it was bombs away as the incoming senior sharpshooter was money from deep range as he finished with 16 points in the first half alone.</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="981287" first="Terry" last="McMorris"]</strong> | Team Buddy Buckets</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">6’7” F</td> <td style="width: 50%; text-align: center;">Del City ’23</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>You could not tell that McMorris was playing up and age bracket Saturday night in a 16-point night against TJ Ford. <i>Scary Terry</i> was highly explosive when penetrating the interior, and he worked out to the mid-range to score as well. His clean jumper was a focal point to his game as the pleasant surprise of the evening was watching him create his own shot on the handle. McMorris also flushed one on a fast-break and had another baby dunk in the half-court.</p>