#TheFinale: Saturday morning standouts

<table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="958417" first="Gabe" last="Seat"]</strong> | Team Buddy Buckets | Edmond Memorial ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Shooters shoot regardless of circumstance, and after his first attempt was blocked on the left wing, Seat scored 8 points in a quick sequence to help TBB gather some separation from Oklahoma Chaos midway through the first half. He first struck on a corner 3, pumped and took the ball to the rack with his left next, then scored a third time on a 3 from the left wing, redeeming his first shot of the game.</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="955401" first="Marcell" last="Perry"]</strong> | Oklahoma Chaos | Southeast ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Perry was the beneficiary of Chaos’s pick-and-roll on a few occasions early in a match against Team Buddy Buckets as he played, as usual, a stabling role for his team. He finished physically through contact throughout the game.</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="958416" first="Caylen" last="Goff-Brown"]</strong> | Oklahoma Chaos | Tulsa Central ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Goff-Brown was <i>cooking</i> from about mid-way through the first half as he tallied 19 points against Team Buddy Buckets in the first half alone on Saturday morning. The polished sharpshooter struck numerous TBB defenders out of the handle with heavy pressure in his face. As far as creating separation in isolation goes, few of Goff-Brown’s peers are as advanced as him. Not only did he dominate from the 3-point line, Goff-Brown was equally potent as a facilitator. More than a couple times, Goff-Brown utilized his shiftiness to get pa the first defender before zipping a sharp pass into a tight window to a cutting teammate. He finished the match with 31 points.</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="1164869" first="KJ" last="Jefferson"]</strong> | Oklahoma Chaos | Destiny Christian ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>A much-improved 3-point shooter, Jefferson used his height advantage in launching a few corner 3s above the reach of opposing defenders and sinking them with clean, end-over-end rotation, consistently. Aside from his shooting capabilities, however, Jefferson can score in the interior as consistently. Not only does he have a great basketball frame, standing about 6-foot-4-inches, but has powerful athleticism and moves well off-ball.</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 | Edmond Memorial ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Like his brother, Seat was effective from the 3-point line, although he did more from the handle, as well. He’s exceptionally mobile for his size and is as versatile player you’ll come by, a scary sight for even seasoned defenders. Against Chaos, after establishing his shot early, Seat drove the ball to the rim and finished often, using his first step to find an angle on defenders before finishing high at the rim. He scored 21 points.</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="955384" first="Ethan" last="Scott"]</strong> | Team Buddy Buckets | Mustang ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Scoring 20 points in the match, Scott knocked down six triples en route to a winning performance for TBB. He’s so efficient and consistent that there is little opposing teams can do to limit him; even with stiff pressure and only inches to shoot, he’s likely to hit well-contended shots from deep.</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="1049316" first="Austin" last="Smith"]</strong> | Burner U | Mustang ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Smith scored 18 points in a lights-out shooting performance against Ball4Life, leading Burner U to a win. His shot rotates smoothly, toppling end-over-end on its path to the basket, and you rarely feel like he’s going to miss an open shot out of the catch.</p>