Stars 17u North First Impressions

<p>Atlanta Jam hosted many TN-based teams, including the Stars North 17u team. They won their first game of the weekend, 76-49, over Upward Stars North Atlanta 17u.</p> <p>In their LIVE period debut, [player_tooltip player_id="1260610" first="Ty" last="Lannom"] put up 18 points, Grady Parsons scored 17 points, [player_tooltip player_id="1267383" first="AJ" last="McGehee"] managed 11 points and TJ Kolbe helped with 11 points. Elishah Ramos nine points (5-5 FT’s) and teammate B.J. Wesley put through six points (2-2 FT’s). Kamryn Eden scored four points.</p> <p>Stars North has some Hendersonville anchors. Read about the squad and check out evaluations on their performances.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stars North 17u Roster</strong></span><br /> #5 Grady Parsons (Station Camp)<br /> #10 [player_tooltip player_id="1267383" first="AJ" last="McGehee"] (Davidson Academy)<span style="font-size: 1rem;"><br /> </span>#14 Kamryn Eden (Westmoreland)<br /> #20 [player_tooltip player_id="1260610" first="Ty" last="Lannom"] (Hendersonville)<br /> #24 Edgerrin Downing<br /> #25 Elishah Ramos (DeKalb County)<br /> <span style="font-size: 1rem;">#30 B.J. Wesley (Franklin Road Academy) Class of 2024<br /> #50 T.J. Kolbe (Hendersonville)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>https://twitter.com/tjkolbe/status/1510360721682575365?s=20&amp;t=0pGVArvoxu-UNnhwyT17bQ</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Elishah Ramos (DeKalb County)<br /> </span></strong>Elishah is a completely new player for me.  I watched almost no minutes of Dekalb County basketball this past winter.  Ramos is a taller shooter, maybe 6-foot-3?  His agility is interesting.  Not elite, but not stiff.  Ramos looks the part of a NAIA prospect. It will take some bulking up (shoulders/chest) to arrive at that level by graduation, but it is possible. Will continue to add value if he earns his way to the free throw line like he did Friday night.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Grady Parsons (Station Camp)</strong></span></p> <p><br /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1267383" first="AJ" last="McGehee"] (Davidson Academy)<br /> </strong></span>A.J. ran the floor decently, but he needs to improve his verticality.  The hustle and devotion to getting up the floor should really fit the AAU style well.  His straight-line speed is ok, not elite. Defenders are going to get really irritated with the necessary defensive transition required to defend him.  McGehee finished fine in the lane.  During this AAU season McGehee showed that he can finish with either hand.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1260610" first="Ty" last="Lannom"] (Hendersonville)<br /> </strong></span>In their first game of the weekend, Ty led the team with 18 points.  His shooting was always and is very good.  He keeps getting better as a shooter off-the-dribble.  One concern is his size.  He needs, needs, needs to add some good weight.  College guards are simply going to be able to body him away from these spots from which he thrives.  </span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Kamryn Eden (Westmoreland)</strong></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 1rem;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>B.J. Wesley (Franklin Road Academy) Class of 2024<br /> </strong></span>First time seeing B.J. Wesley showed off a nice frame, strong legs, strong shoulders.  He is not a tall guard midway through his high school career.  Wesley will need to be kind of a Fred VanFleet, crafty, clever to maximize his chances beyond high school.  Also, defense is going to be critical to prove he can play at the college level.  AAU games are really a terrible place to evaluate individual defensive acumen, so this will not happen here.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><br /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>T.J. Kolbe (Hendersonville)<br /> </strong></span>T.J. clearly put some muscle on in the last six months.  He used his shoulder well to "ride" the defender to the lane.  Kolbe’s mid-range shot looks encouraging. Kolbe is capable of scoring and leading this team in scoring consistently, but his passing is good enough to indicate he is a point guard all day and all night.  </span></p>