5 Takeaways From The Balldawgs National A.S Game

<p>The 3rd Annual Balldawgs A.S Game is taking place on Sunday, May 1st at Spring Valley H.S in Las Vegas, NV. The game will be part of a  series of events showcasing the class of 2022. In addition to the Local Game, the event will feature a 3-point shootout, a dunk contest, a girl’s game, and a National A.S game. I was fortunate to have the best seat in the house for the A.S game as I was the head coach of the Grey Team. The atmosphere was marvelous as the game featured several future college stars. Here’s my takeaway from the game. </p> <ol> <li><strong>Arterio Morris and [player_tooltip player_id="1227671" first="Chance" last="Westry"] are Pro’s</strong> - I don’t think you’re going to hear many more than 10 names called before hearing Morris’s name in the NBA draft next year. His shot-making ability was elite, but it was his freak attributes that had me shaking my head. Morris buried a ton of threes and had a sick left-hand dunk that I’m still thinking about. Westry is a mix tape waiting to happen, with elite wiggle. He had every defender off-balance, with his hesitations and crossover dribble moves. His flair and ability to score the basketball will make him a fan favorite down at Auburn. </li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1220975" first="Tavionte" last="Jackson"] is Better than we thought</strong> - The knock on Jackson has always been his competition. People openly questioned how effective the guard would be against elite-level competition and if he could play when true big men were on the floor. Check and check. Jackson was nearly unstoppable on the offensive end, breaking down and getting by opponents seemingly at will. As far as the bigs, it never came up as the explosive guard decided that the easiest way to defeat the bigs was to just dunk on them. The Colorado St signee looks like a clear steal. </li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="954224" first="Dylan" last="Andrews"] is a Dawg</strong> - With about 4 minutes to go in the game, Andrews came to me and said, "I got this coach". After the game, he reminded me that he’s a dawg. The self-proclaimed Dawg took the game into his own hands, taking turns defending each of the dynamic guards while operating the two-man game to perfection. Andrews finished with 31, en route to being named MVP of the event. </li> <li><strong>Vincent Iwuchukwu can for me any day.</strong> - All-Star games are all fun and games until it’s time to win. Iwuchukwu caught my eye with his unselfishness and competitiveness. Despite sitting out for his stretch, he was engaged and ready to go. The 7-foot USC signee had a huge offensive rebound and putback, that helped us get a win. While it’s just an All-Star game, if a guy is competitive in that type of game, I have no problem wondering if he’ll get up for an NCAA tournament contest. </li> <li><strong>They are going to love [player_tooltip player_id="934472" first="Collin" last="Chandler"] at BYU.</strong> - I also had Colin Chandler on my squad and he was a quiet assassin. The 6’4 combo is multi-skilled, however, his best skill was his bucket getting ability. He hit a huge 3 late in the game, which put some distance between us and our opponent, and overall his ability to get into the lane and finish was key to the victory. He finished with a quiet 20, impressing everyone with his efficiency. </li> </ol> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bruceprephoops/?hl=en">For Exclusive Content With Top Prospects</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/m5ZQ5wD_ICQ?t=5s" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>