PrepHoops 250 Expo: Team 5 Evaluations

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday's PrepHoops 250 Expo featured 60 of the best prospects in Tennessee. This was a great opportunity to see a bunch of guys as they head into their season. Take a look at the players that made up Team 5.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The "Team 5" did not lose all day, thanks in large part to [player_tooltip player_id='1043215' first='Javar' last='Daniel'], [player_tooltip player_id='1495685' first='Tyler' last='Johnson'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1321569' first='Tacarien' last='Freeman'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1529424' first='Markus' last='Gibbs'] Jr.</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1321569' first='Tacarien' last='Freeman']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1043215' first='Javar' last='Daniel']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1495685' first='Tyler' last='Johnson']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578704' first='Keith' last='Taylor']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578678' first='Blake' last='Thompson']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578683' first='Clay' last='Payne']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578681' first='Caleb' last='Thomas']</li><li>Parker Pounds</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578686' first='Drae' last='Joy']</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Team [player_tooltip player_id='1039189' first='Devaki' last='Garr'] (Team #4) vs. Team [player_tooltip player_id='1578697' first='Javar' last='Daniel'] (Team #5)</span><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#126 [player_tooltip player_id='1495685' first='Tyler' last='Johnson'] {LH} Big Enthusiasm!   Loves the be around the game, but definitely plays with a lovely spirit.  Contagious.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#151 [player_tooltip player_id='1578683' first='Clay' last='Payne']&nbsp; Clay showed an ability to shift from lateral explosion to vertical explosion at a nice rate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#198 [player_tooltip player_id='1578686' first='Drae' last='Joy'] {LH} Skilled.  Quiet game.  He looks to be a bit timid, but the skills are there.  Shoots decently as a catch-and-shoot option.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578722' first='Tacarien' last='Freeman'].   Very agile in the air.  Freeman is both strong enough and athletic enough to finish after contact.  Great power in his core.  Really aware of his body under the basket, despite the traffic and clutter.  He showed a keen awareness of where his shot was going up and how it was getting to the backboard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Team JaVar (#5) vs. Team [player_tooltip player_id='1400904' first='MJ' last='Floyd'] (#6)</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Javar is everywhere.  He worked on starting the fastbreak himself, which was an event.  Haha.  His handle was not terrible, but it was unsteady enough to create an adventure. Did not finish after contact very well.  He likes to be the passer.  A sprinkling of times, Daniel pushed into traffic, rightfully drew a crowd, and found a teammate at the dangerous low block for an easy two.  Javar hit the opposition with a crossover and took a couple of dribbles into the lane for a traditional two-handed dunk.   “That was alright,” shouted [player_tooltip player_id='1043216' first='Jordan' last='Frison'] to [player_tooltip player_id='1043407' first='Anthony' last='Medlock'] from the sideline as they chuckled about the Daniel crossover minutes later. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->