Feast Week: Newcomers: SG/SF’s

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thanksgiving Week I ran all around the city to many events. I attended the Sunnyslope&nbsp;<strong>Hoopsgiving Tournament</strong>&nbsp;at Deer Valley,&nbsp;<strong>Hilcrest Prep vs Over Time Elite</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Millennium Nike Tournament, Fear the Hop</strong>&nbsp;at Mesa,&nbsp;<strong>Welcome to the Jungle</strong>&nbsp;at Gilbert and&nbsp;<strong>Black Hawk Thanksgiving Classic</strong>&nbsp;at Williams Field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>Here were some of the Newcomers that stood out:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1674461' first='Jonah' last='Altimirano'] Deer Valley&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized shooter with range. He is tough to get into the teeth of the defense and score versus the post players. He has the runner and shoots it with confidence from mid to the three point line.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1674458' first='Travis' last='Vazquez'] Deer Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tough undersized wing who works inside and out. He can shoot the three when left open and drive the lane in traffic to score. He has long arms to grab rebounds and plays a little bigger then his height suggests. He got hot from deep and even stepped into a couple of them off the dribble. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1674465' first='Lamar' last='Anderson'] Dysart&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A fluid and athletic wing is graceful. He can get a step on his defender and slash to the rim. He has impressive body control to score on the break. The youngest of the three Anderson brothers actually may be the best long-term athlete. He moves a little differently in space and he should be a big help as the season goes on. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1674466' first='Connor' last='Morris'] ALA-Gilbert North</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring guard who can catch and shoot with long arms and pretty good size. He can score it off the bounce from mid-range but the catch seems to favor him. He gives a hard ball fake and will do the one dribble pull-up. He made a key corner three the last couple minutes in a close contest.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1674459' first='Jaylon' last='Hooks'] Mesquite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long wing is best getting to the rim. He can hit an open three and has good length and athleticism to defend on the perimeter and inside to block shots. He looks to be a glue guy moving forward as he gets many 50/50 balls for the Wildcats with sheer hustle and quickness.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1674467' first='Jaxsen' last='Williams'] Willow Canyon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker framed scoring guard with a nice touch. The lefty can rise up from mid-range and shoot it off the catch from the stripe with good ball rotation. He will make the extra pass for his team and can give a hard ball fake and get to the basket with his build. He is smart on defense playing the passing lanes and will block shots with his instincts and awareness.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1674462' first='Jaquari' last='Williams'] Westview (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A left handed wing slasher. He is a fluid athlete and has toughness. He can block shots inside and is hard to get passed on the perimeter. He does a lot of versatile things for the Knights. He is an out of area rebounder who plays with a great motor. He can catch and shoot from the arc but loves getting to the basket. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1674463' first='Jamontae' last='Fullerlove'] Westview</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A good sized wing can hit the three plus get inside the paint to score. He is a fast runner with a stronger frame and he can hit the mid-range pull-up off the catch. He is very physical on defense and a sneaky good passer.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1674460' first='Zy' last='Fuentes'] Desert Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A catch three point shooter with range. He has a quick shooting release and he showed some speed with the ball in the open court to score in transition. They were down a few players with injuries and football and he came up big. He can drive and kick it to his shooters and he will score thru contact with some toughness.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->