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Grind Session Standouts: Forwards

Grind Session Standouts: Forwards
Gregg Rosenberg
Gregg Rosenberg December 2, 2022 @ 10:35 AM
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Alpha Chibambe
Alpha Chibambe 6'5" | SF | 2023
AZ
Bryan Ndonga
Bryan Ndonga 6'8" | PF | 2023
AZ
Luke Bamgboye
Luke Bamgboye 6'10" | C | 2024
AZ
Alejandro Aviles
Alejandro Aviles 6'8" | C | 2025
AZ
Erenzo Scroggins
Erenzo Scroggins 6'4" | SF | 2023
AZ
Isaac Hymes
Isaac Hymes 6'9" | PF | 2023
AZ
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On November 18th-19th I attended the local Grind Session with&nbsp;<strong>All the Smoke Classic</strong>&nbsp;at the Phhacility in Phx, AZ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were 15+ teams from around the country and Canada including the #1 and #2 ranked teams in Prolific Prep/CA and SoCal Academy/CA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Locally three teams are ranked in their Top-9 with&nbsp;<strong>Bella Vista Prep</strong>&nbsp;(4),&nbsp;<strong>Dream City&nbsp;</strong>(5) &amp;&nbsp;<strong>Phhoenix Prep&nbsp;</strong>(8).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Here were some of the standout forwards:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1673611' first='Alpha' last='Chibambe'] Phhoenix Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An athletic wing forward has a great body and a huge motor. He is a high flier on the break and will rebound out of his area and score on put backs. Outside of his transition play, he helps mostly on defense. He defends on the perimeter but has incredible strength to defend inside on post players.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='814520' first='Isaac' last='Hymes'] Phhoenix Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A finesse forward is unique with his size and length. He can catch and shoot from the three point line. He plays well off the pick and roll and he can slip inside the paint or step out and pick and pop. He grabs rebounds in his area and once he puts on more weight, he will be even more effective. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1673610' first='Bryan' last='Ndonga'] Bella Vista Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long forward defender who can move in space and gets in a real stance. He can score with a quick baseline move to the basket and is good in transition. His game is felt on the defensive end using his 6'11 wingspan with a 39 inch vertical and quickness. He will rebound, collect steals and block shots.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1223824' first='Alejandro' last='Aviles'] Dream City Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A highly skilled post player with elite hands, IQ and very good passing. He has advanced post footwork and his patience in the post is next level for his class. It seems like he has stick-em on his hands, as he catches every ball in heavy traffic. He will crab dribble and create his own offense in the post with reverse layups, hook shots, up and unders and he can face-up.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1009139' first='Erenzo' last='Scroggins'] AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A wildly athletic point forward has a strong frame who loves getting downhill and attacks the rim ferociously with dunks and hard takes. He is strong to guard a four in the paint and can switch on the perimeter. He sees the court unusually well for a forward and rebounds the ball at a good clip. He is a little different then your typical forward as most of his points are 50/50 plays, transition play and dunks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1367577' first='Luke' last='Bamgboye'] Bella Vista Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A fluid post player had a good showing. He played about as well as you could. His length and reach bothers perimeter shooters and his interior defense helps the team with rebounds and block shots. His mid-range pull-up is polished and he scores on hook shots, lob catch dunks, runs the court and everything looked laser focused.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

On November 18th-19th I attended the local Grind Session with All the Smoke Classic at the Phhacility in Phx, AZ.

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