Spring Valley Spring League: New Names
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Week 5 of the Spring Valley Fall League took place this week at the Las Vegas Basketball Center with teams from around the Las Vegas area. The league has provided the opportunity to get to evaluate several players for the…
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Continue ReadingWeek 5 of the Spring Valley Fall League took place this week at the Las Vegas Basketball Center with teams from around the Las Vegas area. The league has provided the opportunity to get to evaluate several players for the first time, in the hopes of adding them to future rankings. Here’s a look at some new names.
Lewis is a good looking young player. He glides to the basket, using long strides to navigate his way through traffic. He missed a bunch of dunks, however I liked his aggressiveness, as the athletic wing was not shy about attacking the rim. A playmaker, Lewis got his hands on balls for defensive deflections and managed to corral several boards.
Fox made a splash with some nifty finishes. The slasher was a downhill player, that attacked the bucket hard. He played with good energy finishing his layups through traffic.
Glover really caught my eye with his playmaking. The long armed guard showed a strong handle which allowed him to play downhill in transition. I really liked his ability to find players especially of his drives. He was one of the better drive and dish players I saw, drawing multiple defenders before finding teammates for easy buckets.
Saw Dugan briefly during the HS season, and he did a lot of what he did when I saw him on this day. A glue guy, forward he played with great effort, tracking down more than a couple 50/50 balls. He defended and provided rebounding for his team on this day.
I liked Wingfield because every time I looked up, he was around the basketball. He did a good job being active and flying around the ball. The forward got several hard fought rebounds, showing off his tenacity in the process.
Preston played with a dawg mentality. The PG attacked the rim relentlessly, getting a ton of paint touches. It seemed like he was always at the free throw line, as he was able to either score or get fouled. He showed good speed and shiftiness, eluding defenders on his way to the cup.
Day was a tough scrappy guard, that competed on both sides of the ball. He was tough on ball, using a low center of gravity combined with quick lateral skills, to stay in front of opposing ballhandlers. He also showed some good Floor Generalship, orchestrating the offense, and creating good looks for teammates.
Rodriguez gets a lifetime achievement award, he’s a player, that I’ve seen for a while and his combination of games led to him getting on the list. The Floor Spacing PG showed a good handle, some toughness and the ability to make threes in catch and shoot situations.
Castro had a solid year for the Falcons, so I was glad I finally got a chance to lay eyes on him. His reputation proceeded himself, as he proved to be deadly accurate from outside, knocking down multiple threes in the game I saw.
I like guys that can make an impact without scoring, and that’s what Arrelano did. The forward was a terrific help defender, rotating over to wall up against driving defenders. He mixed it up on the interior as well, grabbing a bunch of rebounds, and he was an unselfish distributor from the high post.
Whitfield was really impressive. He showed good quickness and shot making ability. He was able to get paint touches, and knocked down floaters and finished contested layups with both hands. He was tough to stop when he was attacking downhill, helping his squad to a tight victory.
I kept seeing short glimpses of Maynor, and he was good every time. He shot it well, and showed that he has the ability to space the floor, knocking down a few three point shots when I watched.