A Glimpse of the Tennessee Tigers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The [program_tooltip program_id='2062495' first='Tennessee' last='Tigers'] competed in the BOTS event Friday, the program exceedingly loyal to the Hoopseen brand. Head Coach Chip Smith lead his 17u team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table {"className":"is-style-stripes"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>NAME</th><th>NOTES</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.ballertv.com/athletes/matthew-sharpe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1</a></td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1983742' first='Matthew' last='Sharpe']</td><td> Very thin. A little wiggle. Definitely a wing, or combo.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.ballertv.com/athletes/jason-taylor-jr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">3</a></td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2283850' first='Jason' last='Taylor Jr.']</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.ballertv.com/athletes/alexander-akard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">4</a></td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1528694' first='Alex' last='Akard']</td><td> More nimble and light on his feet. Still needs to prove he can score consistently with his back to the basket. Uses his height to rebound. Showed off a soft touch hitting a baseline mid-range jumper.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.ballertv.com/athletes/chase-runyon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">5</a></td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1570600' first='Chase' last='Runyon']</td><td> Quick shot release.</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1564337' first='Parker' last='Robison']</td><td> Technical. Great understanding of spacing and transition. Does not turn the ball over. Heady. Coach's kid. Limited athletically. Projects as a D3 player. High-academic. Above average on-ball defense, though not elite. Accomplished shooter. Made a high rate of free throws.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.ballertv.com/athletes/lucas-pring" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">12</a></td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1121409' first='Lucas' last='Pring']</td><td> Technical rebounder.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.ballertv.com/athletes/harrison-rollins" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">15</a></td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1792112' first='Harrison' last='Rollins']</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.ballertv.com/athletes/zundra-jackson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">23</a></td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1055487' first='Zundra' last='Jackson']</td><td> Quick second-bounce. Active as a rebounder. Built like a cornerback or a high school safety. He is on the short end of a college safety. Regardless, Zundra is slippery. He showed he can carve up average on-ball defenders with the dribble. Hit his free throws with comfort. Zundra tried to be a very physical defender against Team Wall 2024, and he probably usually is, but the refs found him overly physical and he racked up fouls early. The effort suggests he is not a poor defender, or lazy. It is easier to get a player to be less aggressive than it is to get them to be more aggressive.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.ballertv.com/athletes/jaden-clark-20230428152806" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">24</a></td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1121408' first='Jaden' last='Clark']</td><td>&nbsp;The basketball body, lean and tall.</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476199' first='Maddux' last='Routh']</td><td>Very steady free throw shooter. Maddux is more nimble than he was six months ago. He matured from a pretty stiff, very strong shooter to a bit of a versatile scorer. He is still not to where he needs to be with the hips and fluidity dribbling, but there is a lot of progress embedded in his game. Routh showed that he really, really likes to serve up an outlet pass. Facing TRUTH he collected defensive rebounds and chest-passed them out on successive possessions. Maddux is kind of a Kevin Love guy, the college-version of Kevin Love. -- Maddux was very direct and aggressive against Team Wall NC. He earned his way to the free throw line on the very first offensive possession. So active!</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/TigersTennessee/status/1677352371070935040?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/TigersTennessee/status/1677352371070935040?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->