Guards Who Caught Our Eye In December
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Basketball is in full swing in NorCal. PH travels the Region attending multiple games throughout the week. Here are the prospects who played well while we were in attendance. Justin Moore CA-N #76 CG #15 HEIGHT 6'2" POS CG CLASS…
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Continue ReadingBasketball is in full swing in NorCal. PH travels the Region attending multiple games throughout the week. Here are the prospects who played well while we were in attendance.
Moore is working a bit under the radar. The speedy guard has quality handles and moves to put points on the board in transition going after the rim, or working in the half-court using a burst, a shoulder fake and other ways to get into the paint, he puts pressure on the defense. He plays with patience, balance, and within the flow of the game. He’s got sneaky hops to help rebound and throw down unexpected dunks. He has good foot speed to defend. He’s a rising prospect.
He’s a solid body point guard with handles and moves to create shot opportunities for himself, while working to involve his mates, he sees the court. He’s hard to keep out of the paint when he makes up his mind. He does a good job of settling and running the team in half-court sets when needed . He has leverage and foot speed to stay on other ball handlers.
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He’s a quick crafty point guard with quality handles, and good passing. He looks to set the offense, pass first, while making the effort to involve others when he’s working from the top. He’s shown he can be aggressive in transition, and fast off the dribble when making up his mind to slice and dice his way into the paint looking for points, and assists. He has a midrange jumper he can use off the dribble. He has lengthy arms, quick hands for steals.
Potts works as scoring guard who can spend time up top running the offense. He’s a good ball handler with a nice crossover, a willing passer. He can execute the pick and roll while using his dribble probing along the perimeter looking to attack and score in the paint. He can hit the mid-range off the dribble. He attacks well from different angles and will hit the open jump shot.
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Sajjin Sidhu
Sajjin Sidhu
We’ve only seen Sidhu play a couple of times, each time he’s been consistent in what he does as a guard. He’s capable of putting points on the board with his good set of offensive tools. He shoots the ball well from behind the 3-point line. He attacks the basket working the baseline, and in transition. He’s more of a scoring guard but has shown us he can work from the top dribbling, passing, and getting into the paint. He was an All-Tournament selection.
Connor Sheets
Connor Sheets
Sheets a good shooting guard who can hit 3’s from all the main spots along the perimeter, sometimes with a hand in face. He sets his feet quick with no hesitation. He’s always on the move, using screens and cuts without the ball looking to find a spot to put up a jumper. He’s a good ball handler looking to push, and pass it up in transition, he has good passing skills, and weaves his way into the paint finishing with the left. He’ll take a charge on the defensive side.
Lennon Lomba
Lennon Lomba
Lomba is new to us. He plays a good all around game as a guard who can handle the ball pretty well, he’s fast moving around the court, and hustling both ways in transition. He hit a couple of 3’s while we were watching. He’s a strong feisty defender who can stay on ball. He can run the point with good passing and hard drives into the paint. He’s key contributor on an 11-1 team. He was an All-Tournament selection.
Payton Nieman
Payton Nieman
He’s a new prospect that leads his team in scoring with 10pts a game. He shot the ball well from behind the 3pt line making a couple of big corner 3’s. He handles and works well along the base line finishing lay-ups on the other side with good body control. He has good speed, kind of shifty with the dribble looking for the assist in transition and along the perimeter when he drives looking for the kick-out or points in the paint.
BJ Fisher
BJ Fisher
A reliable combo guard who can handle and pass to run the point position. He sets the offense in half-court, he makes good decisions handling the ball. He has the vision to find a cutter to the basket, and make good passes around the perimeter. He’ll get into the paint, attacking from the baseline and finding holes along the perimeter. He makes his free throws 7/7 the game we saw. He made good cuts to the basket along the baseline to finish the play, he hit a couple of open 3’s working off ball.
Labradian Keyword
Labradian Keyword
At 6’1 he’s long wiry and brings some toughness to the court, he’s stronger than he looks, he goes hard and fast to the basket unafraid of contact. He’s fast in transition. He doesn’t need to score points to have an effect on the game. He guards hard with speed, and lengthy arms full and half-court, he’ll go after blocks. He has the tools and toughness to be a standout defender, while his offense comes along.