Made Hoops East Mania: Saturday Backcourt Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There was a surplus of guards who played exceptionally well on Saturday in Baltimore. But these five caught my eye the most.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1361741' first='Kiyan' last='Anthony'] | 6'4 G 2025 Team Melo EYBL 17U&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last name aside, Anthony demonstrated that he's a real player versus Canada Elite UAA. He won on the margins, hustling for 50/50 balls and making the right reads to help teammates score. But he made some shots too. Anthony popped a couple spot-up threes and pulled-up for another one deep in the 2nd half on the way to a W.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1890473' first='Reece' last='Brown'] | 6'3 G 2026 We-R1 UAA 16U</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It didn't take much for Brown to get in rhythm versus Team Attack, so his team kept feeding him. In addition to cashing in multiple threes off-the-catch, he made a clean pound-dribble-spin into a lay up. Brown also got off the ball when his shot wasn't there and found teammates when they had a better look.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2419608' first='Kam' last='Jackson'] | 5'9 G 2027 We-R1 UAA 15U</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson continuously made things happen against Team Durant EYBL and NC Rise. Whether he was making reads off of the opposing big then swiftly getting into the paint or knocking down shots from deep, Jackson threatened the defense every chance he got. And as soon as he scored a bucket, he turned right back around and guarded 94 feet.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1287319' first='Ben' last='Natal'] | 6'2 G 2025 York Ballers MHC 17U</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A true modern guard, Natal shifted gears, East and West, North and South, to get to the cup. He instinctively found angles into the paint and score in the halfcourt. His knack for collapsing the defense generated advantages that everyone else played off of and Natal unselfishly fed them.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1460793' first='Devon' last='Nelson'] | 6'2 G 2025 [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] Black MHC 17U</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grateful to be back on the floor, Nelson did a little of everything as he captained his squad to a win. He got after it on defense, coming up with a couple takeaways, one of which he took coast-to-coast. Nelson combined that with his ability initiate the offense, scoring when and where he had to.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->