Battle At The Lakes: Day 2 (12U) Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2404780' first='Elgin' last='Cook'] Jr | [program_tooltip program_id='2076218' first='Wisconsin' last='Playground Club']&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cook brought size and speed to the floor for [program_tooltip program_id='2076218' first='Wisconsin' last='Playground Club']. He gave his team an advantage in pace by beating opposing bigs down the floor. In the half court his height and athleticism allowed him to finish through contact.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tommy Wente | Minnesota Hoop Troop&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wente was an energy leader for the Minnesota Hoop Troop. He was fearless in the passing lanes, disrupting passes and turning defense into offense. Most impressive was his court vision which made for easy baskets for himself and others.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Vance Moench | ECI&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moench pushed the pace at the forward position for ECI. He was active in the full court press causing mistakes and quickened decisions. He was impressive starting and finishing the break, using his speed and length.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2404462' first='Jahir' last='Craig'] | [program_tooltip program_id='2076218' first='Wisconsin' last='Playground Club']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Craig proved to be a menace on the defensive end for [program_tooltip program_id='2076218' first='Wisconsin' last='Playground Club']. He directed traffic into the paint and forced opponents into tough positions, causing steals and ill advised shots. Most impressive was his motor to jump to the ball in the half court trap.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->