Battle at the Lakes: Sunday Morning Stars at Hopkins

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There was some strong competition at Hopkins all weekend for 15U and 16U players. Some players stood out from the rest early on Sunday, including big shots, strong defense, and high basketball IQ. Here are the players that played the best and showed up in the big moments. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2399431"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2438701,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eLane Jeffery played an excellent all-around game Sunday morning with great effort, especially for an 8 a.m. start. What impressed me most about Jeffery was his vision, always looking for an extra pass or an open cutter. 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Rindt displayed strong awareness of where he was on the floor and knew how to get out of difficult situations with his handle. To start the game, Rindt hit on a pull-up mid-range and a 3 to get the scoring started for his team. An underrated aspect of Rindt's game was his passing. On a fastbreak, he jumped to catch a pass and threw it down the floor to an open teammate while still in the air.u003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["2126458"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eSchroeder played his game to near perfection on Sunday. He understood his role of being a spot-up, catch and shoot threat, and he did just that. Schroeder had a flamethrower, hitting six threes, five of which came in the second half. He worked for each and every three with his off-ball movement. Rubbing right off of back screens, cutting through the lane, and setting screens for his teammates. Luke also thrived in his on-ball defense. 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