MADE Hoops Miami: Westminster Academy v West Oaks Academy

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This weekend, MADE Hoops hosted The Main Event at the campus of Miami-Dade College. One of the marquee games on Friday that tipped at around 7:30PM was Westminster v West Oaks. The local Westminster Academy Lions, fell to West Oaks Academy of Orlando, 78-69. In a hard fought battle, some players made an immediate impression from both squads that people should be keeping an eye on this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2306284"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675655d8bbc03"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">First up is Bertrand. As a calm lead guard, he was the table setter for his teammates. Feeding the two Alex's (Constanza and Lloyd) on the squad and pushing the pace. Bertrand was also instrumental in leading a 3rd quarter surge for the Lions to bring the score a bit closer by being vocal on the court, calling out plays and directing traffic to get his guys in the right spots to succeed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Chase Daniels","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Westminster Academy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675655d8bbce4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Daniels slots in as more of a do-it-all type of combo guard. He showed strong slashing ability on offense to draw defenders in his wake and free up Constanza or Lloyd for cleaner looks but also rebounded at a high rate for his size. With a silky jumper, Daniels is poised to play a bigger role this season and take some of the burden off the Alex's.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2306283"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675655d8bbd4a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Raicevic was the bruiser in the paint who mostly had the daunting assignment of keeping pace with Ponder from West Oaks. He showed some nice touch around the basket paired with strong footwork. Raicevic also had an impressive array of fake out moves to draw his defender in the air when he had position for layups. He was very fundamentally sound. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2398810"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675655d8bbda6"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Muambu, now at West Oaks, played a very strong game and was able to carve out helpful minutes of a team of upperclassmen. He was the 2nd post off the bench and was active defensively and able to switch to the perimeter in a pinch when needed. His footspeed and agility allowed him to keep pace on those switches when they occurred before he dropped back to his comfort zone in the post. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2134650"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675655d8bbdff"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Joseph is a rugged lead guard who thrives heading downhill to the basket. He plays the game with one speed right now, so that could be an area of opportunity in reading defenses in the futures and knowing where and how to attack but at this point, his frame can take the contact and still allow him to finish strong at the rim or stop on a dime in the paint and drop a floater in. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Add these players to your list of must see talent this high school season and make sure to drop by tomorrow for a breakdown of the Sagemont v Combine Academy game from the 2nd day of The Big Event. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->