Big Shots: '28+ '29 Standouts

-Wasn't hard to see why Toure is considered to be one of the best bigs in the rising sophomore class as he left a dominant impact on the game at both ends of the floor. Toure moves exceptionally well for his size, flying through the open court to block shots, finish with two hands above the rim, and initiate the break off of a defensive rebound. The footwork was really solid at both ends of the floor and he showed a nice set of hands on some tough catches in traffic to score in the key. Showed a nice skillbase with a C+S 3 from the top of the key off the BLOB and in his ability to handle the ball well enough to bring it up the floor     -His team ended up losing to a circuit team with a ton of size but I love that the scoreboard didn't affect Mickelberry's assertive play at either end of the floor. He really sliced the opponent's defense up by generating a ton of paint touches throughout the contest and consistently made the right read. His speed in the open court allowed his team to score several times in transition before the entire team could even make it over halfcourt. His handle allowed him to navigate well through tight spaces and get to his spot. Loved the timing and zip on his passes, unselfish true PG prospect that can also score when his number is called.     -Lee has grown to 5'11 over the past year and is seeing the floor well as a result. Loved the pace that he played with the ball in his hands and that he was always in attack mode at both ends of the floor. But what stuck out in this tournament was the defense. With lightning quick feet and hands, he is an absolute menace as a POA defender that his team deploys to pick up 94 feet. He doesn't need a ton of assistance from help defenders and navigates screens really well, anticipating his matchup's movement before they can get to their spot to the tune of 6 steals--4 of which led to basket at the other end to blow the game open. Had a beautiful closeout to emphatically block a three before euro-stepping his way to a layup finish at the other end.     -Loved the pace that Smith played with in a productive weekend for Team Loaded as he shielded the ball from the defender well to limit turnovers. Scored on a beautiful stop n pop jumper from the elbow and scored again off a fader after hitting his defender with a really smooth spin move. His touch on floaters in the key and extension lays high off the glass denote the skill level.     -Middleton had a productive weekend in some new threads with [program_tooltip program_id='2078456' first='DC' last='Premier']. He's an extremely effective creator in the half court that used several Steve Nash drives along the baseline to create the spacing to deliver some beautiful dimes to set up his teammates well for buckets. He plays with a stop and go pace that really throws his defenders off their rhythm, causing them to over-balance before he crossed over to get downhill to create advantage situations for his team. The skill level was also on display on several floaters and knock down jumpers from outside the arc. Really intriguing blend of talents, should be the next PG up for Spalding.