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<p>May 2nd-4th I attended the annual <strong>Bash in the Desert</strong> at the Phhacility and Cortez HS locations. It had exactly 60 teams total and I watched almost every team in 17U and 16U and some of the 15U teams to form a good opinion of the field. </p>
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<p>I watched 14 of the 18 16U teams and</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here is my 6th team <strong>All-Individual Teams</strong> for 16U: </h2>
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<p><strong>Eduardo Andeola PG 5'10 2026 Bear Creek/CA (Stockton Bulls 16)</strong></p>
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<p>A scoring lead guard with in the gym range. He uses his deep three point range from the volleyball line to get his shot off well beyond the arc. He will also burst into the lane and score it with in-traffic takes. </p>
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<p><strong>Avery Lamar SG 2027 Mountain View/CO (Rocky Mountain Fever 16 Black) </strong></p>
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<p>A scoring guard is a true specialist for the team as a sniper from the three point line. He has one of those strokes that look good every attempt. He has a high arcing release with a quick trigger but he can also use the floater game after he drives past his defenders. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2856083' first='Braiden' last='Luna'] Phhoenix Prep (AZ Select 16 Dev 16 Silver)</strong></p>
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<p>A newcomer for me is a big kid with great size with massive feet who moves fluidly from end to end. He rebounds well in his area and plays hard. He will corral balls off the glass and will score it currently solely around the basket. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2856037' first='Brady' last='McGirt'] Desert Mountain (AZ Select Bronze 16) (Pictured) </strong></p>
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<p>A combo guard with high level feel and skill. The freshman will consistently make extra passes to his teammates with a good understanding of the game. He will score with threes off the catch and off the ball cuts for layups. The lefty will never take a bad shot. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2849977' first='Aiden' last='Piero'] Canyon del Oro (Valley Elite 16) </strong></p>
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<p>An undersized scoring point guard will score it multiple ways. He has deep three point range with a quick release and he is quick with the ball in his hands to score some tough in-traffic takes. He is very competitive on defense despite his size. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2856345' first='Moses' last='Woinewala'] Centennial (AZ Select Bronze 16) </strong></p>
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<p>A newcomer for me is a shooting guard with a knack for scoring. He will also facilitate with up the court passes. He scores with dribbles drives to get downhill thru contact with his quick first step. He is a capable three point shooter but likes touching the paint. </p>
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May 2nd-4th I attended the annual Bash in the Desert at the Phhacility and Cortez HS locations. It had exactly 60 teams total and I watched almost every team in 17U and 16U and some of the 15U teams to form a good opinion of the field.
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