Standouts at 3SSB Ladera 17U

PN NorCal was at Ladera Ranch Sports Complex Saturday and Sunday for the Adidas 3SSB Boys Session 1. Many of NorCals top ranked prospects matched their talents against some of the best players on the 3SSB Circuit in this Western Session.    Obenyah made his case for top prospect at the West Session 1. He was consistent, and hard to guard. The playmaking guard does it all. He showed off his point guard skills facilitating up top when needed. He's a relentless driver with balance, strength, and determination to get a bucket. He's hitting the mid-range off the dribble, continues to sharpen his 3-point shot making. He's a rebounder, and top notch defender.     It was our first look at Jones running with Compton Magic. He seems to be in combo mode for now. Good ball handling skills, dealing with ball pressure bring it up court, getting the offense going in half-court set, with good passing around the perimeter, feeding the post, and finding cutters. He dropped a couple key 3's when needed.     NorCal's top shooting guard showed off his shot making abilities. Whenever he found a shot within the flow of the offense, he was shot ready to knock down 3's on the catch and shoot with range. He used his one or two dribbles to drop mid-ranges, and 3-pointers with the consistency that comes with good shooters. He picked up another DI offer this weekend.     He's been consistent playing against quality competition. A power forward with an improving skill set for the position, as he continues sharpening them for the next level. He's hitting the short corner jumpers, uses his body, and a dribble to get buckets inside. He defends the post still adding muscle to his 6'8 frame. He has 3pt range, runs the court, rebounds, he'll block a few shots.     The two sport athlete is in basketball form for the Spring. He's showing improved handles, and speed racing up the court to finish after snatching a rebounds. He used strong dribble drives along the perimeter to get to the rim playing through contact. He's showing improved shooting, and form from the 3-point line. He's an active rebounder, can defend from perimeter to post.     He had to use all of his strength and body to defend post players at this level of competition. He had good effort dealing with the physical play that goes on inside. He had power moves to finish around the basket. He bumped and banged his way for rebounds, finished with a few power dunks. He's a good passer from the post, he hit the paint jumper.     We hadn't seen Rollins operate at the point guard position at this level. He did well handling ball pressure, showing patience up top, keeping his dribble live, and using his dribble to maneuver his way into the paint for hard to block jumpers. He's a good finisher with springs in his leg around the rim. He'll throw one down. He has good foot speed and showed a willingness to defend hard out on the perimeter.     Blanco continues his rise in this class. He showed at the highest level he can compete. A good ball handler, he ran the offense, handled ball pressure, with good passing and vision finding shooters, and feeding the post. He has some strength to handle the bumps, and speed to get by defenders, and defend in open court. He quickly regains balance to get off his smooth jump shot.     He was productive, quality over quantity minutes for Corbett at this event. He was efficient using foot work, and quality moves to get his shots off. He was working mostly off ball, he produced a couple nice spin moves attacking the baseline using a lil fade away jumper. He spotted up well behind the 3-point line to drop a few in transition. He's a quality point guard, showing he can be effective off ball as well.

PN NorCal was at Ladera Ranch Sports Complex Saturday and Sunday for the Adidas 3SSB Boys Session 1. Many of NorCals top ranked prospects matched their talents against some of the best players on the 3SSB Circuit in this Western Session.