The Tune Up: Mike’s Saturday Wing / Forward Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tune Up brought some AAU teams quality action to open up July before marquee tournaments in the middle of the month will bring out college coaches and in this article I'll break down some of my wing and forward standouts from the day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2399871"],"_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-6869e7cda9045"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A strong wing who wanted to play above the rim in transition, Jones used his strength and athleticism to dominate in the open court. Defense turned to offense quickly when Jones was on the court and his [program_tooltip program_id='2127820' first='Racine' last='Truth'] squad looked dominant in the afternoon.</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":"K'Nai Kidd","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77247","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='2127820' first='Racine' last='Truth']","_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-6869e7cda9151"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kidd had a stretch in the game where he caught fire as a scorer, making shots from behind the arc and getting active as a slasher downhill. His best play of the day came when he jumped off two feet and finished through contact with his left hand on the right side of the rim. Another player who was best in transition, Kidd has a lot of natural ability as a wing shot creator.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2404186"],"_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-6869e7cda91c8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Pick and pop actions were the bread and butter for Welch as he used his strong frame and height to draw taller defenders away from the rim where he could fire away from 3-point range. Also skilled enough to operate as a distributor, Welch hit a cutter with a nice pass and passed out of double teams with his back to the basket. A type of player who just helps you win basketball games, skilled forwards who are strong and can shoot will always find a role.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2217942"],"_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-6869e7cda9233"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Big 3 ran some tremendous sets to get Renicker open looks from 3-point range and he played with a ton of confidence to make shots that were deep and contested. Not many players have a green light as bright as Renicker's and his teammates looked for him to take and make tough shots. Late in the game Renicker hit a huge 3-pointer off an offensive rebound that helped put some cushion for his team in what was an impressive victory. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2381428"],"_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-6869e7cda9297"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The lone 15 U game I caught featured the big fella Jones putting in work on the interior for his squad. The opposing team ran a zone defense where Jones worked to catch passes in the middle of the zone to either finish in the paint or find another teammate who is open thanks to everybody keying in on him. With a strong frame and hands, Jones had a nice and-1 finish on the block and was not afraid to use his height advantage in the paint. Nice upside with Jones if he can continue to work on defending on the perimeter as he already takes up a lot of space as a rim protector and defensive rebounder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->