The Tune Up: Mike's Sunday 2028 Standouts

The Tune Up allowed teams to get some competitive grassroots action after a busy month of June had players with their scholastic teams. In this article I'll break down my 2028 standouts from the action I caught on Sunday.    A prospect who played up an age group this weekend, Massey brought quickness and athleticism to the table for an All In group that played solid team basketball. I loved Massey's defensive impact, playing tough on-ball defense and rotating over for some steals and help-side defense when his teammates got beat off the dribble. When a player can make the sort of effort Massey did on the defensive end of the court while playing up an age group, that's a strong indicator that he'll be a player to watch moving forward.     A confident slasher, Evans got busy on Sunday morning with some tough takes to the basket. Attacking baseline was his preferred area to attack at, catching the ball on the right wing and going baseline with his right hand to score at the rim. One time Evans made that move and got cut off before spinning back to the middle to finish at the rim. When you have the quickness and ball handling ability of Evans, you can get to the paint at will and I liked that Evans didn't settle for jumpers and instead attacked the paint.     Everything Bradley did to impact the game on the offensive end of the court was created by his presence as a defensive player. A strong wing who plays with a high motor, Bradley was causing issues all game with his defensive activity. Bradley then did an excellent job of finishing his steals with layups in transition and turning defense into offense. Many players want to know how to increase their points per game by 4-6 points a contest? Play as tough defense as Bradley does and you'll get easy layups off the turnovers you create. Awesome seeing high motor players get rewarded on the scoreboard and Bradley is a prime example of that.     The other talented guard on the DTM squad who stood out on Sunday morning, Douglas scored in a variety of ways. While transition is an opportunity for Douglas to create off the dribble and either score for himself or dish it off to a teammate as [program_tooltip program_id='2895401' first='DTM' last='Elite'] had numerous two on one or three on two fast breaks. The advantage fast break drills must be something their team practices because they were scoring off those situations with ease. In the half-court, Douglas also showed some ability to score off structured sets with a pull-up off a pick and roll and also a layup off a BLOB play. Solid 2028 guard from the Chicago area to watch.     Maybe the most explosive athlete on his [program_tooltip program_id='2895401' first='DTM' last='Elite'] squad, Smith has springs in his feet as he was flying in the air for layups and blocks. I think Smith's coolest play was when he blocked a jumper as he soared on that play. When his team got momentum thanks to their defensive effort, Smith was there to score in transition and was clapping it up defensively for his team. When players are excited about their teammates scoring and having success it goes a long way and Smith had to have one of the best +- of his team and his positive energy played a role in that success.

The Tune Up allowed teams to get some competitive grassroots action after a busy month of June had players with their scholastic teams. In this article I'll break down my 2028 standouts from the action I caught on Sunday.