Hoophall/TOC Glue Guys

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On January 1st-3rd I was at many games around the state watching the&nbsp;<strong>Hoophall West</strong>&nbsp;at Skyline HS and the&nbsp;<strong>NIKE Tournament of Champions</strong>&nbsp;at multiple locations in the East Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were some Glue Guys</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3066766' first='Atanga' last='Akah'] Millennium (Pictured) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Akah is the classic glue player who does not have to score to affect the teams outcome. He defends multiple positions for the Tigers, sets picks, rebounds in and out of his area, runs the floor and will score it with offensive rebound put backs and layups. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1734005' first='Grady' last='Crandall'] Highland&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A strong framed wing forward is a true glue guy filling in all the gaps for the Hawks. He brings his football grit to every game and will defend the toughest player plus score it. He got hot in this outing with four threes and he will pull-up from mid-range plus get downhill.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2291967' first='Kyle' last='Bogart'] Highland</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The man in the middle needs to get more attention. He has great size, length and athleticism to defend. His rebounding and rim protecting have been helping them all season long and he will score with dunks, hook shots and layups.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2194806' first='Zen' last='London'] Mountain Pointe</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tough shooting guard who is their top on-ball defender on the team. He will shadow around some of the top guards on the opposing team and he will score with downhill drives and mid-range pull-ups.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2315516' first='Max' last='Straus'] Arcadia&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A crafty and cerebral scoring lead guard will fill it up with deep threes, offensive rebound put back, mid-range pull-ups and he can get to the basket by changing his speeds and finding teammates. He is a vital part of this team's success.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2266385' first='Braylen' last='Gray'] Willow Canyon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring guard is one of their top shooters in the program. He will score with quick layups to the basket after a burst of speed, he smartly cuts off the ball and he will hit the three off the dribble. The southpaw gives them another scoring option.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1845363' first='Rajan' last='Roberts'] AZ Compass Prep&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A physical framed defensive minded point guard. He will collect steals with his strong hands and quicker feet and take it down the court for a dunk. He comes off the bench and will facilitate with drive and kicks, lob passes and up the court assists. He gives them good depth behind the House boys.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1574517' first='Jaylin' last='Ideran'] Sunnyslope&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The teams sixth man is one of the top bench players in the state. He will handle some of the ball pressure and score it. He will hit the three in the corner off the catch and he shows good body control with his layups in heavy traffic. He verbally committed to <strong>Chandler-Gilbert CC. </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->