Tarkanian Classic SF/PF Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I spent a week at the annual <strong>Tarkanian Classic</strong> in Las Vegas. The prep division kicked it off for a few days followed by the CIF/AIA division for 4 days. Some elite teams around the country battled it out and here were some of the standouts I watched. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the SF/PF Standouts</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1482164' first='Desean' last='Middlebrook'] Basha (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An active wing forward who will rebond in and out of his area. He is their ultimate glue guy with scoring with quick layups, offensive rebound put backs, dribble drive runners but his skill is quickly improving. He scores with mid-range jumpers, and his catch three keeps improving.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2295693' first='Maddox' last='Lazor'] Basha&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A strong framed post player will get on the glass with offensive rebound put backs and holds his ground in the paint well. He will dunk it in the lane and score with reverse layups. His rebounding makes his game go and most of the time he is grabbing them in heavy traffic.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2198867' first='Lucas' last='Toukam'] Bella Vista Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A high motored power forward moves well in space and he is a rebounding machine. He closes out well and defends multiple positions. He will score with offensive rebound put back dunks, he is a more then capable three point shooter and a sneaky good passer. His motor translates to extra possessions. He verbally committed to <strong>NAU</strong> this past month.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1580233' first='Paul' last='Osaruyi'] Bella Vista Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A power forward with elite size is a grown man rebounder in and out of his area. He is a freak athlete who protects the paint with blocking shots and walling up with a plus wingspan. He gets off the floor in a blink of an eye and will explode up and dunk it plus runs the floor and defends in space better then most.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2205721' first='Logan' last='Wallace'] Phhoenix Prep NSPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The big man with fluidity and legit size. He runs well from end to end and rebounds well in his area plus will alter or block shots. He will score with dunks in traffic and will give a hard pump fake to the basket.&nbsp;He will also step out and shoot it from mid to the three occasionally. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1763218' first='AJ' last='Harris'] Canyon View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A wing forward who can defend bigger players with his length and size. He will score with fall aways, put backs and tracks the ball well to block or alter shots. He can step out and shoot it from the perimeter and rip thru to the basket. He plays and defends multiple positions for the West Valley team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2115124' first='DJ' last='Childs'] Phhoenix Prep NSPA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A high motored wing forward who plays and defends multiple positions. He was defending guards then switched to centers on the next possession. He gobbles up rebounds and swats shots away in bunches. He scores with alley-oop dunks, contact drives and occasional threes.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2457665' first='Viktor' last='Babic'] Perry&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A versatile wing forward with elite size. He handles it like a point forward and he can score it and make plays for his teammates plus rebounds well. He will ball fake into a baseline dunk, fall away from mid-range, catch and shoot or pull-up from the three.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2605518' first='Avtandil' last='Bakhtadze'] Dream City Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>‘Atuka' is a budding player from the Country of Georgia. He dunks it easily and he has gotten stronger to handle the inside pounding. He used to really only face-up and launch threes but is now working his way in the paint and scoring with floaters and left or right hand hook shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2197693' first='Chris' last='Brown'] Dream City Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A unique post player who is a phenomenal passer with a real feel. He has incredible length to rebound and block shots. He will dunk way above the rim with his crazy length and bounce and he can actually handle it and take it coast to coast fairly well. He will score it inside with good footwork and occasionally step out to the perimeter.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->