Suffolk County Playoffs Players To Know

This race to a county championship and further will be really jam packed with top heavy teams. This year Suffolk boasts 3 undefeated teams Mount Sinai in Class A . Smithtown West and North Babylon in Double A. But sure to challenge will be 1 loss Half Hollow Hills West. In the AAA class William Floyd looks to be the favorite with their one loss to capture a AAA county title. Kings Park should challenge for a “A” title. While Deer Park will not be easy to go through to win a AA title. The triple AAA winner will have their hands full with a talented Copiague team and a young team but talented team in Commack. Here are some of the players who will be key.    The big man in the middle and D3 Penn State Harrisburg commit had a tremendous season. Great footwork in the paint. Outstanding rebounder in traffic. Clears space in the paint and scores around the rim with strength or finesse. Great hands . Fundamentally sound player.     Tough physical guard gets two feet in the paint. Handles the ball really well. Excellent rebounder from the guard position can grab it and lead the break. A stat stuffer from the guard spot.     Outstanding shooter. Really likes the corner three off the catch. Fundamentally sound, really good size can shoot over defenders. Long lanky body can get to the rim off of 2-3 dribbles.     Extremely fast with the ball in his hands. Smooth natural skill set. Gets in the lane and creates for himself or others. Scores from deep or in the lane.     Flat out scorer. Can score from all 3 levels. Outstanding defender on the ball.     Super athletic. Excellent getting downhill. Finishes at the rim. Outstanding mid range game.     High basketball IQ. Can play either guard spot. Very heady player. Possesses a really good handle. Shoots it from deep range. Poised and confident on the floor.     Really good from the perimeter. Excellent getting by closeouts with shot fake and putting the ball on the floor. High basketball IQ.     Dynamic athletic player. Plays above the rim. Shoots it well from beyond the arc. Makes good decisions on the floor.     Very fast athletic guard. Can shoot it from beyond the arc but his pull up jumper is the money shot. Quick and savvy with the ball gets him by defenders with a look of ease. A disruptive player on the defensive ends.       Extremely versatile. Can finish at the rim with either hand. Has good range. Equally effective on the ball or in help defense.     High motor. Athletic player. Has a really good handle. Excellent court vision. A distributor of the ball. Really good getting into the lane. Makes players around him better.     Smooth offensive game. Just breaking the surface of his game. Can shoot the three. Creates his own shot. Uses his size and versatility really well creating match up problems.      Can really shoot it from really deep range. Handles the ball really well helping him get off his own shot. He creates for himself and others with his ability to get into the lane.

This race to a county championship and further will be really jam packed with top heavy teams. This year Suffolk boasts 3 undefeated teams Mount Sinai in Class A . Smithtown West and North Babylon in Double A. But sure to challenge will be 1 loss Half Hollow Hills West. In the AAA class William Floyd looks to be the favorite with their one loss to capture a AAA county title. Kings Park should challenge for a “A” title. While Deer Park will not be easy to go through to win a AA title. The triple AAA winner will have their hands full with a talented Copiague team and a young team but talented team in Commack. Here are some of the players who will be key.