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<p>June 4th-6th I attended the annual <strong>Best in Basketball Summer Invitational.</strong> It is the premier warm up event for the prestigious Section-7 with 20 Section-7 weekend teams plus others who have a chance to qualify for the weekend.</p>
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<p>I watched every team 2-3 times and came up with many different categories to place each prospect.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the Most Versatile </h2>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2470696' first='Tyonne' last='Brown'] Pinnacle </strong></p>
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<p>A bigger wing forward with real feel as a sneaky good passer and skill from inside and out. He will hit the three off the catch and has a tighter crossover he uses into a mid-range pull-up. He can get on the glass to score and plays a smart game. He will also close out to shooters on defense and be one of the top scorers this season. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2292816' first='Luke' last='Galvanoni'] Mesquite </strong></p>
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<p>A cerebral and skilled wing forward can score it from inside and out. He is a very good passer with next level vision and will score and defend. He collect steals, he is a good rebounder out of his area and can hold his ground versus bigger players. He will score with mid-range jumpers, catch threes, dunks, rip thrus, hook shots and fade aways. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2249943' first='Lleyton' last='Leonard'] Basha </strong></p>
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<p>One of the top two-way players in the AIA is an explosive and fast athlete. He made some highlight dunks on the break including one nasty poster dunk. He gets downhill with his left hand and will score with alley-oops and often outraces everyone for scores. His three ball was clicking and uses his huge wingspan to rebound and play the passing lanes.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2975471' first='Kur' last='Lual'] AZ Compass Prep </strong></p>
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<p>A long and very lean wing forward with some guard skills. He will score with catch threes, tip-ins off glass with his great size and length, above the rim dunks on the break, mid-range pull-ups and tough euro steps. He can also make plays for his teammates with advanced vision for a wing. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1956217' first='PJ' last='Nowlin Jr'] Canyon View (Pictured)</strong></p>
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<p>A versatile two-way player can play and defend multiple positions. He will drive and kick it smartly off of two-feet and he is a great rebounder in and out of his area. He will score with long strides to the basket, fast break layups with contact, mid-range pull-ups and he made many threes on the 3 days. He has really improved with this and plays with great intensity and a big motor. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2194805' first='Marquice' last='Pless'] Higley </strong></p>
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<p>Another all-around bigger guard can play many roles for the East Valley team. He is a great passer, he scores it easily and affects the game many ways. He will score with tough downhill takes in traffic, pull-up threes and had one insane poster dunk. He will rebound and collect steals. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2301235' first='Rhys' last='M. Robinson'] Pinnacle</strong></p>
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<p>A bigger wing showed off his inside-out play. He will rattle in threes off the catch, and-1's thru contact, he will post up his defender up and he can fall away. He is fluid getting downhill with some quickness and will seal his man to score with his back to the basket. He will collect steals with quick hands on defense. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2767903' first='Jacobi' last='Thompson II'] Arcadia</strong></p>
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<p>One of the top all-around sophomores in the class is morphing into a bigger guard or even PG. He sees the court well like a PG with up the court ropes with advance and live dribble passes. He will score with right or left hand downhill takes, threes off the catch, and will often take it coast to coast. He is a tough out of area rebounder with his natural gifts. </p>
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June 4th-6th I attended the annual Best in Basketball Summer Invitational. It is the premier warm up event for the prestigious Section-7 with 20 Section-7 weekend teams plus others who have a chance to qualify for the weekend.
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