BIBSI Top Flight Athletes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 4th-6th I attended the annual&nbsp;<strong>Best in Basketball Summer Invitational.</strong>&nbsp;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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I watched every team 2-3 times and came up with many different categories to place each prospect.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the Top Flight Athletes</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2767184' first='Tahli' last='El-Amin'] Chandler&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A very athletic lead guard can play on or off the ball and he is a star on the break. He is extremely athletic and fast to fly by most defenders with the ball in his hands. He can score with perimeter jumpers and will get to the basket in a hurry. He will rebound and even block shots with his bounce.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3075509' first='Isaiah' last='Bronner'] Hamilton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A wing forward who can play the guard spot in pinch as well. He has a huge motor to compete and will score with offensive rebound put backs with his live body. He is very fast to get downhill and will finish off tough layups in transition. He will defend a few positions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2432574' first='Terrance' last='Byrd'] Sandra Day O'Connor (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the top point forward types at the event. He scored it from mid and in all tournament long going undefeated in the process. He will also defend every position on the floor and is one of the better rebounders at his position in the AIA plus will rebound and block shots out of his area. He scored with alley-oop dunks, works from the high post with tough downhill takes thru contact, tough spin moves to gain separation and uses the finger roll game. He will also hit shots from mid-range and will be a problem all year long.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2146269' first='Daijon' last='Grayson'] Mesa&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A hyper athletic guard is one of the more athletic and fast guards in the AIA. He has a dynamic first step to get into the paint and will score with dunks, mid-range pull-ups and will jump almost over some post players for layups and put backs. He will collect steals which often lead to assists.     <strong> </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2533594' first='CJ' last='Johnson'] Desert Edge&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A pure point guard with athleticism who can make plays for his teammates. He made some beautiful feeds off of the pick and roll game perfectly in stride and will score. He will hit the mid-range pull-up, which is he best skill currently and get downhill. He is very athletic and elite in transition to finish. He will also get on the glass for put backs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2435389' first='Justin' last='Johnson'] AZ Compass Prep&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the top, if not THE best athlete in Arizona is Justin. He seems to jump out of the gym and flies on the break with grace. He is a rare one to go above the box for dunks and rebounds the ball at its highest point. He also defends multiple positions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2407205' first='Ja'Mir' last='Smith'] Chandler&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A highlight reel dunker has great size and length with supreme twitch. He will rebound the ball off the glass and go coast to coast. Outside of dunking the ball and will rip thru with and-1's thru contact and is slowly facing up. He rebounds in bunches and block shots.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->