Minnesota Freshmen Showcase Game 4/5 Notes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We move on to round four and in round four there were some excellent players to speak on. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aided Coppage of Fridley is a 5'10 guard that really moved the ball well today, one of the best passers at the event. Regularly beat his man to the paint and then kicked to the wing or hit cutters for scores. A really nice crossover move to get to space that froze the defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3729620' first='Mansoor' last='Burton'] of Fridley is another player that stood out. Hit some threes, had some attacks that went and really worked well with Coppage. Liked how Burton stepped over ball screens, he took away a lot of willing attack plans laterally getting over screens. Liked his plan of attack and confidence with the ball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2811854' first='Anthony' last='Lizzi'] of Benilde-St. Margarets won me over with the early hook shot make. More a one hander but we can go with Kareem for him. Really good footwork and hands, nice touch, scored with good leverage. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3586204' first='Ryan' last='Wolfram'] had this look on his face like he just knew he was going to eat up his defender with a move ever time. Seemed like players didn't expect it out of him and then Ryan attacked them relentlessly getting deep. Really nice touch to finish as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2964575' first='Jacob' last='Sykes'] of Duluth is a kid with real upside. Main ball handler that was completely oblivious to players trying to pressure him as they were never a cause for concern. His court feel was just way ahead of others, he rebounded, push and made plays with a recognition that others at his age just don't have. Seems like he has the feel and physical abilities to be a factor early in his career. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2434106' first='Jewhan' last='Edwards'] of DeLaSalle. Not only is Edwards much stronger than kids at this camp, he looks stronger than a lot of upperclassmen. So here you have this stronger guard going against smaller players, and he didn't just muscle them, he had a burst to the cup that others don't have as well. Edwards is one of the better all around athletes I saw at this event. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Loved the way that [player_tooltip player_id='2856774' first='Lynkin' last='Haas'] went at the basket with aggression and purpose. The ball was moved to him at the wing and he put it down and went right at a slow rotating primary and secondary defender. The way he got balanced and finished was impressive. Haas is another one of these really good young players from Fergus Falls. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nathan Sisay of Totino-Grace. Nathan is 6'3 and length to him that allowed him to finish on the move several times in his third round of games. Impressed with the way he brought up the ball using that length, but then moved the ball and cut to the rim or went to the rim to board. A player to watch as there is potential there. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2428133' first='Duke' last='Fowler'] of Minnetonka. Had a solid day, scored some, defended some, rebounded some, but this is a kid to keep on your radar for the future. He is about 6'3 but his wingspan has to be like 6'6 and then his hands and feet are already huge. If Fowler grows like it appears he could, watch out for him as a prospect. Good foundation is there and the ceiling could be high. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->