Dillon Brooks Invitational Defensive Disrupters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday, October 17th I attended the 1st annual <strong>Dillon Brooks Invitational</strong> at Inspire Courts in Gilbert, AZ. Many AIA teams were in the building plus some local top prep teams mixed in with Grind Session teams from out of town. I ended up watching nearly 25 teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Defensive Disrupters</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2829293' first='Noah' last='Bol'] Sequoia Prep </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long, fluid and very tall post player had his motor on high in this outing I viewed. He simply just uses his size and length to alter or block shots in bunches, grabs rebounds in and out of his area and will score it with high level alley-oop dunks and put backs off the glass. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2574803' first='Joshua' last='Blevins'] Mountain Pointe </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long, tall and fluid power forward who has the size and skill to play on the wing or the center position. He is a natural shot blocker and rebounds well in his area. He will defend in space with his fluidity and runs the floor well. He scores with perimeter jumpers and can play with his back to the basket and score it with some developing footwork or get fouled.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2641713' first='Jayden' last='Davis'] Sandra Day O'Connor </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tough combo or scoring guard can play on or off the ball. He is very tough and a top-end on-ball defender. He consistently gets deflections and will collect steals. He will also score with downhill drives, step thrus with contact and threes off the catch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3759644' first='Nick' last='Fleming'] AZ Compass Grind</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A fluid wing forward or face-up power forward with a massive wingspan. He defends really well in space and on the perimeter using his lateral quickness and toughness. The younger brother of the Phoenix Suns NBA player plays with some toughness to compete and will defend multiple positions. He will score it with threes and drives. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2194481' first='Justin' last='Kimbrough'] Mountain Pointe</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A fast and quick real point guard is a very quick on-ball defender. He seems to collect steals in bunches with his lateral quickness and natural speed. He will dime his teammates all over the court and score it with tough mid-range pull-ups, which seems to be his sweet spot, burst to the basket with speed dribble drives to score or get fouled.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3726122' first='Elijah' last='Rone'] Willow Canyon (Pictured) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A true two-way guard who can be an elite on-ball defender. He has a thicker frame with good speed, next level lateral quickness to truly disrupt opposing ball handlers and pick their pockets. He will make some plays for his teammates and loves getting downhill or scoring in transition with contact. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3361138' first='Gabe' last='Tucker'] Gilbert </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tough two-way real point guard is always trying to guide the team and make plays for his teammates. He has plus lateral quickness and speed to bother his opponents on defense. He will score it with quick drives with a burst or pull-up from mid-range. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->