Flight Hankamp Scrimmages: HUSTLE!
When scouts and coaches watch a game or evaluate talent, points scored by a player are extremely overrated. As a matter of fact, I usually don’t even chart that number. We look for the little things that go with the…
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Continue ReadingWhen scouts and coaches watch a game or evaluate talent, points scored by a player are extremely overrated. As a matter of fact, I usually don’t even chart that number. We look for the little things that go with the big numbers. One aspect of a players game that I hold in high value are hustle points. How often is your team successful because of your hustle? Did your extra energy get a stop on D or help get a big bucket? At the Flight Hankamp Scrimmages, there were players that were putting it all on the line. They were doing the little things that helped their team be successful. They were scoring hustle points. Let’s look at a few of those players.
Colin Davis (2023, F, Adrian Lenawee Christian)
Davis brought a lot to the table at the Flight Hankamp Scrimmages and it wasn’t all in the points scored column of the stat sheet. He wasn’t afraid of contact when driving to the rim, where he did a nice job of baiting the defender into fouling, or when battling on the defensive end. Davis was a vocal leader on D as well.
Antonio Huston (2022, F, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore)
Huston was that gritty forward that any coach would take on their roster. He was incredibly scrappy on both ends and you could tell that it wasn’t about his numbers for him, but more about his team picking up W’s. It was commonplace to see Huston setting physical screens and battling under the basket.
John King (2023, G, University High)
King was an extremely high energy player throughout the day at the scrimmages. He was always one of the first players back on defense which had a direct influence on the score of his teams game. King logged pretty heavy minutes, but it never affected his performance. He leads both vocally and by example, and that example is a great one for teammates to follow.
Gauge Rhode (2022, G, Springport)
Rhode’s numbers probably don’t do his performance justice at the scrimmages. He’s a steady player that the team trusted with the ball. Rhode is a physically strong player that’s willing to body an opponent. He will play a very valuable role in Springport’s success this season.
Evan Southerland (2024, G, Plymouth Christian)
Southerland is an underclassman that is definitely not scared of the moment. Throughout the day, he used his hustle to try to make big plays for his team. Southerland’s perimeter defense may not show up on the stat sheet, but it’s an obvious and important piece of the puzzle for Plymouth Christian.