PrepHoops 250 Expo: Team 4 Evaluations

Andrew Force September 24, 2022 @ 04:50 PM

Saturday's PrepHoops 250 Expo featured 60 of the best prospects in Tennessee. This was a great opportunity to see a bunch of guys as they head into their season. Take a look at the players that made up Team 4.   <ul><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578712' first='Myron' last='Stokes Jr'].</li><li>Wood Woodward</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1039189' first='Devaki' last='Garr']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578675' first='Andrew' last='Thomas']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578713' first='Nathan' last='Dillingham']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578719' first='Ryan' last='Neely']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578709' first='Malcolm' last='Ashley']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578724' first='Trey' last='Guthrie']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578690' first='Elijah' last='Lussier']</li><li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578720' first='Savion' last='Anderson']</li></ul>   Game Schedule   vs. Team 3 BYE vs. Team 5 vs. Team 1 BYE vs. Team 6   [player_tooltip player_id='1578675' first='Andrew' last='Thomas'] Classic big work. Nothing flashy. Understands the value of one bounce dribble to re-establish and attack anew.   [player_tooltip player_id='1578719' first='Ryan' last='Neely'] FAST.  Still young, raw. Amazingly fast in the open floor.  Needs a little space to get moving, but his speed is better than average.   [player_tooltip player_id='1039189' first='Devaki' last='Garr']. Devaki murdering!! DeVaki's offensive awareness was a 10. He knew where the gaps were, or where they needed to be. He demonstrated an incredible burst of speed with the basketball reminiscent of [player_tooltip player_id='1273550' first='Shane' last='Cherry'] in July. Garr's outside shooting, still elite, set the tone of the morning, running out his squad to a 30-18 lead in the opening half. Not coincidently, the game tightened to 34-28 without him on the floor. His next segment on was 42-39 (an 8-11 lost segment). Left the game up 60-43. His passes landed in perfect spots. Twice his teammates failed to get to the perfect spot, but Devaki knew where it had to be, and he put it there. His outside shooting was by far the best in the game. Garr opened up his second-half return with another three-pointer. His range is difficult to equal. Garr was faster than everyone. He was a better shooter than everyone (in their opening game), and he was clearly playing with a more rapid basketball brain. Think fast, move fast. Amazingly committed a single turnover. And when retreating in defensive transition, he jumped his highest jump and blocked the basketball below the waist. -- Fantastic on-ball defender. Quicker than most players, he will sometimes make a subtle guess at their next dribble path and slide into the path, forcing a late correction. Garr can create a turnover with this kind of disruptive footwork.     [player_tooltip player_id='1578688' first='Eli' last='Gramling'] Stone-faced, but intense competitor. There is a lot of grit in those eyes. Eli can hit the outside shot. He earned one block helping down under the basket. His perimeter defense is just ok for now. Will not be outworked. Looks to be a D3 floor.   [player_tooltip player_id='1352797' first='Savion' last='Anderson']   Wonderful, young athlete. Savion does many things well. He will be among the top players in his grade throughout his high school career. The day showed his strengths are movement off the ball, speed, strength, confidence around the rim.   vs. Team 5   Team [player_tooltip player_id='1039189' first='Devaki' last='Garr'] (#4) vs. Team [player_tooltip player_id='1578697' first='Javar' last='Daniel'] (#5)   For the first half, Devaki was the best player in the gym playing against the best team in the event.   Devaki Garr 1st Half: 5-8 FG, 4 x 3p 18p R TO   2nd half Devaki: 1-4 0-3 3's 1 Assist 1 TO   [player_tooltip player_id='1578724' first='Trey' last='Guthrie'] – Rebounds ok. Not explosive under the basket. Will struggle to defend away from the lane.

Saturday's PrepHoops 250 Expo featured 60 of the best prospects in Tennessee. This was a great opportunity to see a bunch of guys as they head into their season. Take a look at the players that made up Team 4.