Team Preview: UPLAY Genesis
It is rare that we feature teams from Canada but they have so much talent and potential on that roster that we need to give them some love. This squad goes deep and they are well coached. They have a…
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Continue ReadingIt is rare that we feature teams from Canada but they have so much talent and potential on that roster that we need to give them some love. This squad goes deep and they are well coached. They have a mixture of perimeter shooters that can also get in lanes and create offense for themselves as well as their bigs on drop off passes. Defensively they rotate well and they gang rebound as well.
Location: Canada
Style of Play: Uptempo
Key Players
Kairin Weinberger
Kairin Weinberger
This kid and his teammate Zach are the splash bro’s out in Canada. Kairin has some range and he has a handle that allows him to get free when he is playing off the bounce. Really impressed with his shooting ability off the dribble as he knows how to set up hist shots which also showcases that footwork out in the perimeter. He does get to the rim but he is deadly out beyond the arc.
Zach Hawley
Zach Hawley
One of the best shooters on the team and usually on the floor. If he is open out in the perimeter he shoots it at such a high percentage that he is likely going to knock them down. We have seen him stretch the floor which then opens up lanes for him but he is by far one of the most dangerous shooters out in the perimeter. He is a must guard. Defensively he is crafty and knows how to get after it. When he doe snot have the ball in his hands he does a great job at filling those lanes.
Roster:
Aidan Oh
Cedric Reynolds-Raby
Colten Siebold
Deng Ngor
Kade McGeachy
Isaiah Hinds
Max Bergen
Prynce France
Tayshaun Gritton
Overview:
This past weekend they played out in Arizona and their schedule was tough. They played against Paul George Elite, AZ Unity White, LA Soilders and Vegas Elite. Although they went 0-4 they have some tough players and they gave every one of these teams a run for their money. The thing that really kept them in most games was there outside shooting. Hawley and Weinberger were insane from deep. They were hitting some tough contested shots and with a shot clock they were the ones their teammates were looking for late in the clock as they just have big shot making ability. Next time we see them their schedule will likely be more favorable but this team is a team on the brink as they have a solid core.