Dillon Brooks Invitational 3 and D

<!-- 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">3 and D</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3770671' first='Jamaal' last='Ali'] Bella Vista Prep </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long, tall and fluid power forward with a ton of skill. He shoots it easily from the three point line with a nice looking stroke. He can pull-up from mid-range off the dribble, rip thru and dunk the ball easily too with his long limbs and size. He rebounds well in his area and picked up an offer from <strong>Colorado State </strong>after the weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1834123' first='Mayom' last='Mayom'] Bella Vista Prep </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Almost the prototype tall, long and fluid 3 and D type. He has elite size, a super long wingspan, he flies on the break and plays way above the rim. He defends anyone on the court and will deny ball handlers about as well as you can. He will also knock down the three with a good success rate. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2953620' first='Godson' last='Okokoh'] Bella Vista Prep (Pictured) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A power forward from Canada is another 3 and D type. He rebounds exceptionally well in and out of his area and blocks or alter shots. He has easy bounce to play above the rim to dunk it and he can get hot from the three point line with an improving stroke from a year ago. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2241513' first='Lyris' last='Robinson'] Bella Vista Prep OTE </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A bigger guard is one of the top rebounders for his position in the West Coast and maybe country. He is fearless and also takes on the top opponent nightly and will slow him down. He will score with downhill drives with tough spin moves and threes off the catch or pull. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2574810' first='Wor' last='Wor'] Bella Vista Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I wasn't even watching his team but was on the court next to him and literally every time I looked over he was hanging on the rim way above the rim, hitting the three or from mid-range and defending multiple positions. The bigger sized wing has multiple offers and backed it up. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2961012' first='Nathan' last='Yambayamba'] Bella Vista Prep </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A bigger wing with a nice frame, good fluidly, mobility and skill. He will defend bigger guards, wings and taller forwards and scores it. He will score with hook shots, decent post footwork, drives, euro takes and threes off the catch. He has an easy repeatable stroke that comes off his hands quickly. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3622192' first='Settimo' last='Yugu'] Bella Vista Prep EYBL </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A classic 3 and D type of power forward moves about as well as you can in space as a plus defender. He gobbles up rebounds, blocks shots, switches on guards or wings and is actually a very good passer. He will shoot it to the three point line, which is an improving skill for him and dunk it on the break.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->