Five Intriguing Prospects: Gilman vs St. Paul’s
Last night was the first round of the annual Sherm Bristow Holiday Tournament held at Gilman. The tournament is comprised of four teams: Gilman, St. Paul’s, West Nottingham Academy and Concordia Prep. West Nottingham won in convincing fashion against Concordia…
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Continue ReadingLast night was the first round of the annual Sherm Bristow Holiday Tournament held at Gilman. The tournament is comprised of four teams: Gilman, St. Paul’s, West Nottingham Academy and Concordia Prep. West Nottingham won in convincing fashion against Concordia Prep, and Gilman upended St. Paul’s by a final score of 65-51.
We take a look at five intriguing prospects from the MIAA A vs B match up.
Jalen Rucker | Gilman ’19
Rucker led the Hounds with 17 points that included three triples. The Army commit did a nice job of attacking seams in St. Paul’s zone defense. When he wasn’t scoring, he was finding open teammates in the corner for three’s, creating turnovers defensively to spark fast break opportunities and leading his team as he usually does.
Troy Barthelme | St. Paul’s ’19
Barthelme got off to a slow start in the first half scoring just three points, but exploded in the second half for 19 points in attempt to bring his team back. The 6-foot-7 stretch forward converted three three-pointers in the contest. He operated well off the catch on the block, using his strength to overpower his match up to the basket for lay ups. Barthelme crashed the glass on both ends aggressively and was a key piece in St. Paul’s cutting the lead to single-digits early in the third quarter.
Jordan Foster | Gilman ’20
As St. Paul’s started to trim the lead, Foster stepped in and crushed any hope they had. The 6-foot-2 junior scored seven of his 11 points in the second half. Even though that number might not jump out at you, it was the way Foster did it. One included a tough take to the basket, converting an and-one opportunity. Another came when he caught the ball at the top of the key following an offensive rebound, in which St. Paul’s defense was scattered. The Red Sea parted in the middle of the lane and Foster proceeded by taking a couple dribbles and throwing down a strong one-handed dunk. He was effective catching the ball at the high post in the middle of the zone and defensively, was a pest on the ball.
Ziggy Reid | St. Paul’s ’19
Reid made his impact felt from the opening tip. He scored 12 of his team’s 20 first half points. Reid had a mismatch with a smaller defender on him for the majority of the game, so he did his damage by catching and bullying his way to the rim. The only downside to Reid’s performance was he went scoreless in the second half. It was a combination of other players on the team scoring more, and Reid not getting the amount of touches he did in the first half. The Merrimack commit showed glimpses of being a mismatch problem, but will still need to improve on his play making ability off the dribble.
Chase Drew | Gilman ’19
Drew matched Foster’s point total at 11. Most of his buckets came from getting out early in transition and finishing lay ups. The 6-foot-5 wing also converted a three-pointer. Drew is usually a knock-down shooter, but his shot seemed to be a bit off last night. What I’d like to see more from Drew is an effort to crash the glass. At his size and athleticism, he could easily average 4-5 rebounds per game. Also his body language is something I’ll be watching going forward. He got frustrated a couple of times last night and reacted by sitting on the end of the bench isolated.