Cahlib Edwards @PrepHoopsTN/AboveTheRimGym Fall Combine Recapture
Cahlib Edwards (Bearden) gifted the @PrepHoopsTN/AboveTheRimGym Fall Combine with incredible bunnies and an aggressive push of the basketball.
How did he measure against the competition?
- Class of 2020
- 5'6" PG
- Wingspan -- 6'0"
- Height w/o shoes -- 5'6"
- Height w/ shoes -- 5'8"
- Shoe size -- 11.5
- Hand Span -- 8.5"
- Hand Length -- 8.0"
- Standing Reach -- 7'5"
- Peak Reach -- 10'3"
- One-Step Vertical -- 34"
- Summer Combine Ranking -- #12
- All-Star Top 20
NBA Stylistic Comparison: 2004 Bucks Brevin Knight
College Projection: D2
Extremely explosive. Knack for scoring. Cahlib Edwards plays at the rim, which is staggering for a 5-foot-7 lead guard. His measured one-step vertical jump was 34", just shy of three feet. Only one or two other campers put up similarly impressive measurements at that station.
The bouncy, skilled scorer Edwards put up 20+ points per game for Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences. How? Cahlib's quickness is great and his shot exits the shooting zone insanely quick. Guards don't even have time to react before Edwards releases.
He likes to exploit indecision, especially at the lane's logo. He is a fantastic 5'-10' shooter. The "gut" of the defense is often his habitat. Though it might be the 'cost of doing business' as a volume scorer, Cahlib Edwards absolutely forces some shots. His mind is clearly focused on getting to the basket and that can be a good thing and a bad thing. He will occasionally get tunnel vision, though Edwards was not selfish with CSAS. He willfully endured the burden of scoring 20+ every night, and still would involve capable teammates in the offense. Edwards was very direct and individually-focused at the fall combine, but that is largely forgiven as it was a showcase and he knew zero fellow campers upon entry Sunday morning.
Familiar faces frequently benefit from playing alongside the scorer Cahlib. He attracts much defensive attention and defenses collapse often when he dashes past the point guard defender. The senior can pass well with either hand.
This summer Cahlib transferred to reigning Class AAA State Champion Bearden High School. His task will be to fill the shoes of Ques Glover (University of Florida freshman). Without the six other seniors that Glover played alongside as a supporting cast, that is simply an impossibility and Bearden will unequivocally take several steps back. How can they not? That does not preclude Edwards from putting up gaudy offensive numbers and pushing his team deep into the playoffs.
This is a major jump in level for Cahlib. He is poised to handle it and, frankly, the district doesn't have any other players that feature his combination of shooting touch, handles, and incredible athleticism. It will be a challenge for every player that undertakes defending him.
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