About Joshua
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Owen Siebring | Prep Hoops Scout
Joshua is the other half of a fierce front-court tandem on his Dream Ballers team. At 6’5″, he presents a serious size advantage right out of the gate. His reach is crazy; wrangling rebounds all over the perimeter and disrupting a lot of shots when he’s on defense.
He’s a hard-working kid who is still working on his shooting, but his size allows him to stay with his shot and collect a lot of rebounds on offense. He’s going to be a natural double-double threat when he hits high school.
For a man of his size, I was also impressed with his ballhandling skills. He brought the ball up the floor a few times; something I don’t often see out of a 6’5″ 8th grader. And he’s not afraid to play a little farther away from the rim and put up some midrange jumpers.
Joshua said after one of his team’s wins that he’s worked a lot on his post moves, and driving right at the hoop.
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Joshua and his team traveled to the tournament from Minnesota, and the big man put on a clinic in the post.
At 6’5″ with a lengthy wing span, Joshua has absolutely crazy reach for his age. He has a natural ability to block shots on defense, and play above the rim on both sides of the ball.
He identifies as a Center, but I saw him take the ball up the floor on a few occasions. So he does have some ball-handling capabilities when the situation calls for it.
Joshua stays with his shot, creating a lot of opportunities for putbacks. He already looks like a double-double factory; piling up 19 points in his team’s win over ABP on Saturday. He’s a guy who just looks impossible to get a rebound against.
Joshua says that he’s worked a lot on his post moves, and his ability to take the ball to the rim. And he wants to keep growing in his decision-making as he enters high school.
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Joshua’s already grown to 6’5″ as an 8th grader, and he must be a nightmare for middle school teams.
For a kid his age, he has absolutely crazy reach. His wingspan gives him a natural ability to block shots on defense, and play above the D when he’s on offense. And even off of a miss, he stays with his shot and can capitalize on a lot of putbacks.
Joshua isn’t just a prototypical big man. I saw him bring the ball up the court a few times, so he can handle the ball well. And he’s not afraid to put up an occasional midrange jumper.
Joshua scored 19 points in his team’s win over ABP Athletics , and he’s very quickly evolving into a double-double machine.
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