Na’eem Omar Ward
Na’eem Omar Ward
About Na’eem
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Andrew Impastato | Prep Hoops Scout
Lefty combo guard. His team played down the entire game, but it did not discourage him from playing hard on both ends. Showed the ability to score in the short post with his back to the basket, especially on the left side of the court. Shot 3-6 from 3 with all three made 3’s coming off the bounce in an ISO scenario. He was very effective in transition, displaying a downhill, fluid pace to get to the rim, but also made a nice floater in the lane. Very athletic and aggressive with a strong body, but never showed a sloppy, out-of-control feel. Understood where on the court he needed to get to and was very aggressive about getting there with purpose. When things slowed down on the offensive end, he did seem bored at times, drifting to the corners. He was getting denied in the second half a lot and let the defense control his touches. When he did touch it, they sent two at him, and did get sped up, forcing bad shots and possessions. Defensively, he was engaged and used his athletic nature to have 3 blocks. Would like to see him stay engaged off the ball and not lose sight of his man, got beat a few times on backdoor cuts and offensive rebounds by his matchup. If he can keep his long wing span up and in passing lanes, he can really be a defensive showstopper. If he can continue to improve his consistency from three, build on his offensive shot-making ability off the bounce, stay engaged on both ends for every possession, and keep taking pride in using his athletic motor on the defensive end, Naeem is setting up nicely to have a productive season ahead.
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