2021 Shooting Guards On Fire Top 250 Expo pt 2

This is another very solid group of players, it’s always important to be in the right place so the right person will actually see what you can do, why is that you ask because talent is everywhere if you know what you’re looking at so to have the abundance of players in the various showcases I’ve covered this season, has been awesome and this event was mind-boggling, so was the shooting of these players <img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-214888" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/10/100-Taylor_Jarrels-2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> [player_tooltip player_id="200732" first="Taylor" last="Jarrels"]-5’8 (Lamar Consolidated HS) @TaylorJarrels Jarrells has had me doing the SMH all season, I knew she was a good player yet I didn’t realize how good she was, especially at shooting, understanding how to create her shot and when to take her shot and her performance of dropping the stop and pop, the mid range, the fadeaway as well as taking defenders with at will was on full display at the Top 250 but how can I leave out the long ball. I can’t because it was dropping from every angle behind the arc <img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-214822" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/10/19-Crystal_Smith-2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> [player_tooltip player_id="200734" first="Crystal" last="Smith"]-5’8 (Tompkins HS) @C1_Crystal_ Smith told me she was narrowing her options and based on her performance this season, it’s no surprise she has multiple offers yet she’s been in numerous events to catch the eyes of the right people, I’m talking about me right now and I have simply been amazed at her multiple ways to score. First of all, her floater as well as attacking the rim and defying gravity has been awesome but so has the stop and pop in transition from 12-15 feet, the HEZ to keep defenders off balance for the pull-up or the long ball whenever she wants to take it <img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-214836" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/10/37-Kristen_Dennis-2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> Kirsten Dennis-5’8 (Desoto HS) @fvmousk7d Dennis was a pleasant surprise because she understood how to let it come to her and seize the opportunity when it was there yet her ability to create her shot, while being defended definitely stood out as well as her pull-up jumper. She has good size and athleticism so that added to her being able to get her shot off while being guarded tightly, she mixed it up by attacking the basket and finishing strongly yet she also showed she could down the long ball <img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-214902" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/10/120-Kalila_Fambro-2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> [player_tooltip player_id="263339" first="Kalila" last="Fambro"]-5’11 (Southlake Carroll HS) @KalilaFambro Fambro had a bag of tools to work with starting with that "long and athletic" I constantly remind those who may not know, is the base to start with and one of those things she started with off the top was playing the passing lane which led to layups galore as she handled the ball very well in the open court. She created her shot very well under pressure, her length and athleticism helped her get her shot off whenever she wanted against whoever she wanted so watching her drop multiple mid and long-range jumpers throughout the event told me a lot [player_tooltip player_id="263331" first="Hannah" last="Humphrey"]-5’8 (Lamar Consolidated HS) @ttheylovehannah Humphrey got me going with a shooting exhibition a few months ago and hasn’t let up but everything was on full display at the Top 250. Her midrange is hard to deal with, she elevates strongly and her shot is smooth but she understands how to maneuver with the ball to get her shot off or without the ball to get open for the shot, that’s pretty big yet so was her mixing it up to attack the rim numerous times as she finished with contact or drop the mid to long-range