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Breakout players have several meanings, well for me and it could be some that I have seen that have shown me something extra or players I caught in which I see certain things that show their potential. Always remember I…
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Continue ReadingBreakout players have several meanings, well for me and it could be some that I have seen that have shown me something extra or players I caught in which I see certain things that show their potential. Always remember I need rosters, non-erroneous, which means correct information because it saves me time and energy
Dick impressed me immediately with her range and watching her set the defender up to drop it, mid to long, with a hand in her face was nice. Even nicer was she showed that she could also “catch and shoot” and her quick release coupled with her accuracy gave her options and here’s why. She has a deceptive first step and did a good job attacking the basket to score and that helped keep the defender guessing
Ma’leah Duvall
Ma’leah Duvall
Duvall had me tweet “House4Hoops” has their own Lil Duvall but she left me speechless last July with her explosiveness. She can score, off the dribble a]s well as mid to long-range but I was equally impressed with her showing she could facilitate and she showed me a glimpse of that at the Dynasty Region Kickoff . Her defense “on the ball” was tough and she forced turnovers using her quick hands and she played the passing lane
Tate immediately impressed me as I watch her read the court on the defensive end and play the passing lane. She also has good timing to block, alter and (or) deflect shots but her defense was solid across the board. She also did a good job rebounding on both ends of the court but her court vision, both in the set as well as the open court was nice. She scored off the dribble and showed she could drop the jumper
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Sarai Givens
Sarai Givens
Givens made my GAMECHANGERS article last season yet I was more impressed at her progression as well as her “poise under pressure” as she stayed under control. Her ability to come off the bench and giver her squad a boost helped change the momentum and that boost came from either her hitting a huge bucket or making a defensive stop. She also did a good job of getting hers “in the flow”
Cooper is long and athletic and in case you don’t know, that is the base so what are her intangibles. She has good timing, that’s no surprise as I’ve seen her play defense as well as block shots, but she also rebounds on both ends, as well as runs the floor on both ends. I noticed her attacking the basket and finishing stronger after contact yet she also did a good job of dropping the midrange as well as posting up defenders and dropping the turnaround jumper
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Desteny Pierce
Desteny Pierce
Pierce plays taller than her listed height and her ability to rebound means she understands positioning and she shows desire as she outrebounded taller players. She’s also strong and uses her body well, both defensively as well as offensively as she attacked strongly. She also handled the ball in the open court and her court vision both in transition as well as in the set was nice
Ashlyn Lemos
Ashlyn Lemos
Lemos brought both energy as well as an offensive spark and showed she needs to be guarded off the top. That’s because she can attack the basket using a deceptive first step, with either hand, and score after contact. She also did a good job creating her shot to drop the mid as well as the long range. She understands how to shoot it coming off the screen but she was another player that did a good job showing she could “catch and shoot”
Celina Valeriano
Celina Valeriano
Valeriano showed me she could score in droves years ago and watching her drop the long ball was her go to. I enjoyed her mixing it up more, she did a good job attacking the rim, or getting by the defender off the dribble to drop the midrange. Equally impressive was her switching to the 1 and showing she could not only control the temp but facilitate and her court vision, as well as on the money passes, “no-looks” included, were more than solid