Kids Who Stood Out at the Windy City Classic

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tonight I'm continuing to look back on this past weekend and highlight a few kids who I thought played well in Milwaukee. These are a few kids who I thought played well and want to highlight this evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='209594' first='Katelyn' last='Odem']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Odem is the best example for young kids to look toward how to earn a scholarship. She's not as skilled as some kids getting looks at the D2 level, but you won't find anyone who plays as hard as she does in her class. That's not to say Odem isn't skilled, but it doesn't matter if the 2024 guard is playing an 8 am game in the middle of nowhere or Madison Square Garden. You know what you're getting when Odem steps between the lines. That is something that you can't say for some kids, and it makes Odem stand out, which she did this past weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Violet Otto</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Prescott native plays on an uber-talented Team Wisconsin Magic team, and she can get overshadowed a bit depending on what game you watch, but she can swing a game in a few possessions. Otto's shooting is legit, and when she gets into a rhythm, there isn't much a defense can do besides faceguard her. She's a legit 5-10 wing and has the confidence to shoot the ball and look at the rim when she catches the ball, which is less common than you'd think.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='215983' first='Drew' last='Buslee']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As I walked around the Wisconsin Center, I watched the 2024 Metro Stars team with the Eagan Minnesota native on it, and she caught my eye in two possessions. She moved her feet defensively to force a disjointed offensive possession which led to a transition opportunity where Buslee pushed the ball up the court with a purpose and ran to the left wing, where she let a 3-pointer fly that she sunk. Her lateral quickness, speed, ability to slow down and set herself, and convert a transition 3-pointer show her ability to change a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Karsyn Nelson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nothing about Nelson's game is loud or flashy, but she makes things happen on both ends. The Monona Grove guard is comfortable defending anyone and is always up for the challenge. However, her ability as a pick-and-roll ball handler surprised me this weekend. She was making good decisions with the ball passing and scoring-wise and looked like she had everything under control when the ball was in her hands. I don't remember her having that offensive punch, but I loved seeing that out of her.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->