United 17U Select 40 Ready to Roll

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On a team of exceptional players, here are a few of my favorites. Keep an eye on these girls as they get ready to tackle the Spring/Summer AAU circuit beginning Friday April 7 in the Hoop Group New England Warm-Up. Check the schedule and go see them play. You can thank me later. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["488671"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"So versatile and so tough. Brooke has a motor and spends the entire game putting pressure on her opponents at both ends of the floor. Can consistently stroke the 3. As a junior she scored almost 30% of her points from 3 and had 6 games with 3 made 3-pointers.  If you come out too much, she will blow by you and get to the rim. When she gets to the rim, she uses her strength and skills to finish through contact with either hand. Her exceptional court vision allows her to easily find open teammates from the middle of the zone and setup players for open layups off drive and dish. Defensively, she gets into people. She has the ability to take away what offenses are doing when she is on the ball. Active hands and not afraid to get inside and rebound as evidenced by the fact that she has averaged over 7 rebounds per game over the last 2 years at Gil St. Bernard's.  Brooke can hurt you in so many ways.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["333348"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Such a confident shooter. She has 81 3s over her first two years at Chatham High School. As a sophomore she had multiple 3s in 17 of 29 games. She will blow past 1,000 career points somewhere in her junior year. You don't score that many points without being creative on the offensive end and that's exactly what Ella is. She does not blow by people off the bounce, but when she wants to get to the rim, she will use jab steps, hesitation dribbles and her strength to create space and get by people. When she gets past you, she will attack the rim but also has a great ability to sense the extra defender coming and find an open teammate for an easy bucket as evidenced by her 2.5 assists per game in her two years at Chatham. Ella defends with a high IQ. Her positioning is exceptional, and she uses all that to get steals off bad decisions and tuhose turnovers into points at the other end.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["559820"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Addy averaged 12.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3+ per game in assists, blocks and steals AS A FRESHMAN. I know people love u0022shore basketballu0022 in New Jersey and for good reason, but you can't convince me there was a better freshman in NJ this year. Addy should have no problem scoring 1,000 points and grabbing 1,000 rebounds as she will continue to dominate at Pope John. Her greatest asset is her ability to finish at the rim in transition and in the half court. She has great length and explosiveness to finish over people and finds a way to slide through even the tightest spaces to get her shot off. Add in one of the best Euro steps in New Jersey and you are going to have nightmares about defending her. She adds in a strong pull up game and developing 3-point shot to keep defenses on their toes. Scoring may not even be what she does best. At the top of a press or half-court defense there are very few guards that can deal with her length and defensive anticipation. She gets in passing lanes and when she gets a loose ball, she is gone the other way. When you get her inside good luck scoring over her. She has been playing up in AAU for the last couple years so she will be more than ready for the 17U challenge this season.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["489005"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Long athletic wing with all the skills to go with it. What strikes me most when I watch her on the offensive end is her patience. Maya gets what she wants on offense and doesn't have to force to get it. She uses great body positioning and strength on her drives to get to the rim where she is a strong finisher. Very confident stroke from the perimeter and uses her spacing to get open looks.  Head is always up on dribble drive and is a very good interior passer on the attack. After 12 double double in her junior year at Morristown High School where she averaged 12+ points per game and 10 rebounds per game she's ready to take her game to big stage with United this Spring/Summer.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["488726"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"A strong guard who is very comfortable with the ball in her hands. She is a leader and takes control of the offense. She gets downhill hard finishes strong with an array of moves off the bounce. Don't play off her because she can stick the 3 as well. She had 10 games with multiple 3 pointers in her junior year highlighted by 5 vs Franklin where she scored 27 in a 6 point win. My favorite thing is how she has her head up in transition and passes the ball ahead to open teammates for layups. With the athletes on her United 17U team she will have plenty of players to dish to in transition. Defensively, she will body up and be physical guarding the perimeter and aggressive pressuring the ball and getting in passing lanes.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":5,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64273cd7ce769"} /-->