Film Room: Second Edition

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Twitter, I asked for some highlights and full games to watch over, and I have more than enough to go through starting tonight. I'll start with the individual ones sent to me to give me time to watch through some of the complete games sent my way. No idea how long this will take, but I'll have two articles up tonight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='352141' first='Brooke' last='Spychalski']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/17018255/640e133ea677230f20950a86">FILM</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Without having any idea or way of looking, I'd guess Spychalski is around a 40% 3-point shooter, and I could be wrong, but if I am, I'm sure she has that within her. I've seen her a handful of times in AAU with her Pink Elite, and she's always shot the ball well, but looking at what she did at Yorkville, it surprised me how well she does create space with one dribble. Spychalski has a lot more shake to her game than I thought, and that's intriguing. Spychalski won't be a lead guard at the next level and will likely run off off-ball screens, shoot open shots, and if she can create her looks with a dribble or two, that's another aspect that defenses have to account for while they're turning their heads and trying to rotate. Spychalski's a solid athlete with a competitive mindset to get after it on the defensive end. I love her quiet confidence. I believe in what she does and that it'll translate at the college level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='374230' first='Addy' last='Verhagen']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/17014984/63d14cbf4df60e17f87bd910">FILM</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Verhagen reminds me of a shorter version of the Verona guard going to Iowa. Both see the floor at an elite level, shoot from the perimeter, create something out of nothing, get their fair share of rear-view steals, and neither are elite athletes. Verhagen will have more work to do than most because she's smaller, but on the offensive end, she has this knack for making big plays and the right plays that it's hard for me to see a world where she doesn't succeed at the next level. Although she can score when needed, Verhagen is more of a pass-first guard, and wherever she goes, her teammates will be at their best because Verhagen will get the most out of them. Nothing will faze this kid. Verhagen seems like she'd play the same way in her local YMCA as she would if you'd drop her into a Final Four game. You can tell she trusts the work she's put in and has the confidence in herself to make it happen on the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='444785' first='Karsyn' last='Bauman']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hudl.com/video/3/15430339/640feeaa2348d90860432826">FILM</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Everything Bauman does involves putting as much pressure on her opponent as possible, and it's beautiful to see in action. I talked to a college coach about her and told her about a severe injury in her sophomore season, and they looked shocked because you'd never guess it. Small schools will love how much she bothers opposing teams leading scorers and how much effort she puts in every second she's on the floor. However, she brings plenty of skill to the floor as well. In my opinion, Bauman's ability to get to the rim and finish while going a hundred miles an hour is the most impressive aspect of her game. However, her shooting is better than you'd think if you only looked at averages in high school. Her Ripon team wasn't a good shooting team, so everyone struggled. Shooting is contagious, in my opinion, and if she plays with a good shooting team, she'll be an average 3-point shooter, which is all she needs to be at the next level to be a highly effective two-way kid.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='329599' first='Ceanna' last='Froh']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://www.flexclip.com/share/2871983e05fcdbb697d9567d8162c1ce8798a83.html">FILM</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the work Froh puts into her game in her own time. Everyone I know who knows her talks about how much she puts into getting better. It showed in her sophomore season. You'll see her making shots and finishing creatively around the rim. I think a lot of that goes back to her freshman season. She didn't play much varsity but went over to Sun Prairie West when it opened this fall, carved out a role in their rotation, and got more confident as the year went on. She looked extremley comfortable with Crush Elite when I saw her for a little bit in Milwaukee. She's forcing the issue with the ball, taking the right shots, and in the clip, you'll see her finishing around the rim in ways I didn't know she was capable of. She's gotten infinitely better from when she got into high school to now and will continue to get better.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->