Battle In The Sunflower-Simmie’s Standouts-14U Division

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='716118' first='Next' last='Level Eclipse'] Patterson </strong>had some players I enjoyed, <strong>#1</strong> is a long and athletic guard that scored off the dribble and had good court vision while <strong>#35</strong> gave me some acrobatic finishes virtually, yet her passes in the open court were nice yet <strong>#11</strong> used her frame and the deceptive first step to create problems around the basket and ll helped lead their team to a second-place finish in their pool. I also liked <strong>#10</strong> for <strong>[program_tooltip program_id='715643' first='Kansas' last='Elite'] </strong>because she not only scored off the dribble after contact, she understands how to create contact, I guess the midrange grabbed my attention as well but here are some of the standouts I have names for</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1245283' first='Piper' last='Jacobs']-5'7 G (East Buchanan) [program_tooltip program_id='715853' first='Southside' last='Elite'] 2027 [2027] Missouri</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jacobs impressed me in all of her games with her shot selection as well as her understanding of how to create her shot under pressure. She set the defender up to attack the basket and finish yet she also showed she could not only drop it from outside, mid to long-range, but she also showed she could "catch and shoot" while being defended </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='883659' first='Adalee' last='Gober']-5'4 G (Carthage Junior) [program_tooltip program_id='713014' first='MO' last='Legacy'] 2027 [2027] Missouri</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gober is heady and plays within herself and although she's a small guard, she understands positioning under the basket, and that enabled her to outrebound taller players as well as score on putbacks. She also scored both off the dribble as well as with the pull-up jumper but watching her not only defend but play the passing lane was more than solid </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='641835' first='Riley' last='Johnston']-5'6 G/F (Pryor Middle) EYG 2028 [2028] Oklahoma </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnston hit the boards and showed she could handle the ball afterward but her rebounding over taller players stood out in each game I had a chance to catch her. She did a good job attacking the basket, her deceptive first step got the defender off balance yet her balance while attacking was nice as she finished with good body control. She also showed she could "catch and shoot" from outside </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='892373' first='Thaylee' last='Powers']-5'4 G (Horace Good MS) [program_tooltip program_id='715500' first='Magic' last='Basketball'] 2027 Vaughn [2027] Kansas </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Powers showed her superPOWERS by playing the passing lane consistently and I love seeing players do that but she also did a good job of getting the defender to lean so she could attack the basket from multiple angles. I was equally impressed with her not only finishing after contact but watching her already understanding how to create contact </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='779221' first='Makynlee' last='Jensen']-6'0 C B2B [program_tooltip program_id='715643' first='Kansas' last='Elite'] Bluejays 2027 Miller [2027] Kansas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jensen stands at "the magic number" and why is it magic, because I receive calls from college coaches, even after school has started if I know of any unsigned players at the height or taller. She has the next-level frame and the next-level game is steadily developing because she not only rebounds on both ends, she runs the floor and her interior defense was nice, plus she scored around the basket. Solid upside </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stevie Daniel-5'5 G (Carver Middle School) Identity Elite 2027 [2028] Oklahoma</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniel immediately grabbed my attention with her baseline-to-baseline pressure and I love seeing players understand how to play "on the ball" defense. It helps to create turnovers and it also can lead to baskets going the other way. She did a good job of not handling the ball under pressure but creating her shot and she scored both off the dribble as well as from outside </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='894484' first='Taybree' last='Lohman-Fuller']-5'9 F (Lakin Middle School) [program_tooltip program_id='715500' first='Magic' last='Basketball'] 2027 Lohman-Fuller [2027] Kansas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lohman-Fuller impressed me by not only playing within herself but also by getting hers "in the flow" and those two little things can turn out to be huge, especially when you hit the boards and defend like she did. She also made nice moves around the basket to score yet she made good decisions on her passes. To top it off, she showed good timing and blocked shots </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Agange Alwir-5'8 G/F (Lincoln Northwest) VRLY Storm 2027 [2027] Nebraska</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alwir is long and athletic, which will always be the base and I say that over and over because I love evaluating that profile and so do many college coaches, they offer next-level opportunities by the way. She did a good job rebounding and igniting the break but her timing to block, alter, and (or) deflect shots was nice, and so was her attacking off the dribble and finishing </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->