The Expo Mo/KS Showcase Team 2 Evaluations

Team 2 of the MOKS Showcase was highly impressive! This team was probably the most balanced overall depth-wise, and they displayed the most elite guard play in the showcase. Here are my evaluations for this squad.      Delaney has what you would call a true passing gift. Her baller IQ is at a thousand. She is a true point guard who also knows how to play like a Big. She understands how to post up smaller guards and make a seal in the post, while also leading a break and making ridiculously good outlet passes. Not to mention, her superior rebounding as a guard, which allows her to grab the board and take off. She's deceptively fast and quick with a decent handle on the rock. She understands her angles with the glass and uses the backboard appropriately. Her overall game reminds me of "Chelsea Gray"! She has no real weaknesses on the court that I can see that would hinder her in any major way. She is Elite!       Audrie balled out the entire showcase. She was getting scrapes, bruises, diving on the floor, all while dishing dimes and getting buckets. Audrie is a true floor general, a great communicator, and can play inside and out. Her calling card is toughness. Audrie is one of those players that the ball always finds, no matter what. Sometimes the basketball will follow her around to the point where it will jam her finger up!     Jadyn is a solid help defender with a consistent jump shot. She uses her size and length very well and can shoot from long range or score around the basket. More importantly, she understands the game. She was never out of place throughout the showcase. She can fit any coach's system as a key Cog on both ends, and she can easily play four out of five positions on the court. Great Work!     Karissa has good footwork around the basket and some quick spin moves to boot for a Big. She runs the floor very well and is usually ready for an outlet pass because she is normally outrunning her defender. She knows how to seal her defender in the post, whether on the block or in front of the rim underneath the basket. Karissa is already an expert at drawing contact on her shot attempts near the basket. She makes sure to lean in and draw fouls with the presence of mind to also finish the And-1. During the showcase, Karissa must've had what felt like 100 Free throws overall, and she went 100 for 100 as far as I'm concerned. I did not see her miss any of them. She should've held a Wilt Chamberlain "100 sign" up after The Expo.     Isabella has probably the best shooting form that I've seen for a guard in this showcase. She has an offensive bag that can be expanded upon with ease. She likes to score, but she can be an elite ball handler if she wants to be. She gets to the cup whenever she really wants to. Her jump shot is almost too good, to where she tends to rely on it a lot. She understands the game very well and communicates at the right times on the court, so I believe it's only a matter of time before the shooter also becomes the playmaker.     Molly does a good job of contesting shots on the perimeter. She can close the gaps quickly, defending a jump shot. It may sometimes cause her to get called for some shooting fouls on occasion though, but the technique is there, which is very hard to teach. She can easily make that adjustment and put her hands in the sight of vision if necessary, but I think being able to close the gaps on a shooter and potentially blocking a shot is more of a deterrent for shooters in my opinion. Most good shooters don't even need to keep their eyes on the rim that much. Molly is also a good communicator on Defense and always keeps her hands in the passing lanes. Good fundamentals.     Veronica hustles hard, gives max effort on every play, and is very active on the offensive boards. She favors one particular shot that involves a one-armed running floater. It's a shot that I'm familiar with myself. She tends to push the shot rather than putting her hands more on the side of the ball and using more of her balance off that 1 foot. With a little more practice on that, the shot technically can work; it just takes more of a controlled gather of the feet to elevate off that 1 foot with her hands on the side rather than under or in front of the ball. It would be more like a running hook shot if done this way. This can be effective for the simple reason that it eliminates your shot from being deflected on the way up or from slipping out of your hands on the way up. Veronica also does a solid job of constantly moving around and not staying in one spot, ball watching.

Team 2 of the MOKS Showcase was highly impressive! This team was probably the most balanced overall depth-wise, and they displayed the most elite guard play in the showcase. Here are my evaluations for this squad.