AAU Season: Guard-Play Leading The Way

These five guard's below understand what it means to lead their team's by example in one way or another. THhat's been on full-display this past few weeks and I expect that to carry into the future as well.   Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!    [player_tooltip player_id='884847' first='Olivia' last='Baker'] made the move to ETG Midwest [program_tooltip program_id='713325' first='Elite' last=''] this AAU season and she has been playing some consistent ball so far. Baker's length and smooth fundamentals for her age are noteworthy. Everyone I've talked to is a big fan of the style of ball she plays. She isn't someone who tries over-do it. She produces with very little dribbling and she doesn't need the ball for long amounts of time to convert a bucket offensively. Just a few things that college recruiters love to see.     I do have [player_tooltip player_id='833953' first='Callie' last='Hales'] marked down as a future collegiate athlete. Where to? That part isn't clear just yet but with her ability to lead a group at the PG spot, she could fit in a few places. Hales would be described as a PG who leads by example off the dribble. She can use her dribble to get her own but in reality, she knows how to set up the team's offense, how to control pace off the dribble, and everything in between. She plays with an aggressive edge on both sides as she is a high end competitor. She wants to win and she doesn't care how it happens. When you combined all of that stuff together, you can get an impressive prospect. Hales is on that pace     AP might compete out of Minnesota for high school ball but she is apart of the loaded program that is the [program_tooltip program_id='712377' first='All' last='Iowa Attack'] out of Des Moines. Peterson comes is as a guard with a high level of athletic ability, lengthy arms, and a lot of natural skill. She understands what she does best and that is making easy work against her 1v1 matchup. She can handle off the catch and get into the middle of the lane for a simple bucket or assists. She can pull up and hit some impressive looks from 15ft+. Not to mention, she is willing to get her hands dirty with getting on the floor for loose ball opportunities before anyone else. Last season we saw Peterson play up and hold her own. This season it's been much of the same. Which will lead to some collegiate offers before this AAU season.     NHE always has a group of ballers that play hard, that play for each-other, and that play for the name on the front of their jersey with pride. Another player that lives by these things is [player_tooltip player_id='897894' first='Ahmani' last='Sulley'] of Lincoln High - High School. Starting off this AAU season and Sulley has been her team's second leading scorer behind their force in the middle, J.T. She had also recorded a respectable number of assists, steals, and rebounds when she gets into the middle. All of these are great signs for Sulley and company. They are prepped for a great season. Together and individually.     Nakia Ollivierre has been a college committed player for a few years now to West Point Academy. Ollivierre is an uber-athletic individual, that is also fairly skilled as well. She has proven over the years that she can handle, shoot, defend, and rebound. Not only has that been proven over the years but it's also happening in front of our very own eyes this AAU season. I think the biggest question about Ollivierre is how well will she make the others around her better at the college level. If she can do that and continue to show her own skill set in important moments, then she is in for quite the career.

These five guard's below understand what it means to lead their team's by example in one way or another. THhat's been on full-display this past few weeks and I expect that to carry into the future as well.