New Faces-Middle School-Lady’s First Invitational-Day 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I got an even better look at some of the teams with younger players who I was completely clueless about, including the <strong>Texas Southern Flames</strong> with the exception of one player from the <strong>Brazoria Lady Clippers,</strong> but I also got a better look at the <strong>[program_tooltip program_id='715312' first='Houston' last='Lady Nets']</strong> younger squad to round out my Sunday group for middle school</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lizzy Hamilton -Texas Southern Flames</strong> <strong>[2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hamilton is "long and athletic" which will always be the base and watching her go after the ball off the rim was a good sign and so was her understanding of how to use her body inside the paint to score. She also did a good job defending </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lynnden Smith- Texas Southern Flames</strong> <strong>[2028]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith has some serious upside but let me start with she's an athletic guard that can not only handle the ball but see the court, in transition, and her "on the money passes" from 25 feet help sell me yet she scoring off the dribble, nice body control, and playing the passing lane SOLD me</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='928847' first='Kenadie' last='Francis'] - Texas Southern Flames [2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kenadie keeps the ball high, certain things just take me back to yesteryear and her being over "the magic number" which is 6'0 to go along with her college-ready frame tells me what's coming. She rebounded and ran the floor, on both ends and scored around the basket </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Number Five-Texas Southern Flames [2027] </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>here we go, "long and athletic" with a very nice first step. She scored off the dribble, showed the pull-up jumper, and played the passing lane numerous times. She also defended "on the ball" and even grabbed rebounds and handled the ball in the open court </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='839227' first='Shiloh' last='Grays']- Texas Southern Flames [2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grays' older sister <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='96125' first='RyLee' last='Grays']</strong> called #D1Lock before me and guess what, she is correct because she too is "long and athletic" with UPS, and watching her elevate for rebounds as well as to block shots, yes her timing is very nice, JUST DID IT for me. She also kept the ball high and showed the "hands and footwork" from another era. I also ULTRA, so combine that with athletic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaiya Dickson-Brazoria County Lady Clippers</strong> <strong>[2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dickson has some huge upside, she's over the magic number, she has the college-ready frame and she goes after the ball, off the rim as well as loose balls. She scored on putbacks, she runs the floor, and showed good hands and footwork</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Whitney Wilson -[program_tooltip program_id='715312' first='Houston' last='Lady Nets']</strong> <strong>[2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wilson is another long and athletic guard that played passing lane as well as applied "on the ball" heat, baseline to baseline. She reads the floor, came away with steals playing the passing lane as well as uses her hands on defense. She scored off the dribble and showed the pull-up</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Madison Mohammed- [program_tooltip program_id='715312' first='Houston' last='Lady Nets'] [2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mohammed's mindset is already there as she blows by defenders to attack the basket yet her body control on her finishes was nice, she even showed the FLOATA but she did a good job creating her shot and seeing the floor </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ryann Napier- Texas Southern Flames [2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Napier is an athletic guard that showed the pull-up jumper, mid to long range, as well as scored off the dribble but she also applied "on the ball" defensive pressure </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jazmyne Smith-Texas Southern Flames [2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith is heady, plays within herself, and showed she could score in the flow. Her deceptive first step allowed her to get to the basket several times. Good upside </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hannah William- Texas Southern Flames [2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Willliam also did a good job of getting hers "in the flow" yet she did a good job seeing the floor as well as attacking the basket. Her defense was solid, nice upside</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->