2027 Rankings Update: New Names Part 1
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The watchlist has changed as I’ve added numbers by the names. I’m looking forward to catching players and their progression but let me start with a few I just added, here’s part 1 Ogechi Okeke TX #8 C #2 HEIGHT…
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Continue ReadingThe watchlist has changed as I’ve added numbers by the names. I’m looking forward to catching players and their progression but let me start with a few I just added, here’s part 1
Okeke has the college ready frame and the next level game keeps rising. Let me also add that she stands way above “the magic number” yet the magic I’m watching on the court has me beaming because from where she was on my initial sighting, to her gradually adding more throughout high school, to seeing her showing signs of dominating on both ends has been very nice. The hands and footwork to score with players literally hanging on her is one thing, her hitting the boards and handling the ball afterward is another. Her defense both in and outside the paint keeps getting better, she’s scoring on putbacks, yes she rebounds on both ends, and she showing she can face the basket and score. Her stock will continue to rise
Khawaja has always shown “poise under pressure” to go along with a very nice mid to long-range jumper she’s added more and her attacking the basket stronger, with either hand, is going to be a huge plus because what she’s going to do will keep the defender guessing. Her court vision, both in the set as well as in transition is solid, she does a good job defending in the halfcourt and her upside is solid
Eubanks gave me a little bit of this and a little bit of that to show me she could play yet watching her understand how to run a team and handle the ball under pressure just grabbed me. She saw the floor, both in the set as well as in the open court, she scored off the dribble, showed nice body control and dropped the jumper. Her defense was good in the halfcourt as well as baseline to baseline
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Woodard is smooth and silky off the dribble yet her ability to accelerate in the blink of an eye gives her an edge, she does it both in the halfcourt set as well as in transition. She finishes after contact, at times acrobatically but her body control is really nice. She also has good court vision, she threads the needle from 25 feet away yet she also hits teammates in traffic while attacking the basket. Nice “on the ball” pressure helps to create turnovers
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Lee grabbed my attention with her club team a couple of years ago and I was impressed with her being relevant playing up, with and against older players. She’s with a new team, still playing up and showing signs of her game going up, Up and AWAY because she defies gravity around the basket and she has the tools to just take over offensively in the future. She’s under control, creates her shot while being defended and drops the jumper with a hand in her face
Cramer gave me a REALLY good look a few weeks ago at her team was scrimmaging against other teams in the organization and even more at a day tournament. I always say I love to see players in different settings, and watching her set her teammates up at both had me smiling. Her upside is good, she’s heady and she comprehends the simple things that turn out to be huge see evaluation here