The outlook for Carolina Smoke 15U was rather hazy on the first day as evidenced by a pair of losses. Vines’ heroics helped her team turn the tide on the second day as Carolina Smoke 15U earned its first victory of Southeast Kickoff weekend. There are guards who have superb ball handling skills and there are guards like Vines who are able to fuse together those handles with explosive speed. That enables her to slice and dice through defenses quickly and find lanes to attack the rim. Vines’ footwork enables her to make plays on offense and defense. She can match an opposing ball carrier virtually step for step to leave said ball handler prone to turnovers.