EYBL Minneapolis Day 1
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Most impressive prospects in order:
1) D.J. Harvey - Team Takeover (DeMatha)
2) Lonnie Walker - Team Final (Reading High)
3) Lamar Stevens - Team Final
Prospects I Wasn't Overly Impressed With:
1) V.J. King
2) Tone Carr
Harvey - what a great blend of talent he is. Long arms. Very very good athlete. High riser on his jump shot. He rarely forced anything on offense. Good enough handle where you have to respect it. Was great on the top of Takeover's 1-3-1 zone that really caused problems. He would be deadly on top of the 1-2-2 3/4 court press Jay likes to use.
Very good rebounder. As far as our style of play, I think he'd play the Sumpter type 4. He would be a havoc defensively. Big time defender. I'd give my first born child to get Harvey
definite all around talent and would impact the game in many ways.
Walker - showed quite a bit of diversity in his game. Had a couple catch and shoot 3's. One off a down screen. Had a behind the back pass in transition for a teammate layup. Tall for a wing. Lonnie passes the eye test. Athletic. Decent handle but could be tighter. Pure stroke from the outside. Could have taken a 3 but made the extra pass which led to a Tone Carr 3 pointer. Good shovel pass on the fast break for a teammate lay up. I thought he showed a pretty high IQ. He had a couple loose turnovers that were unforced. A bad one was at the end of the game when all Team Final had to do was run the clock out and get fouled.
Had a few tough acrobatic finishes at the rim. Had a pretty glide to the basket and slid to his right to avoid the charge and get the lay up. Monster block off the glass.
Bottom line I LOVE Walker's potential and I'd be psyched if he came to the main line. He has to play harder especially off the ball on the defense end. He was subbed out for offense-defense the last several minutes of regulation. But he looks like a top 50 prospect to me.
Stevens - Physically he looks the part. Thick kid physically. I'm surprised he misses so many free throws. He showed a decent stroke from the line. Always attack attack attack off the bounce. Loves going right in the post and finishing over the left shoulder. I'd like to see a power drop step into the middle of the lane to keep the defense honest. Not much lift inside and struggled in the first half. Lot of blocked attempts. Had a nice thread the needle bounce pass to Walker on the fast break for a lay up.
Lamar came alive in the second half. Getting after it on the offensive glass. Body contact and a finish. Some great finishes around the rim. He definitely loves contact. At the same time he missed several bunnies inside. I'm still lukewarm on Stevens. He's got a unique skill set that he brings to the table. A few things you can't question are his motor and his ability and willingness to attack and mix it up. Do we really need that kind of player who lacks a reliable jumper on this constructed team?
I wouldn't be crushed if Stevens went elsewhere but if he came to the main line, I think he would be productive. I trust the staff but its a tough call.
1) D.J. Harvey - Team Takeover (DeMatha)
2) Lonnie Walker - Team Final (Reading High)
3) Lamar Stevens - Team Final
Prospects I Wasn't Overly Impressed With:
1) V.J. King
2) Tone Carr
Harvey - what a great blend of talent he is. Long arms. Very very good athlete. High riser on his jump shot. He rarely forced anything on offense. Good enough handle where you have to respect it. Was great on the top of Takeover's 1-3-1 zone that really caused problems. He would be deadly on top of the 1-2-2 3/4 court press Jay likes to use.
Very good rebounder. As far as our style of play, I think he'd play the Sumpter type 4. He would be a havoc defensively. Big time defender. I'd give my first born child to get Harvey
definite all around talent and would impact the game in many ways.Walker - showed quite a bit of diversity in his game. Had a couple catch and shoot 3's. One off a down screen. Had a behind the back pass in transition for a teammate layup. Tall for a wing. Lonnie passes the eye test. Athletic. Decent handle but could be tighter. Pure stroke from the outside. Could have taken a 3 but made the extra pass which led to a Tone Carr 3 pointer. Good shovel pass on the fast break for a teammate lay up. I thought he showed a pretty high IQ. He had a couple loose turnovers that were unforced. A bad one was at the end of the game when all Team Final had to do was run the clock out and get fouled.
Had a few tough acrobatic finishes at the rim. Had a pretty glide to the basket and slid to his right to avoid the charge and get the lay up. Monster block off the glass.
Bottom line I LOVE Walker's potential and I'd be psyched if he came to the main line. He has to play harder especially off the ball on the defense end. He was subbed out for offense-defense the last several minutes of regulation. But he looks like a top 50 prospect to me.
Stevens - Physically he looks the part. Thick kid physically. I'm surprised he misses so many free throws. He showed a decent stroke from the line. Always attack attack attack off the bounce. Loves going right in the post and finishing over the left shoulder. I'd like to see a power drop step into the middle of the lane to keep the defense honest. Not much lift inside and struggled in the first half. Lot of blocked attempts. Had a nice thread the needle bounce pass to Walker on the fast break for a lay up.
Lamar came alive in the second half. Getting after it on the offensive glass. Body contact and a finish. Some great finishes around the rim. He definitely loves contact. At the same time he missed several bunnies inside. I'm still lukewarm on Stevens. He's got a unique skill set that he brings to the table. A few things you can't question are his motor and his ability and willingness to attack and mix it up. Do we really need that kind of player who lacks a reliable jumper on this constructed team?
I wouldn't be crushed if Stevens went elsewhere but if he came to the main line, I think he would be productive. I trust the staff but its a tough call.
