2022 Prime Time Nationals 3rd Grade Tip Sheet

Loyalty, Hustle, and Strength defeated BTR (OK) in the championship and I had a pretty good look at both squads on Saturday prior to Championship Sunday however I had a chance to look at the other 6 teams in the 3rd Grade Division as well so here are some of the STANDOUTS 

Journi Moore (BTR 2031) played the p;assing lane very well, understands how and when to attack the basket but her handling of the ball and seeing the floor are ahead of her years. She also did a good job defending

Liberty Morton-Hatten (BTR 2031) creates her shot nicely to either score off the dribble or show a legitimate jumper, yes a JUMPER but her "on the ball" pressure and quick hands enablked her to get steals

Lucy Davis (True Texas Hoops 2031) heady player that already "gets it" and her comprehension of the game and handling pressure had me smiling. She creates her shot, drops the pull-up and sees the floor

KK Granger (Destined For Greatness 2031) an athletic guard that alreadys falls into that "never takes a play off" category. Her "on the ball" defense as well as her consistently attacking the basket were nice

Sage Humble (Loyalty, Hustle and Strength 2030) long and athletic is the base, she also has good timing to block shots but her handling in the open court the ball at her size  was impressive, she even showed the pull-up

Taylin Urune (Loyalty Hustle and Strength 2030) saw the floor very well but her first step is going to create some problems as she attacked the basket from every angle. Solid defender that also played the passing lane

Armani Reed (Loyalty, Hustle and Strength 2030) long and athletic is still the base, she played the passing lane well, she scored off the dribble from the wing and she rebounded but her defenese was also solid

Trinity Boyd (DC Queens 2031) showed me quite a bit as she handled the ball effortlessly coast to coast under pressure, scored both off the dribble and from outside, even showed the step back but her BB-IQ is WOW, so is her mindset

Makayla Thompson (Krush 2031) her OTB, on the ball defense, got me going but she also handled the ball under pressure, scored off the dribble and saw the floor

Amiya Coburn (Krush 2031) scored off the dribble multiple times but she used her athleticism very well, that showed as her pressure defense helped create turnovers but her court vision was impressive as well

Claire Watkins (Lady Wolves 2031) I tweeted how impressed I was with her diving on the floor for a loose ball, before her game started watching a game but she kept the momentum going when she played and still went after the ball, scored off the dribble and played the passing lane

Nana Ya Sam (Lady Unity 2031) her court vision is way ahead of her years, so are her blazing "on the money" passes but she scored attacking the basket strongly and applied heat on defense, baseline to baseline