Monday, December 5, 2022

2030 Standouts -PassThaBall #NXTUpDallas

 

This young group of players is loaded with 2 things, upside, and next-level potential. I loved the skillset yet just as important, I enjoyed how they "thought things through" on their own. That is one of those small things that turn into HUGE things because you can't properly play the game if you don't comprehend it, well more times than not so here are the Super 6 from the 2030 class, #WatchOutForTheBabies


Jordynn Harris (Hoop Society)  left me speechless when the bright lights came on. Her explosiveness off the dribble is ahead of her years but her athleticism on both ends definitely stood out during the 1 on 1 drill. She understands how to defend "on the ball" but she also showed good timing to block shots. Her crossover in both settings showed me even more


Kyleigh Williamson is one of those "never takes a play-off" types of player and her high energy on both ends had me going. She understands how to defend, force players into traps, and used her quick hands to come away with steals, she also read the court and played the passing lane. On top of that, she already understands how to create her shot and got to the rim with ease


Kyndal Lyn had me pumped before the event even started as I've been catching her and her sister doing damage via the internet for quite some time. I had a chance to see them live at Prime Time Nationals yet Kynda has taken it to another level. Her first step is going to be an issue because her athleticism coupled with her body control is very nice but so is that pull-up jumper 



Peini Jiang (Hoop Society) is definitely on to something because of her change of pace, COP, which will make defenders call the law, pun intended. Her crossover is also nice, and she does both in transition as well as in the set. She also understands how to do something many guards going to college don't and that's how to create contact and when you add that she finishes after the lick ...


Trinity Boyd (DC Queens) falls into a category I've hashtagged quite a bit over the years and that's #sizedontmatter which was amended to also add when you can play and she can definitely bring the heat on both ends. She's fearless, and does a good job defending both "in the set" as well as "baseline to baseline". She also creates her shot, her deceptive first step get the defender off balance and she finishes

Chloe Davis (Pro Skills) is a player I love to irritate, this time I told her that her name rhymes with SHOWIE so I want to see a show. I'm running out of clever things to say yet her ballhandling is HYPNOTIZING and with her variety of spins, stepbacks, and of course, the HEZ, she is going to be a "nightmare to defend" because she scores off the dribble, at times acrobatically and can drop the mid to long-range, yeah I already dropped #D1Lock a while back