2029 Standouts -PassThaBall #NXTUpDallas

 

Plenty of new faces in this group as well and let me dub this group the Fab 4. I really enjoyed what they not only brought to the table but what they also didn't leave on the table 

Finley Hein (True Texas Hoops) is a long and athletic guard that does a good job of not only creating her shot but getting it off while being defended, this includes with a hand in her face. She has a deceptive first step which allows her to attack the basket from multiple angles and she sees the floor

Alexa Bibb (Drive Nation) already gets IT as far as running a team and she understands how to set her teammates up for gimmes. She attacks off the dribble and has nice body control, yet in the open court, her change of pace is special. Let me also add she has a nice pull-up jumper, in the set and in transition

Nicole Jones (Arkansas Bears) was one of many players that crossed state lines to show what they had and immediately her handling of the ball showing both the crossover and the HEZ stood out. She attacks with ease, and nice body control and she creates her shot under pressure and drops it from outside

Gracie Ross (TBI Ballstars) was one of the most athletic players at the camp and watching her rebound on one end and go coast to coast a few times to either finish or dish JUST DID IT for me. What she also did was understand how to "create contact" which will be HUGE throughout her career and when you add she has UPS, is explosive off the dribble, and body control, the upside is scary 

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

2022 Pass Tha Ball #NXTUpDallas Hits It Again

 I always enjoy covering Pass Tha Ball events, starting with the first major event back in 2013 called the Hoop A Holics and if you can remember to use the search bar on here as well as on my website, there's a vast amount of information that you probably didn't know existed 

I love catching new faces as well as the progression of others, primarily so I can say "I told you so" without copying anyone because that is definitely BS, pun intended, I COPY no one, but that's another story, and trust me, I have plenty of tales like being confronted at the first camp about "not getting permission" to come to Dallas and do this

Let me give a special S/O to Charles Stoker for running the 1 on 1 station accurately and efficiently as it gave me an opportunity to see players performing what I love to see, making decisions on their own so the talent from the event was just overwhelming, to say the least 

I'm going to start off with the 2030 group right here and that group includes a young lady, Chloe Davis, I've already dropped #D1Lock on, yet the talented group I'll title, The Babies, left me speechless at times

The 2027-2029 group will be on my website, in fact, I'll even drop something on the Top Performers on Prep Girls Hoops Texas so stay tuned but even more important to players, stay ready because you never know who's watching