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Message: [QUOTE="husky429, post: 3622687, member: 6696"] vs Garfield 15 PTS 4 REB 3 AST (3 Potential AST/ Foul AST) 1 TO 5 STL 1 BLK 4/18 2FG 1/4 3FG 4/5 FT [LIST] [*]Mid-range shot off the dribble is NOT very good. Release is way too low. I’m not sure what some of the professional evaluators were thinking when they wrote that. Also not something I’m concerned with. I’d much rather see an improved finishing package and more consistent shooting to get his game to the next level. [*]The English he puts on the ball is GREAT for his age. Making passes to spin the ball into his teammates hands is something you usually don’t see outside of top notch college PGs. Tries to do too much with it sometimes--but it’s good to take those risks in a HS environment to learn limitations. He and a big man with + rolling ability are going to enjoy each other’s company. [*]Really needs to improve his finishing package--the plyometric/speed part of our SnC program will help I think. Or become a knockdown shooting so getting by his man is easier. Or both, ideally. Either way, the finishing isn’t great now. I think the pieces are there, as he has a great jump stop and can go off of one foot, as well as using his left hand when needed. Just needs more experience and physicality. [/LIST] [MEDIA=youtube]_N89lb1KNec:2310[/MEDIA] Play of the game: splits the top of the zone and pops this dime up to his teammate. Risky. But he knows to keep the ball high with the post pass in traffic. So pretty. [URL="https://youtu.be/_N89lb1KNec?t=2741"]Garfield vs. Archbishop Wood | Full game replay from the 2019 Iolani Classic[/URL] Also good: uses a little inside out dribble, closes the gate on his defender and finishes. Would’ve liked to see the left hand, but a good fundamental move anyways. He does seem to use his left hand when he should generally fwiw Overall: I thought his shooting 22% from 2pt range nearly lost his team this game. Frankly, it shouldn’t have been close--Garfield is a big, physical team but they aren’t really that good. If he had stuck to passing and gotten way more than 6 total potential assists, this game could have been a blowout. Using a shot clock may have thrown him off, as well as the opponent switching zone to man D. [/QUOTE]

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