“On–the-17-U Scene”
(continued from previous post)
Team RWA also had two prospects on their roster that we
need to view again in the upcoming weeks, Addison Laubert a 6-9 junior form St.
Viator was active, ran the floor well, finished some plays at the rim. In the present we will reserve our thoughts
on what level to project him. Lincoln
Way North a south-suburban school that will be closing its doors at the end of
the semester has junior Dorian Aluyi an intriguing six foot six forward who we
will add to our 2017 grid. He came into
the event as an under-the-radar clone, he looked a little baffled at times, he
has a great frame and just needs some polish & seasoning. The Illinois Stars founded by Troy Johnson
now considered one of our veteran coaches along the club circuit, showed-up
with a roster comprised of several budding stand-outs. The Stars will likely field one of the top
five 17-U teams in our state. They
man-handled team RWA and Example Sports, behind the much improved play of
Marion Catholic’s promising 6-8 pivot man Tee-Aaron Powell and Lemont’s silver
quick P.J. Pipes a top 10 point-guard in a well-regarded 2017 class, Michael Finley
(Glenbard East) displayed a steady floor game and was a reliable shooter on the
perimeter. Cameron Gross (Oak-Park) a
top 30 recruit in the “17” cast was on cruise this day, he seemed to be sorting
& sizing-up the climate so to speak, but when engaged, he can be lethal at
both ends of the floor. I view him as a
Valley, A10, American Conference recruit.
Jose Grubbs a solid combo guard from Joliet Central and John Contant a
shooter from Stagg, the pair caught my eye. All-In walloped their two opponents
(Example Sports & RWA), the anticipated rumble slated at 5:00-5:30 between
the Stars and All-In didn’t materialize in lieu to the Star’s inability to
hang-around. So that match-up may be
assembled at Antonio Curl’s (The modern day Dave Krider) NYLA2 event this
weekend in the out-skirts of Milwaukee.
The All-In bunch had an aerial show unleashed on the opposition which
made for an appealing show. Jacobs looks
every bit of a top 10 prospect, he’s a sleek graceful athlete who resembles some
of the smooth 6-4 back-court players we used to produce in Chicago during the
70’s & 80’s era. Joliet West’s rangy
play-maker Teyvion Kirk (top 35) glided & diced his way around defenders,
while showing some athleticism, once he corrects some mechanical glitches with
his J we envision him being a sure fire mid-major find. Tyler Chism the 6-3 slasher from Proviso East
was his usual self whenever we view him, he’s lethal & innovative when
attacking the rim. Chism (top 30-35) is
personally one of my favorites in the class.
Riverside-Brookfield big game sniper Henry Trenlenberg had sparkling
outing, he made shots, he looked comfortable blending with an array of
perimeter mates. Calvin Hill (Kenwood)
displayed he can be a reliable ball-handler, scorer. Mather’s Dolapo Olayinka a cagey 6-4 athlete
with exhilarating potential gave us blemishes of what late July might entail
for his rise as a prospect; U-High’s sleek 6-5 Jamal Alausa and Joliet West
high-energy forward Tabyous Casterberry rounded out the All-In line-up with an
impressive showing. I like blue print of
their roster, they need a significant post player to compete at a high-level
nightly with the national circuit boys.
They’re likely will vie for the top 4-5 slot in club team category in our
state.
“On the Scene with
the 16-U”
Vince Carter’s famed Chicago Demons program has been
facilitating youth basketball teams since the 1980’s. It seems they have reinvented their brand of
late. The Demons came in with a wave of
offensive fire power led by Kenwood’s second year forward Naseer Turner and a
very activated parent corps armed & ready to shelve out blows to anyone
interested in harming the kids or coaches.
LOL! Teaming with the talented
6-5 Turner was Bogan 6-1 play-maker Kobe Mapp, speedy 6 foot guard Javion May out of Hope Academy – 6-6 wing Ed
Bryant (Marshall) and St. Laurence 6-5 front-courter Zion Fortune were all
outstanding. They have the look of a
promising group. The spring & summer
could brandish some positive results for this traditionally rich program. The Mike Horton & Son coached group went
3-0. Example Sports and the Rockford
based Illinois Ballerz will be next up.
Stay tuned for more event up-dates tomorrow.
