Following a one 12 months layoff, the Jordan Model Traditional is again in Brooklyn, NY. Staff Flight beat Staff Air 119-113. The sport was aggressive, and the gamers confirmed lots of tenacity for an all-star recreation. Here’s a have a look at the gamers, beginning with Staff Flight.
Dylan Harper 6’6 215 PG/SG – Rutgers
Harper had an awesome exhibiting, placing up 30 factors on his approach to incomes MVP. He performed very properly off the dribble. Early on he used his shifty ball-handling to create driving alternatives, losing no time to get to the rim whereas at different occasions, maneuvering for the contested end. As the sport progressed, he expanded his vary to get it going as a 3PT shooter. He’s good at utilizing ball screens, when not attending to the rim, he steps into his shot with confidence when the defender goes below. Whether or not taking pictures off the catch or off a step-back, he has noticeably improved his taking pictures from past the arc his senior 12 months. Harper took over late within the recreation, hitting 3PTers on three consecutive performs, and finally the sport winner to shut it out. Along with his scoring, Harper rebounded properly, securing 8 boards within the win.
Derik Queen 6’10 220 C – Maryland
Queen poured in 20 factors of his personal, working and proudly owning the put up. He has such understanding of positioning himself, sealing/burying his defender, footwork, and ending with both hand as he demonstrated every of these a number of occasions all through the sport. Not identified for his ball-handling, he placed on the ground to get shifty a number of occasions, though doing an excessive amount of on a number of performs, he obtained the place he wished along with his dribble and made some good passes. Queen’s enchancment over the previous two years has been unbelievable. Whereas he lacks high-end explosive capability, he’s trimmed his physique and strikes a lot better than his underclass years.
Drake Powell 6’6 195 SF – North Carolina
Powell’s contribution wasn’t fairly as pronounced as Harper or Queen’s, however he did rating 13 factors and did job taking part in throughout the stream. He scored, at occasions, by merely shifting with out the ball, changing an offensive rebound and a pleasant give & go together with Patrick Ngongba for a dunk, amongst different performs. The athletic wing obtained up properly to throw down on the rim on a number of performs and demonstrated his taking pictures on an elevated pull-up, in addition to a catch and shoot 3.
Isaiah Evans 6’6 170 SF – Duke
Evans’ measurement and size on the wing stand out fairly shortly. He demonstrated his scoring capability, pulling down photographs from all over the place. He capitalized on a number of catch and shoot 3PT alternatives, in addition to exhibiting his step-back and fadeaway within the midrange. Evans’ completed with 12 factors within the recreation.
VJ Edgecombe 6’5 190 PG/SG – Baylor
Surprisingly, Edgecombe didn’t have any dunks on this one, however he nonetheless added 11 factors within the scoring column. He knocked down 2 3PTers off the catch however it could be good o see him proceed to develop as a constant outdoors shooter. As all the time, the trouble stage was excessive, lively on the offensive rebounds for a number of put backs in addition to the offensive board and go that went to Dylan Harper to win the sport. Edgecombe’s fingers and dedication had been a plus on the defensive finish, rejecting photographs on the rim, some on the perimeter, in addition to stepping into the passing lanes.
Patrick Ngongba 6’11 235 PF/C – Duke
Ngongba scored 7 factors for Staff Flight. He caught a pleasant go from Isaiah Evans to complete via the foul and confirmed his clean stroke from the foul line to finish the and-one. He didn’t look to attain or do an excessive amount of outdoors of the paint, scoring from catching dump offs and changing a put again from an offensive rebound. He did present his consciousness and imaginative and prescient as a passer, shifting the ball shortly to on a give & go on one play and hitting the open shooter on one other.
Boogie Fland 6’2 170 PG/SG – Undecided
Fland solely scored 6 factors, however his passing and establishing teammates was his footprint on this recreation. He broke away from his defender properly, utilizing ball screens in addition to simply beating his man off the dribble. There have been occasions that he would drive and kick or simply transfer the ball shortly to the open man. All 6 of his factors got here from robust photographs on the rim with both hand. He additionally confirmed good on-ball protection.
Ahmad Nowell 6’0 180 PG/SG – Connecticut
Nowell performed pesky protection and caught to his man, there have been occasions I believed he overplayed defensively however total, he confirmed good dedication. Offensively, he scored 6 factors on layups and free throws. Nowell has strong craft as a finisher and passer, flashing each within the recreation.
Morez Johnson 6’9 235 C – Illinois
Johnson didn’t do something to leap off the web page however confirmed some strong strikes across the basket, displaying consolation on turnarounds within the put up on two performs. He’s cellular and strong defensively. Johnson ended with 6 factors.
Donovan Freeman 6’9 200 PF – Syracuse
Freeman scored his solely subject aim early within the recreation off a pleasant reverse pivot to hit from midrange, exhibiting good contact. He obtained a number of photographs off however appeared predetermined when he was going to shoot, whatever the stream of the sport, at occasions. He went 1-2 from the free throw line to complete with 3 factors.
Carter Bryant 6’8 225 SF – Arizona
Bryant’s 3 factors got here on a catch and shoot 3PTer, displaying his good outdoors stroke. He might stand to tighten up as a ball-handler and be stronger with the ball basically. He had some good moments as a shot blocker, a chase-down on Labaron Philon’s dunk and blocking a Jayden Quaintance fadeaway.
Jase Richardson 6’3 180 PG/SG – Michigan State
Richardson had a quiet recreation and didn’t get many photographs or have the ball in his fingers a lot. He scored his 2 factors on a pleasant operating hook that discovered the underside of the online. He additionally had a pleasant play defensively, using his size, staying in entrance of Billy Richmond and blocking his shot.
