Scout Notes: Memphis East-Simeon
For the second time in 2017-2018 Chicago Simeon and Memphis East battled. Following a 70-60 loss in City of Palms semifinal, Simeon brought the fury Saturday evening at the ARS Rescue Rooter Penny Hardaway Hoopfest.
Malcolm Dandridge
When the game is on the line, Dandridge is generally off the floor. His promise is generally only seen on the AAU circuit as East is a very deep team.
Dandridge’s best play of the game was a turnaround bank from 4′ out. He has heavier feet than most players in these elite clashes. The future for Dandridge remains uncertain only in that he doesn’t get to face like-sized bigs very often.
With a 6’10” player on his back, he should be pretty adept at scoring in the halfcourt.
Chandler Lawson
The mid-range and smoothness of Chandler (PrepHoopsTN #2) is special. So often one or two extra players collapse to help on him. Lawson still doesn’t lose the ball much. Very long and lean, the junior is currently much more productive offensively than James Wiseman (PrepHoops #1).
Ryan Boyce
Boyce is working to incorporate more curling action to his drives. While he doesn’t lose the ball much, he has trouble finishing on floaters and challenged layups.
Ryan Boyce always thrives in the open floor. Of course, break outs become less common in college. He needs to keep improving those crafty slashes to broaden his already dangerous game.
Though Boyce can shoot the outside shot he has not been hitting or even taking many in the last two days.
Johnathan Lawson
The youngster doesn’t play much in the tight games, but his athleticism is just blossoming by the month. Most of his current contributions are unchallenged triples, but you can easily envision him as a multi-talented wing.
Talen Horton-Tucker
THT doesn’t need much introduction. The bulky wing has been dominating Chicagoland for years. His shot was off, but the passing and leadership never dip. THT did his share of trash talking too. You don’t have a statistical column for that though.
THT faded a little on his jumper, which generally lowers the percentage drastically. It might be a natural fade that he implements to create space. It didn’t hit much Saturday.
James Wiseman
Self-proclaimed Big Ticket James Wiseman opened up his game a little. Facing a strong frontline, Wiseman elegantly surged up the floor and finished a pair of dunks.
He didn’t get a lot of touches in the halfcourt. Wiseman’s wonderful shooting touch was not really unveiled Saturday.
James Wiseman’s biggest contribution was a suffocating defense. He blocked shot after shot by jet-quick Simeon slashers. The lanky lefty also managed to stay out of foul trouble.