Granite City Classic: St. John’s Top Glue Guys
The Granite City Classic took over St. Cloud last weekend. With top teams from all class levels, there were excellent games all throughout Friday and Saturday. Here were some of the top glue guys from St. John’s University: Max Otto,…
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Continue ReadingThe Granite City Classic took over St. Cloud last weekend. With top teams from all class levels, there were excellent games all throughout Friday and Saturday.
Here were some of the top glue guys from St. John’s University:
Max Otto, Delano
Otto isn’t a big time scorer for the Tigers but he’s arguably the team’s most valuable player because of his ability to impact the game in so many ways. At 6-foot-6, he’s a capable shot-maker, a sound decision maker, strong rebounder and terrific multi-dimensional defender. His length is obviously a huge asset when guarding perimeter guys but he’s also excellent as a help man and strong enough to switch onto big guys to guard inside-out.
Matthew Moorse, BOLD
Much of the hype for BOLD centers around the perimeter trio of Gavin Vosika and Jordan and Drew Sagedahl. But Moorse was a starter a year ago and does a lot of the little things that help form the Warriors’ identity. He’s an excellent on-ball defender and his ability to shut down his guy allows the rest of the BOLD players to take chances and pick up a ton of steals. He’s a solid rebounder, makes good decisions and provides complementary scoring.
Miguel Reyes, Cass Lake-Bena
Reyes is a steadying hand on a team that relies on a lot of underclassmen for ball-handling. The senior point guard is a capable shot-creator and solid 3-point shooter plus provides feisty defense. He isn’t the featured offensive guy for the Panthers, but he’s solid in his role.
Ethan Patience, Alexandria
Patience does a little bit of everything for the Cardinals. He’s an excellent 3-point shooter who moves the ball when he doesn’t have a good look. He understands spacing and does a great job filling lanes and allowing himself to be open for ball rotations or kick outs. And on the defensive end, he’s a competitive defender on the wing and has the toughness to guard bigger guys and get inside and rebound when called upon.
Logan Kimbler, Rogers
Kimbler had some good moments against Delano, using his size and strength to clear out space on the block and good footwork and patience in the post to score over bigger defenders. He’s a worker inside and while he’s not the biggest or most explosive kid, he’s effective on both ends of the floor because of his motor and his smarts.