A-Town Showdown: Saturday’s Best Lead Guards Part 2
Second half of day: Tarence Guinyard Tarence Guinyard 6'1" | CG Bay Shore Christian | 2021 State FL (Team Speights (FL) 17U) – One of the marquee performers on the one of the weekend’s marquee clubs was the impressive 6-1…
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Tarence Guinyard Tarence Guinyard 6'1" | CG Bay Shore Christian | 2021 State FL (Team Speights (FL) 17U) – One of the marquee performers on the one of the weekend’s marquee clubs was the impressive 6-1 Guinyard, an uber-athlete with all the point guard talents, explosiveness off the dribble and in the open floor, top-flight vision all the way out to the full court, an absolutely deadly eye from 3-land, and a flair for the spectacular with a pair of viral-ready dunks to get the crowd and his teammates off their feet, a legit big-time D-1 prospect.
Brookes Kahlert Brookes Kahlert 5'11" | PG St Pius X Catholic | 2021 State GA (Atlanta T-Wolves 17U, St Pius) – One of the weekends more entertaining junctures was watching the feisty 6-0 Kahlert, one of Atlanta’s true PG hidden gems, go at it with Guinyard bucket for bucket in the early stages of their matchup, jawing and pointing and having a ton of fun, we’ve come to know his passing brilliance already, but on Saturday Kahlert unleashed his deft shooting from deep and with his improved body you can see against a top talent like Guinyard how far he’s come and can go from here. His PG compadre Will Kolker Will Kolker 6'1" | PG Pope | 2021 State GA of Pope, playing at about 80% coming off a foot injury two weeks ago also didn’t show any back down against the highly regarded bunch from Florida, and once healthy will surely continue his rise in stature as well.
Yorgio Golesis Yorgio Golesis 5'10" | SG Skyline | 2023 State UT (Utah Force 15U) – With the summer circuit shutdown currently in Utah, this spunky group came East and were led by the surprising Golesis, a flashy but heady point man with superb vision and understanding on the floor, he had a very fluid and natural-looking stroke from outside, and consistently surprised the athletic Team Forrest defenders with his blow-by ability in their matchup and was a clear standout on the weekend at his position in the 15U division.
Noah Melson Noah Melson 6'3" | PG Alexander | 2023 State GA (pictured above, Team Forrest 15U, Alexander) – Not to be outdone by Utah force’s Golesis was Melson, a long, rangy 1 who once he got into a rhythm showed his upside at the point, he found teammates in tight spots on several occasion and was a crafty and willing penetrator, love that he can step out to 3-land as well, a good-looking prospect for the Cougars with good size already at 6-3.
Cristian Willis Cristian Willis 5'11" | PG Lithia Springs | 2022 State GA (Atlanta Nets 16U, Lithia Springs) – Willis got steadier and steadier as the tournament progressed, but he always catches me eye as I’ve seen him several times this summer, he has a great understanding and court sense, never seems in a rush and makes terrific decisions, he has the body and speed to get to the basket but also displays a nice shooting touch out to the arc, that court sense also makes him one of the best rebounding guards I’ve seen this summer at 6-1.
Eli Elston (Auburn Raptors (AL) 17U) – Another of the weekend’s wow performers at point was Elston, listed at 6-1 he looks and plays bigger and longer, has a great frame for the next level, there wasn’t anything he couldn’t do on Saturday against a solid SBT team from here in GA, he was a defensive stud, got to the basket at will and had a nicely refined mid-range game which harkened back to the Dennis Johnson-days, a big-time prospect out of the state of Alabama.