DeLaSalle vs East Ridge – The Rundown
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Time to enter the Fresh Coast Video vault and check out one of his clipped games. It’s DeLaSalle vs East Ridge from the Breakdown Fall League in…. The Rundown! ****Bear with me on this by the way, I don’t have…
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Continue ReadingTime to enter the Fresh Coast Video vault and check out one of his clipped games. It’s DeLaSalle vs East Ridge from the Breakdown Fall League in…. The Rundown!
****Bear with me on this by the way, I don’t have rosters for what I am watching so I may confuse a player with another. AND make sure to watch the video yourself (it’s at the bottom of the page).
I think I feel confident in is that DeLaSalle senior Kyle Johnson Kyle Johnson 6'2" | SG De La Salle | 2022 State MN is going to have a really good senior year. Loved what I saw from him this summer in a bigger role as far as a playmaker and of course he was really good last winter in his role. One of the first things you see in this video is Johnson hitting a three followed by Johnson boarding, pushing, and delivering a perfect bounce pass. Johnson looks bigger too. Maybe an inch bigger and surely Kyle looks stronger.
I’m a big fan of East Ridge sophomore Charlie Theis Charlie Theis 6'5" | PF East Ridge | 2024 State MN so when he got the dribble pitch and took a smaller but talented Islander guard immediately to the basket, it wasn’t a surprise to me. Theis is big enough at 6’4, tough enough, and skilled enough to play like a veteran this year. Especially when you can go at the Islanders and score. That crossover into a finger roll was nasty. There is a lot more separation game to Theis than I was aware of.
Love the way Alex Mattes Alex Mattes 6'3" | SG East Ridge | 2023 State MN of the Raptors uses the jab step. The junior moved defenders with it to make a pass to a cutter, used it move a defender back so he could step into a skip pass, and used it to clear space to get his feet under him for a three. All early in the game. I was also impressed with the way Mattes completed shots from so many different angles and areas of balance.
One thing I like to shy away from is telling you the same thing about a guy over and over (I know I fail at it sometimes). We know what makes UST committed Kendall Blue Kendall Blue 6'6" | SG East Ridge | 2022 State #242 Nation MN different. At this point it’s about what he improves on and what the results were of how he played. How he improves is a question for three months from now, the way he scored is what I want to note:
- A dunk off a turnover
- Quick separation move into a rim finish
- A three to the right of the top of the key
- running the floor and scoring on a reverse lay-up
- Cutting behind the play to catch and finish, and the Islander guards couldn’t recover to his size
I’m still trying to get a feel for exactly what type of player Randy McClendon Jr of DeLaSalle will be in the end, but what I can say is the production looked solid. Was confidently going to his offense with the right attacks and attempts. It’s fall league so there is more open floor play because more mistakes are made but I liked the transition threes that Randy hit along with the quick attacks. If my count is right, I saw Randy make four threes in this clipped video.
There are a lot of guards that can play so why do we think that Casmir Chavis Casmir Chavis 6'2" | PG Park Center | 2024 State #170 Nation MN of DeLaSalle is ahead of the curve and top five prospect wise in the sophomore class? His explosive athletic ability. He has a different burst with the ball than most, a different lift off the ground than most, a different lateral step than most, and all of it comes from a frame that is similar to that of high major point guards in that 6’2 area. Some players have one of these things, maybe two but Chavis is on the radar because he has the combination to be special with all four of those physical areas. Not to mention he’s really productive.