Let’s Get Ready V – All-Star Team
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Let’s Get Ready V was a terrific event featuring a high level of talent. It was the girls first run at Let’s Get Ready, and they put on a show. I’m going to present an All-Star team from the event.…
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Continue ReadingLet’s Get Ready V was a terrific event featuring a high level of talent. It was the girls first run at Let’s Get Ready, and they put on a show. I’m going to present an All-Star team from the event.
* Please keep in mind that I can only see what I see, and can’t see every minute of every game.
Ashton Atwater Ashton Atwater 6'0" | CG Otsego | 2022 State MI (2022, CG, Otsego)
Atwater continued his blow up fall at Let’s Get Ready. His game is just at another level. He’s so strong with the ball and has an array of different moves and ways to create space or work a defender. Atwater needs just the tiniest bit of room to fire off his jumper, which is dangerous from basically anywhere on the floor.
Daquan Coleman Daquan Coleman 6'2" | CG Bendle | 2022 State MI (2022, CG, Bendle)
It was great to see Coleman up and close and personal. He is a very talented young man that I had WAY underrated. Coleman’s game screamed “next level” all day on Saturday. He was silky smooth with the ball and shot at a very high clip. Coleman finished at both sides of the rim and showed terrific range on his jumper, hitting a nasty step back triple.
Thomas Dillard Iv Thomas Dillard Iv 6'4" | SF Kalamazoo Central | 2022 State MI (2022, SF, Kalamazoo Central)
Dillard IV will be a must see prospect this season. He’s a terrific 2 way player that’s going to be an influence on both ends. What I really liked from Dilard IV at Let’s Get Ready V was his physicality on the dribble drive. He didn’t need flash, he took it to the defender and finished through contact.
Preston Malpass Preston Malpass 6'7" | PF East Jordan | 2024 MI (2024, PF, East Jordan)
Malpass may be in the class of 2024, but he brings some grown man strength to the floor. You can definitely tell that he’s added muscle and is learning quickly how to use it. Malpass definitely looked way ahead of the curve defensively on Saturday. One play that stuck in my head was a fast close out on a shooter, where he blocked the shot and fired a pass up court for a bucket. That was the type of influence that Malpass had.
EJ Ryans EJ Ryans 6'4" | SG Northview | 2024 State #224 Nation MI (2024, CG, Northview)
Anyone that argues with my high ranking of EJ Ryans EJ Ryans 6'4" | SG Northview | 2024 State #224 Nation MI needed to be at Let’s Get Ready V. The young man is the real deal and has a lot of tools. Ryans won King of the Hill, because quite frankly his size, stregnth, and ball skills were a lethal combination. It seemed like Ryans was able to finagle a good look at the rim off every possession.
Trucel Singleton Trucel Singleton 6'0" | CG Benton Harbor | 2022 State MI (2022, CG, Benton Harbor)
I have him listed as a combo guard, but I see an explosive lead guard at the next level. The young man is a terrific ball handler, showcasing the ability to take his defender either way. He’s a threat to score finishing at the rim as well as with his jumper. But don’t overlook Singleton’s passing ability. This might have been the most impressive part of his game at Let’s Get Ready. He was creating for teammates and dishing off the ball as well as feeding the post.
Mason Struck Mason Struck 6'6" | PF Chesaning | 2024 State MI (2024, PF, Chesaning)
It goes beyond flash and numbers with Struck’s game. It may or may not end up in the stat sheet, but he just makes plays. Player A may have had 20 points, but not without Struck setting physical screens. Play B may have had a momentum swinging jumper, but not without Struck’s work on the glass. College coaches, please trust me, you have to see his game in person.
Tyran Thomas Tyran Thomas 6'4" | SG Northview | 2023 State MI (2023, SG, Northview)
Where to start? Well, there’s a reason that Thomas was named the MOP at Let’s Get Ready V. We all know about his elite athleticism and bounciness, but his game was way more than that. Of course he infused his athleticism into it, but the rest of his game shined as well. Thomas played well at all speeds of the game. I really liked his ability to see the floor in transition and pass, as well as his highlight reel finishes. Thomas’ looked confident in his mid range jumper as well.
Brady Titus Brady Titus 5'10" | PG Tri-Unity Christian | 2022 State MI (2022, PG, Tri-Unity Christian)
Here we are again Mr. Titus. What does this young man have to do? At every event, Titus shines. At every event, Titus shows yet another top notch aspect of his game. On Saturday, it was his overall athleticism that stood out. I know the concerns – can he hold up physically to the rigors and physical stress of the college game? Well, that’s a lot easier when you can shake defenders and avoid contact all together. I’m not sure that Titus took a single body shot all day.
Donny Yeager Donny Yeager 6'0" | PG Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central | 2024 State MI (2024, PG, Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central)
S.H.O.O.T.E.R. I’m still waiting to see Donny Yeager Donny Yeager 6'0" | PG Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central | 2024 State MI miss a triple. For real, I want Saginaw Catholic Central at the Flight Hankamp Scrimmages just so I can see if he ever misses. Yeager was absolutely feeling his jumper from behind the arc at Let’s Get Ready V. He was a bona fide game changing shooter that more than held his own as a ball handler as well.