Cassidy Ryan 6'6 F 2014How often do you see a 6'5 curly haired forward running up and down the court? Its rare! Cassidy Ryan is his name and he is here to stay. Cassidy has alot of potential which can possibly be enhanced to the D1 level. He is very tough around the boards and can bang with the big guys as he started playing Senior basketball since grade 9! He is a high prospect who will be running with C.I.A Bounce in the summer looking to gather attention from D1 schools across North America. I believe that if Cassidy starts to train on a daily basis for 2-3 hours, than this curly haired forward would be a star for Canada. His NBA comparison would go with Ron Artest due to his Mid-range jumper and defensive aggressiveness. If his handles become on point, than watch out for this superstar!
Marcus Hanson 6'2 G 2013
Word on the block is that Marcus was not allowed to play this year for the senior team at Mount Carmel. There have also been multiple rumours stating that Hanson is now a soccer prospect and no longer a basketball phenom. Never the less Hanson can still play the game. Last year at Zaga he was outstanding scoring in the 20+ range almost every game. I hope to see Hanson next year on the team running along side with Cassidy and a young gun named Paul Galas.
Team Play
Carmel ball started out rough but not for the Junior team. Senior basketball laid a huge role on Cassidy Ryan as it slowed him down at points in certain games. Guarding players like Nick Madray and Juwan led him to be fatigued on the offensive end. I'm sure that if Cassidy is out and Hanson is out, than most of the Carmel team will be unable to function correctly. They both play crucial roles as their both leaders on and off the court. It will be interesting to see this team play with Hanson next year.
Dwayne Williams 6'1 G 2014
ReplyDeleteThe words “potential” and “prospect” are thrown around with such ease these days by scouts and reporters that the lines between actual players and kids who have played one good game at the right time have become more blurred than ever. Dwayne Williams understands this.
The thing is though; it takes more than just one good game to average 28.5 ppg last year playing for the Hull Dragons in the Montreal Basketball League.
It takes more than just one good game to win that same league’s MVP award, not to mention doing it at the age of 14 in the league’s Juvenile category ( 18 and under).
It takes more than just one good game to have an entire province’s basketball federation salivating at your every move, crossing their fingers that you plan on representing their name on your chest over the next few summers.
Dwayne Williams has proved, time after time, game after game that he deserves to be mentioned with the best of his class (2014), and it’s been that way for a while now.
Praised from right to left since he was thirteen years old, Williams has been running the point for Team Quebec’s U-15 squad and his game has continued to evolve to the point where he is now a 6-foot-1, 170 pounds score-first point guard who extremely smooth with the ball to go along with an impressive bag of tricks that allows him to get to the basket and finish seemingly at will.
Better yet, when defenders do find a way to stay in front of him and cut off his path, his basketball smarts and creativity as a playmaker allow him to find his teammates when they’re open.
Relentlessly looking to improve his game, Williams acknowledges his weaknesses.
“One aspect of my game I really need to improve is my shooting,” Williams said. “I’m not consistent enough yet.”
The Hull star will have the summer to work on his jumper as he balls with the AAU team Qc United and runs the show for team Quebec at this year’s Nationals in August.
After a summer of hard work, he’ll be taking his game down south, entering St. Mark’s High School in Massachusetts as a freshman in September, where he’ll try to leave his mark on the program just like he did on his province.