MAYB Scrimmage Player Evaluations: Oklahoma Lady Fusion
Oklahoma Lady Fusion was one of a few Oklahoma clubs to travel to Wichita this past weekend for what turned out to be a series of scrimmages run by Mid America Youth Basketball (MAYB) instead of the planned tournament. As…
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Continue ReadingOklahoma Lady Fusion was one of a few Oklahoma clubs to travel to Wichita this past weekend for what turned out to be a series of scrimmages run by Mid America Youth Basketball (MAYB) instead of the planned tournament. As I mentioned in the first article in this series, Kansas state level politics got in the way late in the week. On the positive side, the small field of Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma programs did see their teams get some serious floor time on the courts of Wichita Sports Forum. The first two articles in the series looked at players of two Kansas programs. This is the first to look at the players of a Oklahoma program. The link to the first article is provided above. Enjoy the second article as well. This is the third in series of player evaluations being shared by team or program. Do note that the article will be updated once the name of the 6’1″ center is learned.
Maddie Ramsey, 5’10”, SF, 2022, Howe — Ramsey showed consistent three point range and is an especially good three point shooter off the catch. She should generate attention as a small forward with next level, stretch four potential. Ramsey also has good game IQ and the ability to get interior position well.
Kyleigh Ortiz, 5’3″, PG, 2022, Kansas — Ortiz started the day off gunning…inaccurately. As she settled down later in the day her shooting improved. While she showed her shooting ability where she really stood out was as a creator. Ortiz was able to create off the bounce and by using movement away from the ball. She showed strong handles as well as quickness and speed on both ends of the floor. Partnered with Fletcher pressuring the ball in the back court the two were very disruptive.
Shiloh Fletcher, 5’3″, SG, 2022, Howe — In casually hitting a 40′ three late in the day from the edge of the center circle Fletcher obviously showed her range. Fletcher is a better perimeter shooter when she does not try so hard to one. She showed strong handles as well as quickness and speed on both ends of the floor. She has notable ability to show the ball off the bounce, then finish with the other hand.
Ashton Hackler, 6’0″, CG, 2021, Hartshorne — Hackler showed the ability to play the point when she had the chance but usually was found playing the three or four. She has deep three point range and can attack with speed in transition. Hackler showed strength, toughness, and athleticism on the finish.
Mariah Jenkins, 5’5″, CG, 2021, Muldrow — With so many strong ball handlers who could play the point, including Jenkins, what stood out was her her length for her size and her speed in transition with the ball.
Samantha Shanks, 5’11”, CG/SF, 2022, Webbers Falls — Shanks played the point frequently, showing good vision in transition. She changed pace effectively from the wing to attack the basket, showing how athletically she can finish from less than ideal spots within six feet of the basket. Shanks got down the floor with speed and made effective use of a no-look pass on a two-on-one break to get a basket.
Avery Shelly, 5’6″, PG, 2021, Northside Ft. Smith, Arkansas — Again, the abundance of strong ball handlers made standing out a bit difficult. For Shelly, she showed speed and good transition ability on both ends of the floor. Her strong lateral quickness stood out but she did get beat off the bounce with surprising frequency. The quickness is there. What is needed is improvement in positioning on the perimeter to enable her to react to opposing ball handler’s first steps.
Rory Geer, 5’11”, SG/SF, 2021, Grove — Geer was arguable the best player on courts Saturday because of her athleticism, quickness, and speed. She made effective use of her size, build, strength, length, and diverse skill set to make her an extremely difficult match-up. Only a couple opponents could stay with her on both ends of the floor.
Kayley Turner, 6’1″, C, 2022, Howe — She has good strength to go with two things that cannot be taught, size and length. Perhaps her best ability was her interior passing. Notable also was her ability to hold inside position to set for a lob and score consistently with a good turnaround jumper in the lane. While not especially fast she transitions well.
Hali Bailey, 6’0″, PF/SF, 2021, Crowder — Bailey, while a tick less athletic, created the same types of problems as for other teams. She was able to go end-to-end with speed on the dribble and showed high IQ in doing so. In one instance, after a steal, she did not miss a beat when she quickly looked over her shoulder to locate the chaser before finishing with contact.
Rilee Underwood, 5’10”, SF/PF, 2022, Pottsville, Arkansas — Underwood transitions well and rebounded fundamentally well and with elevation. Off the rebound she showed good patience on the outlet. Defensively, while she showed good footwork where she struggled some was defending on the perimeter. Underwood needs to improve her footwork to enable staying with the ball for more than a couple bounces toward the lane.
Jaylee Kindred Jaylee Kindred 6'3" | PF Warner | 2021 State OK , 6’2″, SF/C, 2021, Warner — Kindred has good size and length. She made good use of her quickness on the offensive end to set post position. Kindred showed good hands to catch and score on the move.
Featured image: Oklahoma Lady Fusion coaches and players. Players from left to right: Samantha Shanks, Rilee Underwood, Ashton Hackler, Kyleigh Ortiz, Maddie Ramsey, Kayley Turner, Shiloh Fletcher.