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Nasir Robinson 65 Forward (Team Final)

 

 

                       

By  Mike Melton & Metro Hoops Staff
Date: April 4th, 2006                  



The Playaz Basketball Club Spring Fling was loaded with talent again this year, as many of the top players from the metro area were  in attendance.  We got our first look at some of the top teams and players that will be on the circuit this spring and summer. Heres a look at a few of the 17 and Under players that caught our eye.

 

 

 

 

   

    

 

Top Performers 17U Division (Not Mentioned In Championship Story)

Chris Smith 62 Guard (Playaz)- Smith would have been mentioned in the championship story but I felt his performance was good enough to headline this article. Chris has a strong argument for MVP honors. The St. Benedicts guard went crazy the weekend. His 3-ball was cotton and above the rim finishes were astounding. He did an excellent job in semifinal game against Team Final by scoring at will and keeping Tyreke Evans under control for most of the contest. Right now hes playing with a chip on his shoulder.

Rashad Bishop 64 Guard (Playaz)-Bishop played a big part in the Playaz winning their pool and advancing to the finals. He had the jumper falling and even posted smaller guards on the blocks. His decision to attend prep school should take his recruiting to another level.

Anthony Nelson 62 Guard (Playaz)- Nelsons successful high school season has carried over into AAU thus far. He looks more confident this time around with the Playaz as he looked for his shot and attacked the basket. He also took it upon himself to play defense against the opponents top gun.

Tyreke Evans 65 Guard (Team Final)-Team Final had a rude awakening their first game against Long Island Lightning losing by nearly 30 points. Evans and crew then woke and went to work. Tyreke was virtually um]]CrCх Jk+ +y~$=ywBV2`VhuúB +X )w@%$CdECBx< k[\<Ź=9 5 A ajPC^[g檿w_]ǁ Ku~e~bcC z;bg䶷۰!چ6\K=;qrtWxuͅ <6~ec\/ B:\VtòBa , g n@Y*J:w a-^ӵ< % =AB5` B1^ P5'?luu!bW},@Zyb; ";yWXhmmCjݞK㰓 H2\ tBR !xx$/]g6$$G&ېЬa +n@YWBB C4 :pk/iY Zx!n55?@Nk<œK}u>O[c|yvM!c+ 6~9S\U2y8\4.rmڎŐܡAQ{Wƣ+խ a֠";k | ,DEC ;A̚W?ahZ4mU#4)+8bjM/6{4d~_&TL =E]Y3ߡI\ɇtŊ*ko';eoEPxT|r5 8f<t^t'\0< < ͗Or x0#wsEO\?&і L4ABFf [&҄WO09$>, >_bEqg.DVD%,4LbB84ގCNGLxk!=.jxgi٠[Uv&t!B_'l#(&-@![Fw'E.1X IO3Єp+v- n"$t> {B,!$"B˭K'Փ؄oMAPu# v^6bnˬ8j$ģv'A\k%᱕h7@`]m4A4=M6T& )K . Ѩ+ nB$։<Ir]${t7;9+>t1I(ŶzѝWp8H]_'@N:kMO`jdμNq_X[F/2[ke} ф!2=#l}7!)t=>Xi0hŻW &sCBP$h%HXsH H}$Jso9ŲV|_ZKHxr x'n@m|eXU|PL£Kex'&u'&!hhݱI Il؇ΗD8^MN`OMגv!A%gY.ZH!N8*$JX_t($4P$$uI Bӛ,.X倽yO(P?BQuvǕڟ>vOw!~ ]p=o&u|MI=j:>cdbQ{xT8$/i݄|A m']}I I=^InboZ$ƉdI HÎ$»7+m'I|m?žn#K„-a I&$PD:^pWSV.Ⴘڄm%^)AzF71Cf/+ԧv;=G@0BG q]\QǓd1 IuOH)4ZN \TMZ zBVuNvylba1 zvO~iX~ěG);wtj` `@*2P-xqkk3}Mg,)t폹sv[VqݑG'skWEڻLڎa <*YO*GO#irHeq 5\|@m f@@lek M2>paҲuGjpmK:.1Nj0\k)ϑ~g݆VI`  /^a;C;So3ZӻHS;)10oU]]׀Ntsm,!`=aOG]O"(1٨hcyZ7Zkzhcow\|DC<|ޫ 19[\uHttKm҅{-+:`Z69f=WڙJUm gUYN@O 7Mw{߃E  SüA10t~Zkp~M]b[*8\8=<3+uPMH{ijw^G\R>ys] _jm3вSW%1x\e4s;$&HG=5+`MSzzVIji+ BM%z!7c^h7onݜe] vu"vk0zx!C).׶0mET ,MUؓфS3fZUi(̂kNdI6-9ף $t Ƞn{'HȜ26ZD9J7RezWLnpT^7Tg27o7 wtwu-eugfw5[(o X2gj#;QSa3%:hy}*Zn4{TJ< GruyMFn+?PԸ:ߛB8;D&20ڌ>5^nƙ;*-/M;-8HJiN_ }*sA `hsfg( аѹA)shTes~8\q# F1q-E|Tf3khlN2MpN "p)_Y<W99ދD|Y6 |(v7'Yn;7z]C TgT hP(i%OX يfQĖ"$vMQH]nڴr1\@Y,qv(Atyc ^0ITZ.~U|w\f?oTڹͶ=z5a4\ 3>AˇTk;'6!M#bݞͯ'N |<(LK|v9K&EƐ_תGa tV8 qفT`o8},EK,xzH_ԥwjQ]9 ްQ z-&r"i5"e"69@N!r5Lk&gmCRґ`Kfe~>Ρ#YTM%(|u-3<~9O6Y_djuY@-T[t9Hw %xf\C\%7ڴgg߳j;[ [^%WI|*u 2󭙯 sNVF:sѸq9:Pt*G$c/+9&[Vg aΟ4j=C׫7 ?P3;@pOAV8'Тz8B L#n!혘O&vm4wxM1T%*kȮ9ybA{Z֓A){Y!E7b Õtn໫ 4ggsώ7]٠ct k!'X/mrq-0};brPƹugcH\4́hG&."Tr$h3$4w+6jP꧷,`EW֪[q5O6LlY kѴ.:ę}ɫ[cҷ _6d ո]6%5bgÜߠeC'!XIOd݌Z/7NA(YTiR걮gɿ0FOD} E `7IhzJ0ÏnpKq umA>]).dKgȣ㗒j-D+ޮkn(GF/.j#`C.n5IvsPہڨH&jRS hU z-ZVq(9uc?8@$׻^mѝoѯX3mr,^xhoMF)yWr7x Uǁs*d+).qb2> u佸#ԐK:\kfK(Vrg14\[o V:|S@֎߹~7mgH_EexmFП}Efj1M$em`q׌__gQ;] n@ 2 {n&܊=S$}ZW$mj SL3BEsrN{.tEwj"Gb+E f*SIcꍔ{L$KUCIo3ƲPĀW7VS6!^>VSb􉹵cd6w3&_ lMgs%mk\ٵ2) nE\y {]B,TXw{A<(\nU0j ,Ϥ3w +.*hA@3}oL(NGg+:BߎXRͷ~g9/<}h\ՏvRTGL| O2  fs&(W:{i/3#}oTiT\ftņ~K_{0YE_jf >ӈ%2C0ș)MlGsB]%zgC1[{fXnqbR9: \Bܬ@ԣI;\4uƼuWv252rBm`T\:"6vq|eMR6esZrﰐ1?ڝ,,vb4gc[ZMSÑ>YGUxp[cwY[ϐ'vP\>%A߈fQ\!,\1m4ᣎj$n/mX {z7=p 8 埱 G3Y׸|ニw7@|mdZ2J,cGs㐨b fA[gҗ[C?_LY|mjC)2S%[jAKjv+CP;/l+EW?>'.}9{QsW;9#W\4PzB4qT<<>MyB6 wwe&O4ʊʪX/l}A}W:< 1Rґաd7 rm`\h즴`|5`zm@kl1: `Bfij^ ~.f8sCX17k LŞ] @a! ôB[ݭ@ ,FV8V!3J D^H _s`Y}W*fYK0cx9Ƌ_U߅1{Q悁xiWb^"{ZSc ]) (PZ=0FZ0⟊W ת[Rbu(ep)27o]U`9{q|:HxL#**3?>zI\{YJ/[щ59"H!"kQÍni帗(9sm:`饎8434G#av'6`w_~%qsws GMM7N qdaT8ȯ5 g`5/HUv0CJ_.%#ٿ3'$XA `qp9([N즁;t8Thw5\(js6i*K+'8KoC/s /hZxIUBF`Ft 4K4T@[[S1EMՓdF,A}QA}s ?])98%x/Bfi|;͹hǪ Ҹ.&F& !gKj F& ͖i+Pk,ᖶIG|-f ~e3sߐ6hn*i֙K_}%E׊Xg6GlNc{YbFz ,3/FZ;(Z;@?CXop ^S j ⩭&,Id̅TIJ I0hj?D2:D'*7A~[+2_G?`F(a!9PFTH;.> K $gi@Z=>ECyr= 쳋uf&^3gָ`1mƫش 2TɩDzkl`uƪ#O3nJ@?NN<]:ZͶx:X-|Og 27Gis+8V?(x|ō6sg)ae~?^ƻ~yNNѻ!Qacݤ c.v_أ=9&}^S{r#_H}B QF腵gz(M,X [~.U1  w G G/_$+5_Lb-CDr⡼B D3z%@eBd!P|ҠHQf e-W~xPa77\G)=lI?IB[4s /.~M rG}E+E/YqZO̿,M;g;,n3zZh܇$ 4-!ϐ|sag:4I|xJsK)&AGHD4Sަla_̆<0?\KRF<̦QV̶Wc q M믘me=iO-\(YQ ٸFA,$Ps1}*I?,wyy^?1$,iZɇ;|GlSIꉩr}\~˿ĥlbl5&7h;M9nLM7g FlVpBBE 1UG|4J{oﮙz3FkvX#Tu@{UNi8iq8ew]ɛ9!i QG2 >i) _F޾ _hc8${%RA4]? N┆BK(27_1`Y9]"'K9N^_EI=1?+TxƂ< Rrq£_]e ,|lClȠAA63EqSe*%A9 1b4<0 m[i*˲w󻤦E\7T@y)>CĬL9,_\όEc^Tr WL~hT}Bo*xÂ2} |¥-OPz;0i&7̡=v=8noE0vPn&ѧ4  㣞;^<_Z ]k1hd^;i;tR'|)ێt1'xi$ E x-nC|<ߘ7+?u`'Z|q:[X9wN|0R!ޓ<E]PES*a0Ck0S3&ފ܁g#FCIէNPasV@VV4^(1=mdcñmѿy~5X}rLnZ~g e!=GxΈyX:Sn[˅cE6D+N~TG49#:KN8 \*9WG1Vˑ