Niles West boys basketball coach Bob Williams said the Flowers brothers — Aaron and Myreon — have the ability to be game-changing players.
They are physically gifted and hungry to get better, he said. However, they have not consistently played at a high level.
“Both are very positive kids, and they do their jobs on a day-to-day basis,” Williams said. “We see flashes of what they can do in games. We just need to see it more often.”
That’s why Aaron Flowers, a 6-foot-3 junior forward, and Myreon Flowers, a 6-1 senior guard, were scheduled to work on their games at Golf View Recreation Center in Niles on Saturday, Jan. 30, with Raz Asuncion, a local basketball instructor. The brothers, who also are high jumpers and triple jumpers on the track and field team, said they train with Asuncion at least once a week and each session lasts about two hours.
“It helps me a lot,” Myreon Flowers said of the individual attention. “He watches my games, and he tells me how I can do things better.”
Myreon Flowers has been working with Asuncion to put the correct spin on the ball when attempting a reverse layup. In the Wolves’ 65-49 Central Suburban South loss at home to Evanston on Friday, Jan. 29, Myreon Flowers converted a transition reverse layup in traffic with 3 minutes, 1 second remaining in the second quarter to get the Wolves (8-11, 1-6 after the loss) within one, 22-21.
Myreon Flowers, who came off the bench against the Wildkits and scored four points, said he planned to talk with Asuncion on Saturday, Jan. 30, about being more of an offensive threat and taking advantage of his opportunities. It’s something Williams said he would like to see from the second-year varsity player, too.
“I need to attack the basket more,” Myreon Flowers said. “If a shot is open for me, I need to take it more often. I’ve learned to create for myself, but I have to do it in games.”
As for Aaron Flowers, who’s in his first full season on varsity, he said his focus with Asuncion is on improving his post presence.
“We work on my moves, rebounding, guarding bigger people,” Aaron Flowers said. “It’s a lot of footwork.”
Williams said that when the soft-spoken Aaron Flowers asserts himself on every possession, he can be a dominant force down low. He scored three points in the loss to the Wildkits, who are ranked No. 7 by the baiduhai.
“He makes a huge impact when he’s big inside and active,” Williams said. “It’s great he has the ability, but he needs to show it more often. Same thing with Myreon. We need to get him to show more of what he can do.”
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