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(KB -
03/28/06)
Everybody, and we
do mean EVERYBODY,
loves Brooke
Thomas.
In six years
of following AAU girls
basketball, we have heard it
all.
Every complaint, every snide
criticism,
every backhanded compliment.
In six years we have never
heard anyone utter
a single complaint or criticism against Brooke.
She is the church-going-est, "Come here and give
me a hug"-iest, never-say-die-iest, sweetest, most unassuming player
on the AAU circuit. When she walks into the gym she has to go
up and hug 50 strangers before she even picks up a ball. She is everyman's
daughter and/or little sister.
Everybody loves her, even
the Comets' most hardened enemies.
Brooke is an assassin.
Beneath that sweet, Mother
Theresa exterior
lies the heart of a cold-blooded killer.
Watch her play one time and you'll
see. When the ball is tipped off,
Brooke strips off her papal
robes and out comes the filleting
knife. She
dissects defenses
like a skilled surgeon.
Her court awareness is
unparalleled.
Six years
of running point guard
for the top AAU team
in Florida will do
that
for you.
And after the surgery,
her bedside manner
is
warm
and caring.
She sliced
you up,
but you still
love her.
"Come here and give me a hug!!"
Brooke is GOOD.
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An
original Comet, Brooke's drive and ballhandling skills have
always been at the heart of the Comets' basketball machine.
As a guard-oriented team, the Comets always used her speed
and superior court vision to dominate
opponents. As Brooke went, so went the
Comets.
But as
the girls matured, the competition became more and more
immune to the Comets' pressing, ballhawking
tactics. The opposition became bigger,
stronger and just as fast.
Brooke
countered by becoming smarter. At 5'3",
what else could she do?
Brooke
runs the Comets offense like a well-oiled
machine. No longer the offensive focus of the
team (6'4" center Krystal Thomas holds that distinction now), Brooke is
the engineer that drives the train, orchestrating the
offensive and defensive sets. She still has that
quick, pull-up jumper. But more often than
not she is using it to dish.
Brooke truly makes her teammates better.
Brooke
led her high school team, the Edgewater Eagles, to the
regional finals this year, while averaging 12 points and 6
assists per game. She also was a first
team All-Central Florida selection.
Brooke
has a 4.4/5.0 GPA. The North Carolina Tarheels
are her favorite team.
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