Queen of the Commonwealth: Top Point Guards (Part 2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I need to preface this article by saying that I did get to see some teams play more games than others, though I did catch every team at least once, so this series is based on what I was able to see in the time I spent at Bullitt East rather than the stats or results. I saw a ton of talented players and teams over the 4 day tournament, but here are some of the players that really stood out to me at the point guard position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["106147"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Asher is such a tough player. She has the ability to take over a game on her own and she did that in the final game where I saw her play. She is so dangerous because you have to respect her at every level. Asher's got strong handles and is a high IQ player. She can knock down shots with little space and she's really hard to stop on her drives. Asher can stop and pop, finish off of floaters, or she can take you all the way to the rim where she uses her strength to score even through heavy contact. 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