Hunter’s Top Forwards at Freshman Showcase

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With so many quality young talent in the building, the one position that I elected to tackle was the Forward position. There were some quality forwards in the building. Some with the skillset to play the guard, forward, and point-forward positions and some with the power to play the 4 or 5. In this article, we look at these versatile forwards who stood out at the Freshman Showcase. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["721486"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":740218,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Canady was a force in the paint and performed well on both ends of the court.  Offensively,  she showed that she could score in the painted area and often it was through contact.    She has a nice touch around the goal and made buckets while playing through the physical play.    Canady was also a standout on the defensive end.  She got a few rejections against her  opponent and did a good job of playing helpside defense.    No shot went up uncontested.  Canady also rebounded well.   She maintained a strong court presence on the inside and was standout at her position.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["400813"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":740232,"_player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"McCreary entered the showcase as a forward  who loves to shoot from the outside and can score on all three levels.    That certainly is her reputation,  but McCreary mixed it up in the paint throughout the Freshman showcase and showed her offensive strength as an inside scorer.    She did an excellent job early on just dominating on the inside,  exploiting mixmatches and over-powering  undersized forwards and guards defending her.  Defensively, McCreary was effective inside and has the length to play the 4 and  the 5 positions.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["221596"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"The athletic and physical Volcy had a physical presence in the paint on both ends of the court.   She was strong inside,  preventing easy baskets under the goal. 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