City Slam – Hard Workers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The City Slam Pick-Up Ball Championships was a unique event that showed a unique trait of it's participants. That trait could best be summed up by the phrase 'hard workers'. These athletes didn't just show up to play a little basketball. They showed up to get after it. And they did just that. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["499160"],"_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":"Some of you may know that I usually try to be the first at the gym. I like to see who gets there early. I believe that when they arrive can say a lot about the player and their habits. 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She's a relentless worker when the bright lights are off and she showed that at the City Slam on Saturday. Hauffe didn't just go through the drills, she attacked them.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["417890"],"_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":"Borsenik brought an intensity to the floor at the City Slam Championships. You wanted it on Saturday. She wanted to be successful and she wanted to improve. 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She was the youngest player, and it wasn't even close. But instead of using that as an excuse for mistakes, she used it as a chance to challenge herself and get better. Well, Schmidt played like she belonged and showed that she has game. Approaches like hers lead to great players.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["244296"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Wallace certainly shined bright at the City Slam on Saturday. She brought a champions mentality to the gym. If she was there, the event was going to be big time. And Wallace brought the energy and determination needed to carry that aura. 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