Andrew Johnson Bank Tournament: Day 1 Observations (Part 3)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In an absolutely loaded field, we are bringing you observations from the first day of the Andrew Johnson Bank Christmas Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["286875"],"_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":"u003cpu003eIn their 2nd round loss against a powerhouse George Rogers Clark (KY) team, North Greene and Miller drew a tough task in guarding a D1 with power 5 offers.u0026nbsp; Miller is a nice '25 post with a big time skill set.u0026nbsp; They will allow her to simply post, roam and ball screen, get into hand-offs, etc.u0026nbsp; She's a diverse post that can do a lot of different things to help this North Greene offensive roll.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eIn their 1st round win over last year's champ Oak Ridge, miller scored 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists (and was 7-8 from the free throw line).u0026nbsp; 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