Mansfield Spring Creek Invitational: All About the Bigs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The standout bigs I liked at the Mansfield Spring Creek Invitational range in class, but I was very impressed by the freshman: [player_tooltip player_id='809885' first='Azharia' last='Johnson'] and Elizabeth Pitman. It often takes more time for bigs to develop as they are working on gaining strength while learning how to post, duck in, high-low game, and all things working the paint. These freshman centers seem to have a good feel for the game, along with the other noteworthy names shared below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["809885"],"_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":831350,"_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":"u003cpu003eJohnson is a mobile center. 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