1st Weekend in April AAU Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>April is here, and if teams were not already in full swing they are now! NXT Girls League hosted their session 2 play in Bryan, Texas. Here is part one of the standouts that focuses on 16U and 17U players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":887911,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Macie Fallon","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12123","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Player First","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"High energy hustle player. Fallon uses her speed to get directly to the basket. She has a beautiful stop and go move that allows her to use her speed to blow past multiple defenders to get to the cup. I saw her throwing herself to the ground going after loose bodies. She plays with an undeniable intensity level. 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Uses a beautiful hesitation move in transition to shake defenders. This makes Salyers very hard to guard in transition and the half court setting. With the ability to juke defenders, she attacks the basket at will. Going to the basket she draws contact, gets in the air and uses a double clutch to finish. Salyers is definitely a two way player. I saw her get multiple steals at the top of the press and set the bar for aggressive defense for her team.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["597323"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Johnson will be dangerous in July if this is how she's playing in April. She has so much upside to her game: height, strength and court vision. She is a very powerful player, and it's obvious she has the ability to dominate. I saw her use really forceful takes to get to the basket. She bangs in the paint to get rebounds for her team. 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Has a nice touch on the perimeter three. Most impressive, is her ability to play noise on ball defenders. I saw her get several deflections and use a high basketball IQ to funnel her man to the corners to trap.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["857402"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Strong 6'3 rim runner! Zadel is strong enough to post against multiple defenders on the block, and smart enough to understand when to score it or when to kick it out to her teammates. She runs the floor well and draws a lot of attention, but understands how to move the ball. 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