Friday Night Action Features Golden’s Return

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I scrolled through the online lineup to see if anything caught my attention and catching <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='825268' first='Mak' last='Golden'] (Lake Creek) </strong>for the first time since returning from an <strong>ACL injury </strong>immediately grabbed my attention. I also caught talented sophomore<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='654819' first='Bailey' last='Burns']</strong> coming from out of nowhere to grab rebounds as well as play tough defense but <strong>College Station's Rita Shuman</strong>, a 6'0 senior did a good job inside the paint by rebounding and defending, not to leave out timing to block shots, as well as playing the passing lane but here are the <strong>Top Performers </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["825264"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-679e09e6969b2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Spencer showed explosiveness off the dribble to get to the rim and her crossover came in handy as she zig-zagged by defenders in both the open court as well as in the set. Her ability to create her shot has always been a plus yet she wanted the ball down the stretch and delivered jumpers to keep her squad within striking distance</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["331941"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-679e09e696a15"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Anderson seems to find ways to be THE GLUE because of the variety of things she does for her team, some of which don't show up on stat sheets but her pressure defense helped to create turnovers. She also did a good job setting picks to get teammates open but her attacking the basket to score was nice, as was her dropping it from deep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["825268"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-679e09e696a5b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Golden quickly became one of my favorite <strong>Golden Girls</strong> joining the cast from that old television show and speaking of old, well she was back to her "old form" before her knee injury. Who dives on the floor for loose balls wearing a brace, that deserves<strong> #THROWBACK</strong> by itself yet her turnaround jumper in the paint had me waste my tea, and watching how fluidly she was moving on both ends made me smile. Her court vision from the high post was a plus, as was her rebounding and defense </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["790223"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-679e09e696aa0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Cole continues to show she can hurt opposing teams in multiple ways. Her defense was solid, both in the set and full-court but her court vision off the dribble and in half-court played a part in their victory. Her "catch and shoot" three also needs to be mentioned as she knocked it down to stop a run</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1148622"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-679e09e696ae2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Burleson is an athletic guard who always brings the heat on both ends and her pressure defense created some problems and so did her scoring both off the dribble, as well as from outside, "catch and shoot" from deep included. She got the crowd going late in the game with her acrobatic finish but her body control played a part in that</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["878613"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-679e09e696b23"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Johnson was clueless about me telling her that <strong>JJ </strong>always brings<strong> Good Times </strong>because she's <strong>DYNOMITE</strong> but let me go on the limb with she's one of the top sophomores many don't know about and peep this, you know that limb is strong if I'm on it. Her poise before high school coupled with her speed sold me, I'm not a <strong>NOVICE</strong>, I'm a<strong> REAL EVALUATOR</strong> so I knew what was coming. My notes from the game are invisible yet embedded in my head, I didn't have to write a thing but her pull-up jumper coupled with her soft touch was big all night. She scored off the dribble, she saw the floor and she did a good job defensively across the board</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->