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<p>Opening day gave me a look at several players I hadn't seen in quite some time, as well as some others who were completely new to me but the variety of players showing me they could find ways to put the ball into the basket kept my adrenaline going </p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Edwards is one of those players I caught back in middle school that I saw an abundance of talent as well as upside because she was so powerful off the dribble and understood how to create her shot. Her range was on full display early as her "catch and shoot" from deep was nice, as was her finishing after contact and defense</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Johnson went completely off in the opening game as she created plenty of buzz as dropping it from everywhere so I made a special trip to catch game 2 and immediately I saw how strong she was attacking the basket off the dribble and finishing strongly after contact, nice body control was a plus. Her pull-up jumper as well as "stop and pop" in transition were also solid</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Pastrano came out on fire in game 2 and her "catch and shoot" from deep was dropping consistently yet she can mix it up to score off the dribble, deceptive first step plays a part in that, yet her FLOTA or finishing after the lick also looked good. She applied "on the ball" pressure, picked some pockets and saw the floor</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Mackey is "long and athletic" and just shy of "the magic number" yet watching her elevate and drop the long ball was magical as she did it smoothly while being defended. She also scored off the dribble, rebounded on both ends and did a good job defensing., both in and outside the paint</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Botello has always amazed me with her ballhandling , and even in elementary school, she was hypnotizing defenders with her crossover yet watching her use the <strong>STUTTA</strong> step coupled with countless fakes to finish off the dribble acrobatically was off the chain. She's added the step back from deep and her court vision, as well as defense was solid</p>
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Opening day gave me a look at several players I hadn't seen in quite some time, as well as some others who were completely new to me but the variety of players showing me they could find ways to put the ball into the basket kept my adrenaline going
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5'10"
POS
SF/CG
CLASS
2026
State:
Oklahoma
School:
Union
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5'8"
POS
SG/PG
CLASS
2026
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Texas
School:
Tascosa
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5'6"
POS
PG
CLASS
2026
State:
Texas
School:
San Antonio Lee
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5'10"
POS
SG
CLASS
2026
State:
Texas
School:
Pittsburg
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5'1"
POS
PG/SG
CLASS
2027
State:
Texas
School:
Luther Burbank
Club:
Triple Threat
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