2029 “Elevating Their Game”-Elite 40 Showcase

<!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1054096"],"_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-68b2fedded7d0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Olivarez upside initially grabbed my attention because she falls into that "you won't outwork me" group <strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2025/04/sunday-9th-grade-division-standouts-shooting4dacure/">see evaluation here</a>,</em></strong> but her intensity on defense has gotten even better as she did a good job defending "on the ball" in both the set as well as baseline to baseline. She also set the defender up nicely to attack and score off the dribble</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1149177"],"_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-68b2fedded85a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Tipp has made several of my Tip Sheets before playing her first high school game, see evaluation here, and I always say, "Here's a TIP," she is going to create some problems for defenders. No matter what the setting is, she finds a way to show that being "long and athletic" is the base. Her first has gotten even better as she scores off the dribble and drops the jumper, but her defense, including timing to block, has improved </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1169396"],"_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-68b2fedded8d4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Chavana showed me a long time ago that she was going to be able to score efficiently from outside because of a few things, including being able to shoot the most important <em><strong><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/player/landry-chavana-2/">see evaluations here</a>,</strong></em> yet her poise under pressure and wanting the ball in clutch situations is another of those things. She dropped the mic when I asked her before the event started if she was ready, and her response was "I was born ready"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1216546"],"_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-68b2fedded94c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Penright is on the verge of blowing completely up, as she is another player who has shown me quite a bit in several settings, <strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/player/kendall-penright/">see evaluation here</a></em></strong>,<strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/player/kendall-penright/"> </a></em></strong>as she's an athletic guard who uses her athleticism on both ends. Her "on the ball" defense has always stood out, yet it's becoming "smothering" as she's picking pockets and playing the passing lane better, and her blowing by defenders to score also looked good</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1053777"],"_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-68b2fedded9c7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Gille falls into that "Tip Sheet Waiting To Happen" group not only because she's heady and stays under control while being pressured, but also because she can play the 1 or 2 effectively, see evaluations here. To the novices who don't understand a player being able to make decisions in clutch situations, you won't get this, but she continues to add things like the spin move to score, yet her court vision across the board is getting her teammates easy looks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1309972"],"_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-68b2feddeda49"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Love caught my eye at the [program_tooltip program_id='712630' first='Lady' last='Thunder'] tryout, <strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2025/02/2029-standouts-ladythundertryout/">see evaluation here, </a></em></strong>and I mentioned how her intensity never let up on either end, well, nothing has changed on that end. Her deceptive first step, coupled with solid body control, got her baskets off the dribble, yet her "on the ball" pressure helped create turnovers. She played the passing lane, she saw the floor, and her "catch and shoot" from outside looked good as well</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->