Guards On Fire-Kickoff Classic

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Explosiveness, quickness, knocking down pressure shots, or whatever notes I jotted down, here are some of the top guards from the event </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1360520"],"_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-6913b6e0b36de"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Scipio falls into that<strong> #sizedontmatter </strong>group, and when you can play like she does, it doesn't matter. She's an athletic guard who uses her athleticism on both ends. Her <strong>"on the ball"</strong> pressure and quick hands to pick pockets were nice. She outrebounded taller players, she finished off the dribble acrobatically, and dropped the jumper from outside, catch and shoot included </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1360523"],"_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-6913b6e0b373f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Watson is another athletic guard who brought heat on both ends, and yeah, her baseline-to-baseline pressure helped to create turnovers, but so did her reading the floor and playing the passing lane. She attacked the basket strongly to score or dish, her court vision across the board was nice, and she too dropped it from outside, ala <strong>"catch and shoot" </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["764247"],"_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-6913ec0c81a93"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Etienne had me drop that <strong>#D1Lock o</strong>n her in middle school, and watching her elevate her game even more since the last time I saw her at the TABC Showcase had me smiling. She's a "long and athletic" guard, which is also the base, and watching her rebound and go coast-to-coast to score was nice. She scored off the dribble, had<strong> </strong>nice body control on her finishes, dropped the jumper, and played the passing lane</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["809878"],"_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-6913ec0c81b1b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Alfred's poise under pressure was one of the first things I noticed about her in middle school, and seeing her understand how to create her shot and get it off back then told me what was coming. She was dropping jumpers with a hand in her face with ease, <strong>"catch and shoot" </strong>and <strong>"stop and pop"</strong> included, and one she dropped at the buzzer. She also used a slight<strong> HEZ </strong>to attack and score</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["846238"],"_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-6913ec0c81ba1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hull with the turnaround jumper set it off because she's just shy of <strong>"the magic number"</strong> and she too is a long and athletic guard, with UPS. She elevated over players to not only score, but also rebound, and her putbacks were a plus, so was her scoring off the dribble, and bringing heat defensively </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["510469"],"_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-6913ec0c81c1b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Simpson is <strong>"THE GLUE" </strong>on her team because of her consistently being able to control the game from either end is a gift. She plays the passing lane very well; her court vision is always a factor because she threads the needle in traffic to give her teammates good looks. Her pull-up jumper looked good, and she scored off the dribble, yet her defense,<strong> "on the ball" </strong>creates some turnovers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->