Opening Day”Super 64: Shooters Who Stole the Show”

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I enjoyed so many new faces who stood out on Day 1, yet I'll come back to that later. An abundance of shooters need to be mentioned because of not only what they did, but also how they did it</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["985933"],"_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-6a519d2e2289e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Knight was one of the best shooters at the<strong> PGH Freshman Showcase</strong> a couple of seasons ago,<strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2024/09/pgh-freshman-showcase-review-teams-4-5-pghfreshmantx/"> see evaluation here</a></em></strong>, and guess what, nothing changed to start my coverage off, yet they actually have as her<strong> "catch and shoot"</strong> as well as not only creating her shot, but creating spacing to get it off looked better. She saw the floor and played solid defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1880266"],"_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-6a519d2e229a8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mack combines size and skillset quite well, and seeing her use her frame around the basket on both ends had me smiling. Yeah, the<strong> "hands and footwork" </strong>to score looked good, so did her attacking the basket from the wing and finishing, but she tricked me as she also showed she could drop the midrange, as well as the <strong>"long ball"</strong> ala catch and shoot</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1736660"],"_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-6a519d2e22a73"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Minnifield sold me in less than 2 minutes on my initial sighting, and watching her understand how to get her teammates involved as well as when to take over were huge pluses. She's a <strong>"long and athletic"</strong> guard who got by defenders whenever she wanted, but her threading the needle or just keeping it to score was nice. She also gave me the<strong> "catch and shoot" </strong>from mid to long-range and did a good job defending<strong> "on the ball"</strong><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":1880268,"_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-6a519d2e22b05"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Sanders falls into that <strong>#sizedontmatter</strong> group, and one more time, when you can play, it doesn't matter. She's heady and makes the right decisions on both ends, but let me also add her being fearless on defense. Her <strong>"on the ball" </strong>pressure helped to create havoc<strong>.</strong> She also played the passing lane, but her "catch and shoot" with a hand in her face was fluid and consistent </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1224923"],"_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-6a519d2e22b86"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Zuniga has made several<strong> Tip Sheets </strong>by me<strong> <em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/player/mia-zuniga/">see evaluations here</a></em>,<em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/player/mia-zuniga/"> </a></em></strong>and watching her <strong>"on the court" </strong>progression has been nice, yet she has turned another corner. She started off strong, seeing come out of the gate and shooting the long ball with authority. She dropped at least 3 in the opening quarter, and a couple of others were in and out, but her defense and court vision have also shot up</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->