Twitter Evals: 7/28

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Welcome to another edition of Social Media Scouting... or something like that. I'm going to need to change the title soon, I think. I'm also going to need to start sending out links on Instagram and stuff. It seems like Twitter is getting weirder and weirder every day. Today I got a targeted ad for an AI essay-writing service. I'm not sure what they're trying to tell me, but I think the advertisements are getting more and more off-base. Maybe Twitter is losing advertisers? Who knows? What I do know is basketball prospects and today we have scouting reports for five very good ones, written by me... or are they?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='846996' first='Sadie' last='Linn']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'7u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12125","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Amber-Pocasset","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='712936' first='Team' last='Oklahoma']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"I've spoken with other coaches before and they agree that Amber-Pocasset is just down there doing things the right way. When you hear that a kid plays at u0022AmPo,u0022 you just know she is gonna have a load of fundamentals and a high basketball IQ. I got to see Sadie play a few weeks ago and my notes on her start off with u0022STRONG,u0022 u0022TOUGH,u0022 and u0022PLAYS ANGRY (good).u0022 So, that should tell you what jumped out at me. She is a beast on the defensive end and a u0022dawgu0022 when it comes to driving to the basket. Just a good old, hard-nosed basketball player in the best, most-fun-way-too-watch possible. Oh yeah, did I mention she can shoot? 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It was a star. My fellow coaches and scouts will understand. She had u0022itu0022 the day that I saw her. She showed off everything you want to see. IQ? Check. High-pointing rebounds, rather than just relying on height? Check. Oh, she can step out and hit the three, too? CHECK! This kid is a baller and still just a 2026 with, likely, some room to grow. 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At least their team is full of them according to my notes. Clara is, yet another, very high basketball-IQ player. She can jump out of the gym and is max effort all game long. I know it isn't good to compare players who are technically in high school at the same time, but I mean, when it's one of the best players in the state... I wrote down that she reminds me of [player_tooltip player_id='318146' first='Jill' last='Twiehaus'] who is committed to Rice. 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