Avery Current
Avery Current
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Simmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Current showed me something very important during the event, see evaluation here, and that is her “ceiling has no roof”. Let me overemphasize one more time that “it’s not what you do, it’s who you do it against” and with her showing she wasn’t fazed playing against the older players JUST DID IT for me. A couple of things I look for from younger players playing up is how they react in certain situations and their ability to do things instinctively, and trust me, she’s on the verge of something big
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Read EvaluationMarissa Rimbert | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
My PGH colleague and lead scout, Simmie Colson, already wrote about Current from the showcase- see here. Currently a 7th grader, consistently finds driving lanes to the basket, showing a knack for slipping through tight spaces. Attacks gaps in the defense with precision, almost like she has night vision. Creates scoring chances where most players wouldn’t see an opening.
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Current caught my eye at the #TJShowcase, and I had a chance to meet her dad, who was coaching her, and not once did he mention how good she was; it was all about the team, and that brought me back to when I was coaching my own daughter. Well, the CURRENT is about to change as she was one of the TOP players at the event. Watching her block shots and score acrobatically off the dribble in the 3 on 3 had me smiling, yet seeing her explode off the dribble in transition during the 5 on 5 JUST DID IT for me. Her first step in the set was a problem, so was her jumper, either the “stop and pop” or the “catch and shoot”
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