Kaia Greenwalt
Kaia Greenwalt
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Simmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Greenwalt would make my “MOST IMPROVED” list from last season to now if I had one, and she’s always been one of those players who plays taller than she is, yet she just won’t be outworked in the paint. I have seen her score inside with players literally hanging on her, but her improved defense, as well as midrange shooting, were on display
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Greenwalt was grown so much over the years and again, “on the court” progression is something I love seeing see evaluations here Watching her out-rebound taller players as well as score on them helped her lead Laporte to a very deep run and her DESIRE and willing to BATTLE are both #THROWBACK because they are things you can’t teach
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Greenwalt is battle-tested, and although she stands at “the magic number” she plays above it, so let me drop that #THROWBACK on her. You can’t teach DESIRE, and you can’t teach HEART, but that ain’t all because she falls into that “you won’t outwork me” group, and since she has been working on scoring facing the basket … see evaluations here
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Greenwalt is one of the most improved players from the freshman season to now in the state, see evaluation here, and she will be on my next Rankings Update, and when you fall into that “you won’t outwork me” group, you’re ahead of the game. She scores around the basket against taller players, hits the boards on both ends, and defends, yet her MIDRANGE jumper shows me she’s been working
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Greenwalt was one of the most improved players I caught during the club season, and I always emphasize that I love things you can’t teach, and one of those things is DESIRE, because she will not be outworked, be it outrebounding taller players, yeah, that deserves #THROWBACK hashtag, as well as battling for loose balls. Her improved offense as well as solid defense, inside and outside the paint, are also pluses
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Greenwalt falls into that “plays taller than she is” category, so let me drop a double #THROWBACK on her because she’s in that “never takes a play off” group as well. Her “on the court” progression this season was nice to see, so was her going AFTTA everything off the rim, no matter what the score was. Her defense was “smothering” on the ball outside and inside the paint. She scored off the dribble and dropped the short jumper
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Greenwalt has been “THE GLUE” so many times for this team because when they need a defensive stop or a huge rebound, she’s been there so many times, in front of me, to do it. She also applies defensive pressure both in and out of the set, but this time around, a big bucket was needed late in a close game, and she followed scoring off the dribble with a midrange jumper to help seal the victory
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Greenwalt is relentless inside the paint, and her falling into that “never takes a play off” has raised some next-level eyebrows. She is powerful and finishes strongly after contact, but just as impressive is that she’s defending both inside and outside the paint
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Greenwalt left a lasting first impression as she plays taller than she is, which gets her the #THROWBACK hashtag. You can’t teach DESIRE, and she doesn’t mind BATTLING for loose balls off the rim, on the floor, or in the air, but her scoring inside the paint, putbacks included, as well as tough defense, is always a plus for me
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