Kotten is a shade under that magic number, but she plays above it, so let me drop #THROWBACK because, believe it or not, that used to be abundant. Yes, she has the “hands and footwork” down to score, rebounds on both ends, and shows good timing to block shots, but seeing her go coast to coast after crashing the boards and use the crossover while being defended to get by defenders was huge. She also scored off the dribble, defended well, and saw the floor

Totten grabbed my attention at last season’s PBR Super 64 see evaluation here by giving me a show inside the paint defensively and her DESIRE to go AFTA everything off the rim took me back yet during the playoffs see evaluation here she took her game to yet another level. She’s a couple of shades shy of “the magic number” yet she plays as if she’s above it

Totten is also, you guessed it, “long and athletic” and she’ll make a huge debut in the rankings next month and here are some of the reasons. As much as she impressed me last season, club and high school, she’s taken her game to another level. Seeing her go coast to coast to score, she rebounds on both ends, plays the passing lane, and seeds the floor, not to mention playing solid defense was ENOUGH