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Simmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Macken is another player who I have seen quite a few times and each time I have watched her, she’s left with something extra so for me, one thing I always emphasize is “on the court” progression see evaluations here so with her variety of ways to create her shot, add the step back to the equation because it’s looking better and better. The slight HEZ to attack and score, body control after the lick is also better yet so is her upside
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Macken has also made my Tip Sheet before, well, 5 of them, see evaluations here. Still, I’m just thinking about the future and what’s coming for this young lady because of several things you can’t teach, which she already has, starting with “poise under pressure” and please note, this is against older players. Her HEZ is going to be a problem as she gets the defender off balance to attack and score, plus her “stop and pop” lookedgood
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Macken has shown she can nail the long ball, wait, under pressure, and seeing her dropping multiple shots from BTA in games, I was impressed with her court vision in the set as well as in transition. She also played solid defense as well as the passing lane
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Macken is slowly placing herself in my “highlight waiting to happen” group as she is turing into a savvy clutch player who wants the ball under pressure down the stretch and just as importantrly, is delivering. Her poise under pressure looks good, her “stop and pop” in transition has been clicking and so has her off balance finishes after contact. She does a good job hitting teammates on the money in traffic and her defense looks good see evaluations here
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Macken showed me she could score in droves during the club season, yet it’s different now as she’s had a slight growth spurt to go along with her being a “long and athletic” guard. Watching her create her shot and elevate and drop it was one thing; the “stop and pop” in transition was another. Her “catch and shoot” from deep is going to create some problems because she can also blow by defenders to score, and she threads the needle in traffic
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Macken continues to show me her versatility whenever I see her play. Yes, she can face the basket and drop the jumper, but her finishing off the dribble after contact keeps getting better. Her court vision was solid, and so was her defense, and that included playing the passing lane
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Read EvaluationSimmie Colson | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Macken has a scorer’s mentality, and her ability to create not only her shot, but also spacing, is going to create some problems for defenders, especially since she drops the “catch and shoot” with ease
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