SD Ballers: December Intriguing Players

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In this piece, we are checking out 20 players from South Dakota that I watched this month. Many of these guys I have watched before but for some of them, this was my first time seeing them play. The new guys, I for sure want to watch again just to compare my first and second opinions. Some of these players caught my eye because of a certain play or attribute, others I am curious to see if they underperformed or overperformed, and some of these guys are flat-out fascinating players. This will be quick hitting and in bullet-style comments. Happy Holidays to all the basketball fans out there! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>*The players on this list are from games that I watched this month</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1399487,"width":358,"height":223,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/SD-1.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/SD-1.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1399487" width="358" height="223" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">December Intriguing Players</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1355453"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"-He had a spectacular posterizing dunk in game 1 that showed off his athleticismu003cbru003eu003cbru003e-Scored 13 and was 3/4 from the line when I watched, a special athlete, 3-level scorer","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1399817"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"-This long lefty is very intriguing w/ his athletic ability and versatility on both endsu003cbru003eu003cbru003e-Makes plays on the wing u0026amp; 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