The Next Best at Sheldon II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PH NorCal was at Sheldon HS on Saturday January 14. The Simply Basketball Showcase with 8 games on tap. Here we take a deeper look into prospects who played well but weren't selected as POG. There were 16 teams at this event with quality players going all out on the hardwood. Here's another group of quality players from this event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1574699"],"_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":"A long arm guard. He has a good set of tools to work with. He handles well in the open court, with good vision, looking and pushing in transition. He can play both guard spots if called to do so. He found cutters, moved the ball in half-court. He can hit the three spotting up, coming down in transition, or using a screen, no hesitation with a quick release. He had 16pts, 4-3's, 5asts. 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He always seems to be in position to make a play on both ends, a nice chase down block, getting into the paint for kick-outs or dump offs. He showed good patience running the half-court offense. 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