Max’s Midweek Prospect Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seven players who impressed in the games I watched on Monday and Tuesday! I saw Minneapolis North beat Southwest in a rematch, and Park of Cottage Grove take down St. Paul Highland Park on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Zashon Rich","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77248","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Minneapolis North","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Zashon Rich continues to put together dominant two-way performances for North. He's arguably the best defender I've seen all year, as he's absolutely relentless on the ball and has the explosiveness to double as a shot blocking threat. I've also never seen him get outhustled, as he finds ways to get to loose balls that are twice as far from him as opposing players. On the offensive end he was finishing off everything inside, and had a posterizing dunk in the second half that got the whole crowd on their feet.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1145928"],"_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":"OT started off quiet against Highland Park, but after going to the bench for a few minutes, he came back in and took the game over. At 6'4 he's an impressive athlete who has a nose for the rim, he was jumping passes to get out in transition, showcasing a fluid handle to beat his man off the dribble, and working hard off the ball to receive passes on the block. In the second half he threw down two explosive dunks to really put the game away. Finished with 26 points in a win over a solid Highland Park team.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1226376"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Even with the crowd talking trash to him all game, Caden put together a strong second half to bring Southwest back within single digits down the stretch. Although he's typically more of a facilitator, Sullivan showed he can score in a variety of ways. At 6'4 he was able to hit jumpers from deep and mid-range, while also showing his touch around the rim. Really like his ability to come over a ball screen and then attack downhill. 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