Final Four Scorers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the Final Four to be played Saturday, let's take a look at some Final Foursomes selected for their demonstration of a specific skill or trait. We'll start with four standout scorers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For this exercise, a ‘scorer' is a guy who isn't just a long-range shooter, nor is he a guy who gets all his buckets in the low-post. It's guys who can get it done at all three levels, create their own shots and get to the line, and who do it consistently.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There has been plenty written about the state's most prolific scorers – namely [player_tooltip player_id='1270296' first='Mason' last='English'], [player_tooltip player_id='1146292' first='Landon' last='Boss'], [player_tooltip player_id='1080178' first='Britton' last='Dutton'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1212165' first='Alec' last='Carlson'], each averaging better than 27 points per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To keep it fresh, let's look at four other big-time scorers (in alphabetical order):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1378439"],"_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":"King is a high-energy, relentless attacker of defenses. 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