Phenom Hoops Sunday Notebook – Pt I

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>There's no better time to sign up for PrepHoopsNC! Get 30% OFF payment on your first billing cycle with the offer code: VICTORTAYLOR30, sign up&nbsp;<a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprephoops.com%2Fsubscribe&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cvitaylor%40davidson.edu%7C3f9ffa1fa04e4a571f8d08db3512ee28%7C35d8763cd2b14213b629f5df0af9e3c3%7C1%7C0%7C638162127671262756%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YdV2%2BY32ppadoxDn1suVtgUmu7MUk%2BRI%2FcjsUJ5xX4E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TODAY</a></strong>!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunday had a lot of key matchups going down in Raleigh, so there were lots of standouts for me to take in. Check out the first part in today's notebook below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1158774"],"_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":"BSA Supreme is having a terrific start to the AAU season and so much of it has to do with [player_tooltip player_id='1158774' first='Carson' last='Daniel']. While he doesn't put up lots of points (in fact he scored 0 in their win over [program_tooltip program_id='2078549' first='Team' last='Wall']), he impacts the game in so many other ways. He makes all the right plays as a passer and point guard and is not afraid to give it up to his teammates who will score. 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He's super active around the rim and on the perimeter altering shots, he's got long arms and is quick enough to catch up to people. In transition he runs the floor very hard in order to be down low and finish rim runs and layups. He extended his range out to 15 feet when I watched him, knocking down a free throw line jumper off an interior drive. He doesn't have a lot in the way of post moves, but his physicality is enough for him to stay on the court as a scorer alone. 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