Doug’s Dozen Top Performing Guards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This weekend, we took a trip to the annual, big-time Doug's Dozen tournament in Houston. Always a well put on event, we focused on the highly competitive 17u field this weekend, numbering about 50 teams. Here was some guards who impressed...</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":1966322,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Stoney Hadnot","_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":"6'6u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Cypress Springs","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Team Temple NY2LA 17U ","_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":"u003cpu003eThere is not enough that can be said about Stoney's game. Every time he is on the court, he never fails to impress and always makes whoever is guarding him put in the extra work just to stay in front of him. Hadnot has a variety of different ways to score the basketball, including cutting to the basket for a thunderous rim grazer showcasing his athleticism or calmly burying a jumpshot from beyond the arc or the midrange. Stoney is also a willing facilitator when he needs to be, never hesitating to keep his teammates involved. In a blockbuster Sunday matchup against the Houston Defenders UA team, he showed that he can clearly put his name with the best of the best putting on a stellar performance that put his team above and beyond the competition this weekend. Let's just go ahead and state the obvious.. I think the whole city of Houston would be shocked if Stoney does not go D1 when it is all said and done with his high school career. 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Court Kingz has been able to have a lot of success through his play and will continue to rely on him for tough buckets when needed.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003e","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_player_details_selected_featured_image":1966341,"_player_evaluations_4_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_4_player_details_player_name":"Daniel Williams","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_4_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_4_player_details_height":"6'4u0022","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_4_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_4_player_details_school":"Beaumont United","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_4_player_details_club_team":"SBG 2024","_player_evaluations_4_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_4_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_4_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Daniel's guard instincts were on display in their Saturday afternoon game against CME Elite. 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