What Houston Area Duos Impressed the Most This Season?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>During the 2023-2024 season I kept up with these three duos as each duo carried their respective teams to the playoffs. The duos in this article impressed me the most because each duo plays off of each other well. Come take a look at why that's the case. </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":2364276,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2814507' first='Noah' last='Benny']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77246","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Fort Bend Christian Academy","_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":"The first duo that impressed me was [player_tooltip player_id='2814507' first='Noah' last='Benny'] and Sean Jimmy-Ducksworth. Noah carried the majority of the load on the offensive end while Sean anchored the paint on the defensive side. Both players complement each other well while being on the floor together. This young duo is one to look out for next season as they're both underclassmen. Noah individually is a crafty guard with a fluid game that can get to the basket using his speed to blow by defenders and can also shoot from the three-point line very well. In multiple games I have seen Noah make big plays when it matters most on both ends of the floor. On defense, he moves his feet well to stay in front of opposing guards making him in my opinion a good on ball defender. 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