Phenom Hoops G3 Live – Saturday Standouts (1/2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With an action-packed day of basketball in Rock Hill, there were a ton of fun games to catch and impressive performances by many. While not an exhaustive list by all means, check out some guys I felt like had great days on the big stage. Another article is to follow tomorrow to wrap up Saturday's coverage.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2305706"],"_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":"Clark is continuing to put on as an unsigned senior for his [program_tooltip program_id='2078512' first='NC' last='Spartans'] Patton group, dropping 33 this morning and 16 in the afternoon. He's an aggressive scorer who has absurdly long arms and is not afraid of getting to the rim or shooting the pull-up jumper. Also knows when to swing it or pull the ball out to look for the next opportunity, and overall has pretty good feel offensively. Those long arms are also what makes him a nightmare as a POA defender, causing difficulties for anybody he was matched up against.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["2144773"],"_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":"Melville was a guy for [program_tooltip program_id='2078473' first='CC' last='Elite'] that I thought oozed upside and potential, while having another good day today. He wasn't the most skillful with the ball in his hands or the best shooter, but you can see how athletic his frame is and how much a bit of growth and maturation will do for him as time goes on. He's like a baby deer still figuring out how everything moves, but there's a ton of potential locked up in his frame. Played hard, finished solidly at the rim, and worked hard on both ends on the glass.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["2426881"],"_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":"Speaking of another guy who worked hard on the glass, Twitty pulled down 25 boards in his two games today as he showed why he's one of the best rebounders in his class. 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