#PHMileHighMadness 16U Saturday Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taking a look at some players that had some standout performances for their teams. These players help their teams dominate and make it past their matchups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1574226"],"_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":"He was running the point most of the game for his teams first matchup and he has a tight handle. He is a crafty player that knows how to get to the rim and was finishing in traffic through the day. He was showing good vision finding his teammates with some nice lead passes. 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He plays with power and when he was able to get the ball into the paint he was able to finish through contact. He was able to draw some and ones and was converting at the line at a high clip. He was able to get into positions to be explosive and took advantage of the defense. Towards the end of the game he was able to get out in transition for some easy baskets and carried his team to the finish.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1617794"],"_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":"He was feeling hot throughout the day, knocking down shots from behind the arc and was making the defense pay whenever they left him open. 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On the defensive end he was altering shots in the paint and was able to crash the boards and limit second chance points. Was able to show his ability to play above the rim with some nice dunks throughout the day.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["1962889"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Collins was able to be a high energy player for his team, being active on both ends. On the offensive end he was being aggressive and getting into the paint, where he was able to hit some turn around jumpers as well as getting to the rim and finishing through contact. As the day continued and he got more comfortable, he was able to knock down the 3 ball. 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