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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 3331738, member: 1131"] Can you support this bald assertion with some convincing examples? Can you provide ONE example from the first three games where an opponent got a layup by blowing past Anna? It is possible to play effective defense in a team system without being lightning-fast on your feet. For example, Katy Douglas in the WNBA was considered one of the league's best defensive players, and she was barely quicker than Anna. At the college level, Mel Thomas and KML were adequate defenders (at least enough that they could not usually be exploited) despite having similar issues to Anna. The key for a player like that is positioning, so that if they are beat off the dribble, the driving opponent is directed into the teeth of the help defense. To my eyes, that is what is happening with Anna, and it seems to be working. [/QUOTE]