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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4285394, member: 3535"] I'm not sure what you mean by your 1st few sentences but I think you mean because I say she is a 4 it means that I'm suggesting that Geno can't or shouldn't have her ever take any outside shots? If that is your point, that wouldn't be the case. Look at history, Geno has always let his talented 4's the opportunity to shoot from the outside. He even said many years ago that he would have let Griner an opportunity to shoot more from the outside and she was a dominant 5.And if you are suggesting her growth would be stunted as a freshmen playing the 4, I don’t get that either but I'm not sure you are suggesting that. Anyhow, imo Patterson has to learn to punish players in the paint. And I don't understand your Maya point at all. Maya was a gifted 3 point shooter. So with her athleticism combined with her super jumper, I don't understand your comparison. In regards to Patterson's outside game, on ESPN where did you see she has a 3 point game? And with your after all comment, sure in high school she could show she has a mid-range shot but taking that shot more than a couple of times in a big tight close game with defenders near your size is a lot different than High School. Over the years don’t we hear how H/S is different than college? SO in frosh year it is possible that her mid-range won't be so hot, right? And finally, while freshmen wings have assaulted faster at UCONN, so have players like Edwards and Griffin and I believe Patterson can be. The two aforementioned were able to compete vs 4's right away which I have no doubt Patterson will. In regards to your point of plenty of opportunities to rebound, I'm not sure what that means. When UCONN is playing against the top tier teams, she'll have "plenty more opportunities" to utilize her strength if she is at the 4 than the 3. And in terms of cohesion and chemistry, you'd want her getting acclimated to the PF spot as much as possible. If you are right, great. If she has that shot then she can be awesome. But I remember people calling Edwards a wing. Matter of fact I think the husky website initially had Edwards listed as a g/f. At least initially, no way offensively she was a wing. I agree with all your points on defense but I'm talking offense. [/QUOTE]

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