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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 2264061, member: 3535"] Yes you are right. I wish I could find other posts where I included other points as to why Collier was out of position-- though I don't take the time to point them out all the time-- here are examples imo which show why Collier is out of position as a center. And the examples aren't vs bad teams other than 1 - which we almost lsot to them: 1--- For example vs ND at the 1:48 mark of the 1st qtr Collier picked up her 2nd foul because she was on the low post and tried setting a pick for Lou. She shouldn't be the one setting picks for others starting on the low block. She should be getting picks set for her. She’s an elite scorer with some handle. Centers are more “pick-savvy.” In this case the defender got around Collier so she was forced to push out her butt to try to give Lou space. If she is playing her natural positions, she is getting the pick SET FOR HER more than what she got this past year. [U]Being a primary pick-setter increases the[/U] [U]odds of a cheap foul.[/U] [B]THAT IS NOT COLLIER"S strength[/B]. There is more to playing out of position than just defense inside. 2--- Her 1st foul in 1st qtr vs Tulane- fighting defensively for position vs the other team’s center. Then after she had 3 fouls – in 3rd qtr with 5:35 left she picks up her 4th because UCONN needs her in the post. The opposing player flops while Collier tried to back her down for low post position. [U]If she is in her natural position as a forward, she is less likely to CONTINUALLY try to establish low post position thus increasing her odds for a cheap foul.[/U] With 3 fouls she was forced to still be aggressive in the post to get position. 3—Below is link what Collier had to say vs Texas and then the coach of Texas also has a comment on Geno's adjustments from the same game. Link below. SO in reading the comments: Why would Collier say "it is tougher for her and Gabby" if playing on the inside was Collier's natural position? Why would the coach of Texas say she had a mismatch with Kelsey if Collier's natural postion was guarding big centers? And secondly why would UCONN surround the Texas center with 3 or 4 players if Collier's natural position was center? : The point is its irrelevant to give Collier an “acknowledgement” that she isn’t playing out of position JUST BECAUSE she didn’t commit any fouls without looking at the context. And in this Texas game, UCONN NEEDED EXTRA DEFENDERS to guard Kelsey because as Collier said "she is small" -- and imo because she is playing out of position. Otherwise why so many defenders needed to guard Kelsey? [URL='http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120416aab.html'][U]http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120416aab.html[/U][/URL] [I]On guarding the size of the Texas players:[/I] [U]"It was a little tougher for Gabby and I [B]because we are smaller post[/B], so we really had to help each other on the opposite side[/U]. I think that really helped a lot because they couldn't play over us." [I]On Geno’s adjustments:[/I] “I thought he made some adjustments on Kelsey. I thought it was the turning point [B][U]that we did have a mismatch in there[/U][/B] and Kelsey was playing well and we didn’t move for her. You can look at her seven turnover and say oh gosh Kelsey why’d you turn it over seven times but we’re all standing there [B][U]with three or four people around her[/U][/B] and we didn’t move into space and into her vision and that’s where I mean execution." 4: The games Texas and Miss State [U][B]look at the 1st quarter of both[/B][/U]. [B][U]Texas got NINE offensive rebounds and Miss State GOT SEVEN in Qtr#1[/U][/B]. How else can a UCONN team get that badly beaten on the glass with super athletes like Collier and Gabby if they are actually playing in their natural positions? The answer is -- they are small. They played out of position and needed their teammates at times to "Sell out" and help defend the post. [/QUOTE]

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