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Message: [QUOTE="jazz, post: 3868168, member: 10942"] My 2 cents. We have people not named PB making shots now! Perimeter defense is not good. We are late on the rotation and also when we sag to help and then can’t get back out. Many of these shots, including the misses, were wide open. In addition, it seemed that all of our guards, including PB, allowed a bit too much penetration in this game as well. PB – 20 and 14 and leaves me wanting more. What can you say? It is not fair! She had a great game despite the shooting problems she is currently having. Obviously, some of her shots didn’t fall. Over the last three games, she has made 17-44 (39%) and 6-22 (27%) from three. There is no doubt that that is poor shooting. However, the difference between PB and her teammates, is that her shots are not wide-open. She creates many of them and has little time to get them off these days. So, one would expect her percentage to go down…maybe not this much, however. She is definitely not shooting well lately. I do have every confidence that she will adapt and break back out again. Looks gassed to me at times. Why does she have to play almost the entire game? I guess GA is looking down the road but I still think he can get her a few minutes off. NM – another good game. I’ve noticed she has a knack for looking and finding PB in the half court. Some good dribble drive and kicks. I’m getting spoiled watching her hit 3 pointers. Soon, I will be expecting that and not hoping for it. CW – another good game and shot the ball well. Showed off her explosion on the right-handed mid-air shot and a couple drives. But she had to hit her 3 pointers this game and she did so at a nice percentage which, if not for a foul away from the ball, she would have had another one too. EW- Moving better than I have seen her in a long time. Had some quick change of directions moves that were impressive. Also hit some shots. I still remain mystified at her refusal to use her left hand going to the left side of the basket. I remember her using her left hand once all year long. AE - Another great game. She may just turn into a double-double machine and why not? She is big, strong, tough, aggressive and has the skill and the ‘want to’. No reason why she can’t do something similar against top-flight teams. Seems to never get tired. Her lung capacity, like AG must me enormous. I am now starting to expect her to score, defend, grab rebounds in games. I think the team now depends on it. Also and most impressively, she had a load of offensive rebounds, close to 10 by my count. Most players get a lot of offensive rebounds because they are rebounding their own misses. Yet, IIRC, AE missed 1 time the entire game, so she was not getting the 'easy and pad your own stats' offensive rebounds from her own missed shots. She was busting it to get us extra possessions by rebounding her teammates' missed shots! Very impressive indeed! Liv – not bad but she is seriously fading on many of her shots the last two games. Not by much, but she is still fading a bit. Still came close to a double-double and she helps open things up for passes into AE. She has some added value with her passing skills. I wish she could be a bit tougher and she does try, but just doesn’t have enough strength and balance. Anyway, she still had a good game as well. AG – may not score but look at her hound the opposition guards (and she is a power player herself) and then chase rebounds, block shots. A real nice piece to have off the bench. Still think she can do more… PG – what a move! I really wish GA would give her 10 minutes one of these games, but I think he has his rotation just about set now although the return of AM might have him tinker a bit with it. [/QUOTE]

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