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Message: [QUOTE="BobbyJ, post: 3882829, member: 4250"] Not really, at least not her size. It's JMO, but I don't think being physical is her problem. She's not afraid of contact and it's not so much a strength thing to me. She initiates enough contact but has trouble getting tangled up in it and playing through it. Coming up through Jr. High and HS I don't believe she got much if any fundamental post training and skill work. Watch when she catches the ball in the high post, with two hands she immediately puts the ball in front of her neck area. Not necessarily bad to do on occasion outside but the problem to me is that it's her default setting when trying to set up in the low post. That and wanting to immediately take a dribble to move. It exposes the ball to everyone in there and when she tries to pivot or go up she gets tied up because of that starting point. If she immediately gets the ball up high and works from there, she can pivot, pass, or turn to shoot with little exposure of the ball. To be honest, I'm surprised that she and the staff haven't made this a priority since she arrived from HS. She's getting better in other areas and her passing has become a major asset. But these post fundamentals should be her major focus this summer along with more strength work. [/QUOTE]