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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5339130, member: 12088"] I agree with you and [USER=7511]@oldude[/USER] on this prospect. It is possible and intriguing. But [B]I’m not as sanguine as you seem to be about Jana and Ice as passers[/B]. I’m mainly thinking of the way Geno used them at the top of the key. From that position they did not often attempt to pass into the paint, which meant a dimension of the offense was unavailable with them at that position. This was a stark contrast to when Sarah ran the offense from the top of the key and the offense was really difficult to defend. A BIG squad sounds intriguing, but Jana and Ice would need to develop their passing skills to play a significant role in it, I suspect. Of course, I can picture Ice playing down low with Serah while Sarah runs the passing game from the top of the key, and Ice’s interior passing was pretty good last season. But her comfort level seems to be higher when she’s not stuck in the low post. The virtues of a BIG squad seems most intriguing on defense given the speed of several of the 6’2” players. And on a related note, I don’t get why folks think Ice is slow. She runs the court well, and moves her feet well. It’s true the fouling is a sign of not always moving quickly enough. But I think this is more a result of not really fitting into the low post all that well than of not moving her feet. She’s just not a natural there. On the other hand, she defends the midrange well and can close out on the perimeter when needed. [/QUOTE]

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