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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 5339159, member: 10435"] Ice is a natural 4, not 5. Fortunately, she will not have to play that 5 position except if Serah and Jana can't. The one thing different from last year with the passing from the high post will be a new target. I think Serah seals better than anyone in the country other than Betts. In fact, Serah got a good amount of her points by sealing her defender on her back so she was closer to the basket. Jana made that pass last year underneath to Sarah and Ice certainly can. I have said this before and I will say it again. When Jana was just learning and really struggling, the first person to really highlight her baby steps improvements, which were more like fits and starts, was oldude. Many of us were just very frustrated with her especially after Geno's comments pre-season about her. Geno knew he needed her to develop quickly to win the NC with the likes of USC, South Carolina and UCLA coming. When she played against South Carolina in the first game, you saw the fruition of the plan. She still really gets overlooked and so does Ice for that matter. They can both pass but even if they need large improvement, you can teach that way more quickly than other things, like driving with your weak hand, or shooting a pull up J from 15 feet. Jana is 6'5" and a space eater and has had only 1 year coming off an injury of college basketball in America and won a national championship. Ice has been through a lot but always seems to come through when needed the most. Both are going to be more confident, more aggressive players. It's not an out on a limb prediction. It's just what a national championship does. [/QUOTE]

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