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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2363862, member: 6620"] Coco: Going to add a theory or two to what you have. [B]Theory 3: [/B]The tall(er) kids that are able to want to be able to do it all, from attacking the rim on drives and hitting intermediate jumpers from the elbow to doing shifts in the lane to stretching out to the three-point line. MM made this point a few years back. You look at descriptions of players like Emily Engstler or Faith Masonius, where they're described as everything from wings to posts. Depending on the offense they play, they probably have the skill sets to do just that, although in ball-control and movement offenses like UConn and ND, they're best situated at the 4. This leads me to the next theory.... [B]Theory 4: [/B]Great ball control offenses are generally using three guards/ two guards and a wing (small forward?) and a forward (who could be a stretch 4 or hybrid) and one low-post player. And the demands on those low-post players are considerable: anchor the defense; rebound; outlet passes; be able to pass; and, be a cog in the motion offense. Yes, Brianna Turner does not have much of a mid-range jumper, but she supplies most of the attributes of today's modern 5 and also runs the floor well. [B]Theory 5: [/B]There just are not that many of these players around, at least who play in the systems I just described. Geno and MM know exactly what they're looking for and they'll take a player who might not be as highly rated. In the case of the Irish this fall, they're hoping Mikki Vaughn will demonstrate Turner-like abilities, because she's the 5. Danielle Patterson is supposed be like an Erica Haney (remember her?), who combined rebounding and some agility to play a hybrid-forward position. And in 2018, they're bringing in Danielle Cosgrove, who they're hoping might be a Westbeld with a bit more height and range. And if you can't find a "4," you play up an athletic "3," which can work until you run into a team that throws a very legitimate 4 and 4 at a team. Me thinks the competition for these adept 5's is going to be intense beyond belief (Hello, Miss Boston and Watson), as well as for the 4s, whether they be stretch or hybrids. 2019 recruiting will be intense for the Irish because chances are they'll only have Turner and Shepard for the 18-19 season. And it will be critical for the Huskies, too. [/QUOTE]

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