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Message: [QUOTE="Bajan Best, post: 3842835, member: 7387"] One can argue that right now the key member of our team is solely Paige Beuckers... Everyone on this team has roles that can vary slightly from game to game depending on matchups In the SC game for instance with regards to Christyn whose strength is attacking the rim, to do so would also play into the strength of South Carolina's defense since they are known to block/alter shots and rebound very well as a team, which therefore means for Christyn at 5'11 to be effective offensively, her pull up and outside Jumper would need to be on consistently, similarly to that of Paige's game coming off of screens and getting into the gaps. This is why for the past two seasons she has somewhat struggled to score against them, whereas athletic players like Gabby, Aubrey can get those bigs into foul trouble or just out jump them with quickness to the rim. and with regards to defensive efforts, well some players just have the speed and recovery to be an annoying pest on defense, such as Aubrey, Nika, and even Paige at times. At best Christyn will try to contain her opponent who in most cases are a little quicker than her. So it is important that she get help from her teammates on the floor. Liv on the other hand has all the tools to be a great defensive player except one thing, quick reaction.. :) sometimes it looks as though she is moving in slow motion out there to me... and usually stops after the first stop, allowing her opponent to recover, IMO she needs to continually move her feet on defense and keep her hands up in the air instead of trying to use her hands to hold, reach and swat so much, but that is just my observation. [/QUOTE]

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