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[QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2927951, member: 5798"]
I watch ONO when she comes in. I like a lot of things shes does when she's in there. Her knowledge, confidence and comfortability playing at this level will grow the more she plays. ONO is not the player today that she will be come mid January, and certainly not by this time next year. Auriemma said that Nelson-Ododa is still trying to adjust mentally to the college game.[I] “She has to catch up. She has to get into the college game mentally,”[/I] he said.

Something we as fans sometimes forget or dismiss is that freshmen are always the youngest players on the floor, and are often times treated like it by teammates and opposing players. This can be a bit intimidating to some, but not necessarily to others.

The same thing as an new 9th grader coming in to high school. The players are a lot bigger stronger and faster than they were in junior or senior high school. Once she adjusts to the speed and physicality of the game, and feels that she belongs here and can play at this level, she'll be fine.
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