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Message: [QUOTE="Huskee11, post: 3885454, member: 7171"] Very astute. Athletes are taught to bend from the hips. Think linebackers, batters in baseball. Even golfers, especially golfers. High handicappers bend from the waist. Nika looked like she was bending a bit at the waist earlier, giving her a higher center of gravity. The tendency as a defender is to fall forward just like a high handicapper falls into the golf ball. I think we are saying the same thing in different ways. Her stance has definitely improved. I also agree that she is getting to her opponent before the opponent can “get downhill”, which is the style of play - getting downhill - dominating the NBA now. I never got the Molly comparison. Nika is the player we wanted Molly to be. I was rewatching the Marquette title game and take a look around 6:19 of the third quarter. She is covering her opponent very closely (duh!) and the opponent appears to shove away at her around the shoulder/head area. Nika appears to point at her, as in I saw that, knock it off. This team has found its edge now. [/QUOTE]