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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 2922282, member: 1220"] One aspect of her game that she has also brought to Oregon St. is the drive and kick out. That did not exist last season. I was pretty hard on the PG and ball handlers last season because of that. One player who's over all game has really benefited from that has been Pivec. For most of last season on her drives she would get trapped under the basket resulting in turnovers. That was the usual cause of her high turn over numbers. For someone who had not played the point, she just did not have anyone to emulate. Wiese while a good shooting guard was not a very good ball distributor. Often when a player shows a weakness in their game the question is if it is correctable. In Pivecs case both her lack of kick outs on her drives and her focus on half the court were. The ball movement at Oregon St seems to have improved considerable. I always noticed that last season they were not making optimum use of their excellent out side shooters. I think the key to passing and hitting the open player is not to wait until passing is your only option left, but passing when it becomes your best option. You can have good passing skills and even good floor vision, but until that aspect becomes second nature you can not be a good distributor or solid player. Lotrader-- I think your assessment of this being Pivecs year to shine might have been correct, if not perhaps exclusively for the reasons you gave. I believe this might be a " light coming on " season for her to unlock her potential for a transition to the next level. [/QUOTE]

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