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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2764129, member: 5798"] [I]"There's a little bit of, 'Exactly what are we getting with Diamond DeShields?'" [/I]ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo [URL='https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/womens-basketball/2018/04/09/lady-vols-diamond-deshields-has-given-wnba-plenty-think-before-draft/496317002/']told reporters[/URL] a few days before the draft in April.[I] [/I]So far this season, DeShields is averaging 12.6 points and 4.9 rebounds—but what Sky coach Amber Stocks sees, again, is potential.[I] "You know I believe in you," [/I]Stocks [URL='https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhmv4-4jsTc/?hl=en&taken-by=dddeshields']told her[/URL] a few days after her team selected DeShields with its first pick.[I] "... There's a lot of noise out there. There's a lot of naysayers, haters, doubters. I have your back. I have your back, and I know you have mine." "She's a smart player who is a sponge," [/I]Stocks says.[I] "She wants to absorb every piece of knowledge from her teammates, coaches and film." What she wants from Diamond is simple: "More consistency and shooting over 40 percent at the three-point line."[/I] Hembree thinks Diamond is just beginning to show what she can do. [I]"She was made for the pro game,"[/I] Hembree says. As we all know, [B]Diamond is very aggressive[/B], and believes in her abilities. When I look at her, I see a young [B]Angel McCoughtry[/B] in the making. Even as a rookie, one thing she has in common with Angel is that[B] she's not afraid to shoot. [/B]McCoughtry is usually her team's leading scorer going back to her days at Louisville. Sometimes she's on (10/13), other times she's not (5/14). Currently Angel's fg% is 41.1%. She puts up a lot of shots, gets fouled and goes to the line a lot where her ft% is 87%. Angel is a seasoned veteran. This is her 10th year in the league. She was the 2009 rookie of the year in the WNBA. I can see DeShields following in her footsteps. She has the ability. She has moxie. She has confidence in her self and her skill set. Her coach has her back, and has given her the green light, what more can you ask for? If she's not successful, it's not because her coach stifled her growth or development. :eek: [/QUOTE]

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