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Message: [QUOTE="Papa33, post: 2013303, member: 682"] How often have we heard Geno stress that in practices, there is never any "little thing" to be ignored. When I see Natalie, ever earnest and working hard, I think of one of those things: balanced footwork, which for a post player is actually a huge thing. When she receives passes at the short corner or near the foul line, more often than not she is in a balanced stance that allows her to pivot easily to front the basket and shoot her very accurate 10- 15 foot, high-release "jumper." But when she gets a pass as she comes into or across the lane, from left to right, close to the basket, she very often takes an automatic step onto her right/front foot. With her weight on that foot, she cannot pivot easily or gather herself to go up and toward the basket. I am sure that Marissa and CD have worked with her on that fundamental principle, but so far it's not something she does easily or naturally. It's a big little thing that, once she masters it, will make her scoring options much more potent. [/QUOTE]