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Message: [QUOTE="MD#12Fan, post: 4166764, member: 8636"] I don't think E moves like a hoopster. She kind of glides. Hoop players don't glide, they explode with quick, explosive bursts. I remember when I would come home for summer break and play with my old HS buddies and I could just bust by them. It was what I've called being in "hoop shape" or even hoop strong. E doesn't bust by people. Come to think of it, there isn't much of that on the team with PB out. CW will take 2 or 3 strong dribbles before she retreats to the 3-point line. At least CD sticks her nose in there and tries to finish. AE can't blow by anybody. Rarely Nika. Occasionally. Hoops is about short bursts. Getting by someone, then having the skills to finish or the vision to make a good pass. Even shooting IMO is an explosive kind of move, especially off the dribble. Get a step on someone, stop on a dime, pull up square to the hoop strong, follow through, use your legs. E can't do that. It's a glide. It's why she can't shake her defender. She's rarely truly open. Last year she got open and I like the little short J in the lane going left. Think Gabby. Could finish with either hand. Swoop for rebounds. Defend. [/QUOTE]