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Message: [QUOTE="JordyG, post: 3429323, member: 6819"] The thing is it has been a priority. But these type of skills can't be learned in a year. Learning a good drop step takes years; learning to use both legs takes longer. She hasn't even shown the the basics of a good left leg drop, and her right leg drop, as I've said, is still unrefined. But learning the basics of a move is not the same as knowing it. Liv knows the basics of an up and under, but she isn't close to that move becoming one of her staples. That takes constant repetition; years and years of repetition. Not 2 or 3 weeks. From the moment Liv hit campus Geno has said time and again that she doesn't like to practice. Clearly it seems Liv had been living off of her athleticism, and as I've stated, she needed to be shown in real game time situations how important a varied attack around the hoop is. Taking an archetype, Stewie, as an example, it took years to develop her ball handling skills so that she felt comfortable in real time situations working her mark off the dribble. Stewie, and again this is an extreme example, from the moment of her first practice had all of those moves, yet it took years for us to see all of her arsenal, and the finger roll she showed us very late in the career...and not that often. The staff has had enough working on her strength, shot, stamina and understanding the offense. I think with Liv her junior year will be her real sophomore leap. [/QUOTE]