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Message: [QUOTE="VAMike23, post: 1984748, member: 150"] I probably sold Moriah a short - especially on the "disrupting defenses" part. However, when looking at the overall defensive contribution, both Gabby and Kelly--especially Gabby--are super rebounders. Mo was too, for her size, but Gabby is just a much more impactful rebounder overall. And we need her to be. I'm thinking of that rebound where both Gabby and Brianna Turner went up for the ball, and Gabby came down with it. Even Maya would not have won that battle. Ditto shot-blocking and help D. Mo was an excellent shot-blocker for her size, but again Gabby alters tons of shots and blocks or tips many others on a regular basis. Is she at the level of Kiah Stokes? No, but she is pretty intimidating. IF we deployed Gabby in the same way that Mo was often deployed - as The Glove against the opponent's hot-shot guard - I think we would see a similar result. But we switch on D this year and Gabby is also busy guarding posts a lot, so she doesn't have that opportunity. Is she as quick as Mo on defense? No but she's not *that* far behind, and with her extra length she wouldn't have to be quite as quick to be just as effective. I understand people who would rate Mo #1 on defense or make it a triumvirate between Mo/Kelly/Gabby. I am sticking with Kelly/Gabby for the moment. JMO. [/QUOTE]