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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5040285, member: 12088"] Since we're using these U20 games as a sort of scout of Gandy, here's what I see. Gandy is a big strong kid, and she runs the floor well, but her skills are undeveloped. When I say she's big and strong, I mean she's Aliyah Boston strong, or Jana El Alfy strong. When you see Ice standing next to Ash, and you think Wow, Ice is a big kid. Then you see Jana standing next to Ice and you think, Wow, Ice is not as big as I thought. Gandy is definitely a big strong kid. I'm impressed by how well she runs. The Ireland coach had her defending out to the perimeter, and even used her at the point of their press sometimes. At no point did she look like she wasn't quick enough to be effective out there. Her post defense may need some work, but I don't think she'll be slow pick it up. Also, her energy on defense and on the boards is formidable. She mainly played in 5 minute stretches and you could see that her stamina would fade a bit toward the end and her energy would drop. But when she was not tired, her energy was impressive. It didn't look like Ireland had any plays for Gandy on offense. Either that or the guards didn't know how to get her the ball when she posted up, which was often. Most of Gandy's points came on putbacks. She had one cutting layup and one shot from about 5 feet out. She doesn't seem to have a midrange game yet, much less any sort of perimeter shot. I'm not worried about this, since Angel Reese built a whole career on little more than this. The question is how much competitive spirit a player has, and Angel has a fierce spirit and it looks like Gandy might too. If Gandy avoids injury and pays attention to what Geno CD and Jamelle have to teach her, she'll become an excellent rebounder and defender, and a pretty good low post scorer. I think she is further along now than Piath was when she showed up at Storrs, and maybe has better instincts. I think she won't be a complete project next year, but she is still a jewel in the rough. [/QUOTE]

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