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Message: [QUOTE="BobbyJ, post: 5162559, member: 4250"] Exactly, and this is misunderstood by many fans. The summer circuits, Nike, Adidas, UA etc. are the best HS age competition in the world. The international teams that USA BB competes against during the summer are a noticeable step below these US summer leagues. There are scattered individual players that are widely recruited but the depth of talent is just lower. That's why El Alfy looked so good in those summer tournaments and looks fairly average against this college competition. She has to get a lot quicker and play a lot smarter. I like that Auriemma is using limited PT to force both El Alfy and Brady to work and improve their games. He won't risk losing a game OOC, no matter what he tells the media, to provide OJT. As he says, 'force me to play you' or you'll have to wait. These aren't practice games. I also think you're correct about Gandy's compete level. [/QUOTE]