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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 4210765, member: 26"] A couple of things could hold her back IMHO (not speaking for the OP, just for myself). Amari does not seem to play with intensity or a sense of urgency. Even when she runs down the court, she seems to glide, moving slower than our other bigs. Granted, that may be her top speed so it's hard to tell but... Geno has said she's not a good practice player at all. Her practices apparently are pretty bad. So if that does not change next year, I don't know that she will play. I've also noticed a decided lack of intensity especially on the defensive end. If you compare her defense to Dorka, Liv and Aaliyah, they have their arms up, are usually in motion, and they just "look" like they are putting in a lot of effort on defense. I don't see that with Amari. Geno has also said she's one of the most skilled bigs he's gotten in a while. I believe the talent is there. I just think the effort and intensity needs to ramp up. But that's just my couch potato coaching eyes. Geno sees much better than I do of course! [/QUOTE]