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Message: [QUOTE="Huskee11, post: 5293807, member: 7171"] Morgan has fallen off the radar somewhat. Due to injury and also current focus on a lot of other bright shiny new objects. Also, we don't know exactly how to pigeonhole her - point guard? strong forward? something in between? - so we don't think of her as a contender for minutes at a particular position. Where and how will she carve out a niche? Will she take Paige's spot at the four in the "small" lineup? Will she play point in the "big" lineup? Perhaps that level of versatility is her greatest asset. With Morgan, Ayanna and Caroline, we have three wild cards. We did see Caroline play at 100% a few years ago but we probably have not seen Morgan or Ayanna at their best. So there could be big surprises to the upside in those cases. Morgan showed a lot in the early part of last season even if she was not 100%. Very solid in all aspects of the game and unlike many first year players, she seemed to know where to be on offense and defense. What we used to call a "heady" player. Her two weaknesses were a propensity to foul and a frustrating reluctance to shoot despite being a decent shooter. The fouling was often unnecessary hand check/grab fouls. As with Ice Brady, it seemed like the refs soon started watching her like a hawk. I think those things are correctible. The fouling issue is less of a concern when there are 14 other players available. In a similar vein, getting a seat on the bench for passing up open shots should have the desired effect. And a first year player being deferential on the court in that area is not uncommon and is hopefully left in the past. [/QUOTE]

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