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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4451775, member: 5798"] JordyG, you're a hard man. I read this post twice to make sure I understood each point you touched on. I can recall the many times in the past you mentioned ONO's refusal to use the leg drop, and refusal to turn over BOTH shoulders. ONO is gone now, but I always thought she had the potential to be a double-double a night player from her sophomore year on. Being a former post-player, I know how important and useful that move and all of the other post moves you mentioned are. A good post player has a "bag of tricks" if you will. You MUST have at least 3-4 moves on BOTH sides of the basket in your arsenal. You must also show ALL OF THEM to your mark as early in the game as possible to make him guess which one is coming next. It's been said that it's a poor mouse that has only one hole to crawl into. You MUST know which move to use and when. When you have the ball in the paint, the 3-second clock is running. You don't have a lot of time to think or figure out what you're going to do when you get that entry pass. Where/how your man is playing you determines what you do. [B]It has to be instinctive.[/B] That comes from experience and having learned the proper footwork. I too have noticed the deficiencies in Aaliyah's game to date. This year, we are seeing an Aaliyah Edwards that we've never seen before and that we're glad to see. I particularly like the new aggression she has, her willingness to drive to the basket from the block, as well as her willingness to shoot the mid-range jumper from the elbow. She's going to spend a lot of time on the line this year. Few if any opponents will be able to stop her. Ayanna has yet to learn these things. She will learn. Just Aaliyah has. All things in time. It's too bad we lost Ice this year. She would have helped to fill the gap in the post and given Ayanna more time (off the court) to develop. Dorka being out doesn't help either. If we can stay healthy and avoid the injury bug next year, UConn is going to be "a real nasty piece of business" for every team on their schedule including South Carolina. The salient points you touched on are real and are hard to argue with should anyone want to. I believe at some point, Janna or Ice (or both) will grow into the post-player(s) we've been longing for. [/QUOTE]

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