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Message: [QUOTE="Littlemin, post: 3395254, member: 10363"] Auriemma has described Ono as an enigma and I have to agree. Just an observation from afar but I can’t think of another player ever who shoots foul and jump shots with arms extended over the head and layups from at or below the shoulder. She is a center/rim protector on defense but really not a low post offensive player. Yes, she has some success there but really due to her height, not a low post game per se. As for building or breaking down confidence, you really have to know the individual as to gauge the effect of decisions made. Was it confidence building to continue to have her play as poorly as she was? Again, from a coaching perspective you try to discern if a player not getting results is physical, i.e. the ball just not going in or is it something other than that; for example, being sick or an injury that seemed minor but turns out to effect performance. There are always a myriad of possibilities. It is a pretty fair assumption Auriemma and Dailey know what they are doing; that however obviously does not guarantee the desired results. [/QUOTE]