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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyNan, post: 5169485, member: 4"] As is discussed in a thread on the recruiting board, the girls that come out of high school with gaudy scoring records have not been playing against the same type of talent as college players. Watch a typical high school games - opponents are smaller, slower, and less talented than Div I players. College players have also worked with trainers that have increased their strength and endurance. Freshmen post players like Jana have rarely played against girls their size that are also quicker and stronger. Jana can no longer just reach for a rebound or merely reach her hand up over a smaller player for a lay-in, now she’s got to fight for everything and get pushed, pulled, and hacked in the paint while doing so. It’s fatiguing, too. Every time a player moves up a level - high school to college, college to pro - an adjustment needs to take place. Earlier in the season Jana was visibly frustrated and I assume that’s because her height alone wasn’t enough any more. The frustration is fading, finally, and she’s getting more done on the court and winning more small battles but she still has a ways to go. Hence the calls for patience [/QUOTE]