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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5357488, member: 12088"] I've watched a few of Jerzy's HS games. Not just highlights but whole games. I think you can still find them on YouTube. She is definitely not allergic to playing defense. One revealing game, Sierra Canyon vs Ontario, put her against Kaleena Smith. Now that was an assignment she was not fully equipped to handle. Jerzy's footwork is simply not quick enough to keep someone like Kaleena in front of her. But that's not all there is to playing defense. There's also getting defensive rebounds, which she is very good at, disrupting the passing lanes, and switching efficiently, something else she is good at. And her offense is really first rate, especially coming off long defensive rebounds in transition. Part of playing defense is when your opponent gets burned in transition because you force them into an unwise shot. This is key to Jerzy's game, from what I could see. She will be an excellent 'team' defender, which is exactly the sort of player Geno looks for. Above all, Jerzy is a big strong guard with excellent handles, probably a bit too much for opposing guards to defend. Opposing coaches may try to put a SF on her, but they won't be able to keep up. She will create her own sort of matchup problems. I think of her by comparison to big guards like Leger-Walker or von Oelhofen who could also play a very physical game against smaller guards. Of course, at 6'0"+ Jerzy is a bit bigger than either of them, and probably a bit quicker. I don't mean to [I]equate[/I] her to Paige, but part of the challenge Paige posed to opposing teams was that she is a 'tweener', too tall for most guards to take away her perimeter and midrange shot and too quick for forwards to keep her away from the rim. Jerzy will have some of this to her game. Of course, no one has the craftiness of Paige and we rarely see this anywhere. [/QUOTE]

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