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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 3377557, member: 7548"] Of course, less fouls is the ideal but you can't expect it and you have to deal with all styles of refereeing (including the inconsistent style). Liv of course is the player we are most concerned with. Completely irreplaceable (Meg a close second), she needs to be on the floor. I think she has made great strides in improving her defensive blocking technique and her timing is becoming even more impressive. On the other hand, I am worried with Liv's moves in the post. In the early part of the season, her spins off a defender were often aided by a pretty obvious hooking movement by Liv (many of which were rightly called). I think she has improved in that category by using far less pressure on her hooking motion and it seems she is using it more for balance that uprooting her defender but she still does it so it is possible that some referee's will call that. To combat, Liv needs to improve her counter moves which she already is starting to and also go to the fadeaway at times. It is funny how people get riled up about that move as being 'soft' but it is an excellent move that she clearly has a great deal of confidence in. Liv is going to be a target for all our opponents to get in early foul trouble. We need to find as many ways to protect her as we can. [/QUOTE]