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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 4596363, member: 7511"] Interesting question. Here’s what I’ve seen relative to Jana. In the U19 championships she was the best player on the court. She had a very nice handle for a Big and was able to finish easily in the lane with either hand. A couple days ago, I saw a YouTube video from early pre-game practice before the Baylor game. UConn breaks into two groups who go through a series of passing and shooting drills, starting with layups on either side of the basket, and then moving out to midrange and finally to the arc. I was particularly interested in watching Ice, who looked pretty good, hitting many of her shots at all three levels. But the player that stood out was Jana, who was in the same group as Ice. Jana hit all her layups, as I expected, with a fluid release with either hand. From the midrange she hit just about all her shots, with a really soft shooting stroke. But when Jana stepped out to the arc, I got really excited. She drained 3 straight 3’s before missing, with the same easy shooting stroke that she showed from midrange. None of my observations indicate how Jana will do against top-flight Bigs. But based on her practice efforts against Dorka & Aaliyah, Geno should have a pretty good take on whether or not Jana is ready for the big time next season. Finally, Jana is a coach’s kid. Her father is the Egyptian national team coach for the U19 girls team. She learned how to play the game the right way from the very start. [/QUOTE]

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