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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 2754009, member: 1220"] Parker had a good game against the Mystics, but she was still a bit too ball dominant for my tastes. It isn't just about an individual players numbers but how they are achieved. Since Parkers return the Sparks ball movement has suffered and that has affected team balance. When Parker is not hitting her shots her ball dominance will hurt the team. Parker is very good at the two man isolation game. She usually does that with Nika and also other players when they post up or on cuts to the basket. She is also very effective with the ball on breaks. Still she does not know how to run a half court offense that facilitates involving everyone through ball movement. The Sparks have a team loaded with offensive talent and the best way to utilize that is not with Isolation play but ball movement. You need to keep all your players engaged. Running isolation plays is a viable part of any offense and they just need to find a better balance between incorporating that within their offensive flow. Parker is not a real point guard and should not really be running the offense. She was feeling it in this last game but there are games when her with the ball becomes a real liability. [/QUOTE]