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Message: [QUOTE="Undercovervol, post: 3022643, member: 8552"] I think KLS has a ton of pressure on her to perform on both offense and defense, and right now that has taken a toll on her game. I've always thought of KLS as a classic catch and shoot shooter, like Klay Thompson. That means she needs to catch the ball when she's open and shoot it, whether coming off a screen or by dish and shoot penetration. That means she needs to receive the ball like a post player on offense. The problem for UConn, though, is that besides Dangerfield, they don't have a great penetrator to the basket, and as others have noted, Danger shoots probably more than she should (although she simply has to score for UConn to beat elite teams.) Adding a driving game to KLS's game is fine, but that takes a ton of energy. It takes a lot of effort to get to the hole, effort she might need to save for defense if she's going to play for 40 mins, particularly because she doesn't have the greatest physical prowess. No hate to her, but she's no Maya Moore athletically. She really shouldn't try and create her own shot; I don't think that type of game is in her wheelhouse, and all it does is wear her down. She's better served to either post up and turn around and shoot, or just stay on the perimeter on offense. I've also noticed that physical play really wears down KLS. She's prone to get frustrated when she's face guarded, and she's not above "drawing" (flopping) a charge for a foul. [/QUOTE]