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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5284610, member: 12088"] I’ve watched those games a few times too. I think your assessment is about right. K9 could muscle up a bit more. I’m sure KK will help her out with that. But something about your description of the lineup doesn’t seem right. In the first game, USC’s lineup had Juju and Kennedy Smith starting at SF and Von Oelhoffen was the PG. Both Juju and Smith were nominally guards but played much more like small forwards. However, the fact that Smith shadowed Paige much of the time made it look like she was a guard, at least on defense. But on offense she was anything but. And Juju also plays a sort of stretch-3, if that’s a thing. This was much clearer in the tournament rematch. Without Juju, Smith was clearly a SF next to Kiki and Rayah. This was unmistakable. The guards were Von Oelhoffen and Howell/Heckel/Samuels. Also, I’m encouraged by your assessment of Morgan. I wouldn’t compare her to Caroline because her finishing skills at the rim are so weak. But there’s a lot of fight in Morgan and that may be more important for now. [/QUOTE]