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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 2961929, member: 1673"] While I echo Meyers assessment, and Jefferson's defensive capabilities may give her the overall edge over Bird, the A/T ratios must be taken in context. A few guards in the "modern era" have better A/T ratios than Bird, the reason being the different context that they play in, not that they all are better passers. Many of Bird's passes were in the post to Cash, Williams or Jones. She fed the post well even during her freshmen and sophomore years, but there's no way her A/T ratio was going to be as good as guards that have a plethora of sharpshooters on the perimeter to feed. I have a similar recollection of Jefferson turning a corner her junior year, but for me the greatest distinction was she could finally feed the post decently, whereas she had trouble with that her first two years. She still prioritized the 40%+ sharpshooters on the perimeter, as well she should, which helped her A/T ratio as it has with all recent guards in the UConn system. Consider that when we won the 2002 championship it was despite 0-9 shooting from beyond the three point line. [/QUOTE]