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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 2114903, member: 1052"] Plum needs the ball in her hands, and yet she does not. Given what an excellent shooter she is, with Jefferson there, she will not have to constantly create for herself, but can run around screens for the catch-and-shoot attempts. She need the ball in her hands in Washington, because she was the primary scorer and primary facilitator. That will not be the case in SA. With her shooting range, she will be the recipient of many more assists than she ever was in college. Plus, Plum is a very good ball distributor, which will complement Jefferson and allow McBride more open looks. It gives SA two scorers and playmakers in the backcourt, plus much-needed outside shooting. As for Seattle, it actually HAS worked really well. Bird, Loyd, and Stewart led the team to the playoffs, with a team that had very little depth. With Bird turning 37 this year, the situation is very different than SA, where Jefferson will be part of the present-to-future core in a way that Bird is not in Seattle. But if you can develop players, you draft the ones with the most potential. That is the way the professional game works. Vickie Johnson could be that coach in SA. Difficult to say at this point. Amber Stocks is not going to be that coach in Chicago at #2. She has never been a head coach in college or the pros, which will be a major adjustment. Fred Williams is not that coach in Dallas at #3. But assistant Bridget Pettis DEFINITELY is. I say this with first-hand knowledge. When Pettis was an assistant with the Mercury, she stayed in Phoenix during the offseason and conducted individual coaching for all sorts of individuals, including high school talents. But she also did this for other people just wanting to improve...INCLUDING ME! :-) I had weekly one-on-one lessons with her, working on finishing with both hands, shooting form, release position, ballhandling, etc. I could definitely see her working with Diamond and doing this. [/QUOTE]

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