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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4663287, member: 12088"] I couldn't be higher on Morgan Cheli than I already am. I was watching UConn games from the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. The core of the team for those two years was Gabby, Kia, Katie Lou, Napheesa and Crystal. But this is also the team I think Geno has in mind when he downplays the importance of a defined pg. Anyone could (and did) bring the ball up, run the break, get the assist, etc. Morgan looks like she's cut from that same mold -- a big girl with excellent handles and good foot speed. Watch Napheesa bring the ball up the court in those days and you might as well be looking at Morgan. She snaps off passes with speed and crispness just like that team did. One thing I've noticed, scouring the web for videos, is that there's a noticeable a difference between her sophomore year and the second half of her junior year. I mean, she was already great at the end of her sophomore year, but after her ankle injury she just seems to have taken it up a notch or two. The video above compares her to Katie Lou and I can see why. She's not yet as strong as Napheesa, but aspects of her game feel more like Napheesa's than Katie Lou's. Geno could play her at the 4 or the 3 -- that would suit her size and strength -- but with her handles, perimeter shooting and passing skills she could just as well play the 1 or the 2. A couple years from now, KK, Inês, Kelis will be competing for the 1/2, and Ashlynn and Morgan will compete for the 2/3 slots, and Q, Morgan, and Ayanna will compete for the 3/4, and Ice and Jana will hold down the 4/5. We may well think of this as Morgan's team at that point. Will Sarah Strong, Kate Koval and/or Olivia Vukosa have joined her? I have a feeling... [/QUOTE]

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