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Message: [QUOTE="Scotter, post: 2129084, member: 53"] Crystal had the chance to seize the starting point guard position this season and it didn't happen. That's not surprising considering UConn is a difficult environment for small guards that are used to playing with the ball in their hands. The best situation for her is to be the backup point guard where the coaches can put pressure on her to take ownership and be the leader of the second unit with her classmates and the incoming players. She'll still get the opportunity to play with the starts in competitive situations as part of the core rotation, but she will also get plenty of minutes quarterbacking the second unit. The best thing for the future of the players and UConn is if Stevens slides into the starting lineup. Gabby, Pheesa, and Lou are all going to be wing players as professionals so the more ball handling ability and perimeter defense skills they can develop in college the better. Kia's greatest value as a professional will be if she can effectively play and defend both guard positions so the more she handles the point guard responsibilities in college the better. Point guard at UConn has always been mostly about leadership, organizing, and initiating the offense. That's what Kia has been doing this season as evidenced by when she was missing, but next season we wouldn't have to debate which guard Kia gets labeled as. Kia can bring the ball up in dead ball situations, but in live ball situations Gabby can also serve as second outlet. I don't necessarily want Gabby bringing up the ball and trying to initiate offense against a set defense, but I do want the ball in Gabby's hands as much as possible in transition. [/QUOTE]

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