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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4548039, member: 6620"] I think the Irish are reconfiguring a bit following the season-ending injury to Dara Mabrey and the lower-extremity injury that forced Lauren Ebo to the bench for a few weeks. However, as ACC analyst Kelly Gramlich, better to have those injuries happen mid-winter than now, so Coach Ivey and her staff can figure out what works best going forward. [LIST] [*]Clearly, Watson benefitted from getting more uninterrupted playing time once Ebo went down. Whether a light went on or the coaches helped the light go on, she's been much more aggressive in taking the ball to the hoop, both off the dribble and from down-low passes. On the latter, she's going straight up more often than not and that's had benefits. [*]Cassan Prosper is doing a remarkable job for a player who is still 17. She's already helped the Irish defensively, in rebounding and on 50/50's. She's not jacking up shots all the time, but letting them come to her so she can set her feet. KK Bransford needs to work on the jumper beyond 10 feet, but she is decisive in going to the hoop and hoisting up pull-up jumpers and finding lanes. [*]And, perhaps most surprisingly, Nat Marshall and Jenna Brown are getting PT and Marshall, particularly, is taking advantage of it. [/LIST] They're rounding into form for the ACC and NCAA tourneys. Last night was the well-rounded attack you like to see, so Miles and Citron don't get too fried. [/QUOTE]