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Message: [QUOTE="TheFarmFan, post: 4588558, member: 9403"] You're describing our starting lineup through most of February and March, absent the shooters part. The problem is our better historical 3 pt shooters - 6'5" Prechtel (who's a stretch-4), 6'3" Demetre (wing-ish), and 6'2" Bosgana (shooting guard/wing) - are neither great passers nor great defenders for opposing guards. Unfortunately, none of Lepolo, Nivar or Emma-Nnopu are great outside shooters, so Tara chose defense and ball handling over outside offensive production. I hate to say the quiet part out loud, but I gave up on serious hopes for a deep post-season run this season once I realized the limitations of our players after the shock U$C loss. This year was definitely not Tara's best season in terms of her x-and-o coaching, and I have increasing questions about her ability to develop players for the modern game. But I honestly don't think Geno, Dawn or Vic (three of the current D1 coaches I most admire) would have done much better with this group. We unfortunately just did not have the right set of skills in the right set of players, so every time Tara opted to prioritize one aspect we'd face a deficit in another. C'est la vie. As if I didn't already, it did made me even more appreciative of the jack-of-all-trades pocket knife players we were luck to have for four seasons, also known as Lexie and Lacie Hull. It's not at all a coincidence to me that they won national championships at both the high school and college level. [/QUOTE]

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