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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3282511, member: 5798"] “It's been a great experience so far, just being able to learn from the best players, best pros,” said ONO. Playing on a team with the likes of Olympic gold medalists Tina Charles and Sylvia Fowles and being coached by Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, “ At times, a lot of the older players are able to help me to do things I have trouble with or don't understand,” she said. “They've been doing a really good job at that.” Liv said she has been paying close attention to Charles, Fowles and Stefanie Dolson to pick up new moves. “This summer I've been trying to incorporate more post stuff,” she said. “Coming with that is strength and physicality. I think that was the biggest thing working this summer. Now I've just been trying to observe and learn from the post players and how they play and what they do.” In addition to watching the post players, she said the biggest adjustment had been adapting to the speed of the game. Fowles, for one, has taken notice of what ONO has done. “She's a sponge,” Fowles said. “She is soaking up a lot of information out there. She's going out there and putting it all together on the court. To see that happen at her age is very impressive.” Anyone here think this experience won't benefit her? This experience should accelerate her growth and development far more than she ever could have had she stayed on campus. It’s one thing to be told what to do. It’s another thing to watch and observe what to do. She’s being tutored by Fowles, Dolson, Charles and Elizabeth Williams. Four of the best post players in the WNBA. She’ll take away something from each one of them. How can she not return to campus a better, smarter and more confident player? She’s had to adjust to[I] “the speed of the game”[/I] twice in the last 12 months. From high school to college, and now from college to international play. Obviously ONO has already made that sophomore leap as has Christyn. Last year (being fresh out of HS) you could say she played on a bit of a slope. This year she’ll play on a level surface with everyone else. Imagine for a moment how good she’s going to be this time next year with 2 years still to play. :rolleyes: We should see a totally different Olivia Ododa-Nelson in November, when the team cuts the ribbon on the 2019-2020 season with their exhibition opener against Div ll [URL='http://jeffersonrams.com/landing/index']Thomas Jefferson University [/URL](Philadelphia) on Sunday November 3. Jefferson finished 29-3 last year. They lost 4 seniors from that team. Their tallest returning player is 6'1". [/QUOTE]

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