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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 2539165, member: 1220"] I stand by my statement. I initially choked it up to lack of court vision, because I saw too many instances where she took it herself ( either the shot or drove to the basket) when a team mate had a better shot. Then there came instances that she could not have possibly missed. uy[B]Now most scoring guards have a degree of selfishness in them. It's part of the dynamic of a scorer.[/B] Sabrina in her soph year became very selfish via her experience with the National team. The national coach was clueless about utilizing a talented roster and negated all she was doing in both high school and AAU But within the end of the AAU season she became the well rounded player who got her teammates involved again and that was reflected by the increased success of the teams she was on. Perhaps we have a different standard for selfish and unselfish. I gave my perspective of what happened to Pivecs game and why she is not as successful in league as she was earlier and last season. If you put my post in context it basically agree's with you in respect to her playing at the wing. I also stated you do not make a scorer your primary ball handler. That was on Reuck. It is her nature to look for her shot first and the pass second. If it were not so she would be effective at the point. Usually in high school the elite players are on teams that rely on them for scoring so they get in the pattern of going for it solo. A lot of the time in high school the best player is ball dominant even if they are not the point. I used Clarendon as an extreme example of one person scoring machine in high school who finally made an adjustment in her Jr year. Some players never do. Clarendon's paid off because she fullfilled her potential as a point in the WNBA. She always had the physical skills of a point so all that was required was a change in mindset. In the Pac 12 the competition is high so even shooting guards have to become better and more frequent passers. This is especially important for teams like Oregon and Oregon State who are loaded with good shooters. I also know players still in high school who I really like as people who have gone through periods of being very selfish on the court. Many times it was circumstance that edged them in that direction. Not being or playing the point position is actually no excuse for not looking for team mate who has a better shot. Being selfish on the court is not necessarily a character flaw. It does not necessarily mean the person is selfish, rather that they might have just developed a situational habit that a change in circumstances might now require them to now alter. Conversely under other circumstances the team might be better of if they don't change. Another thing I watch is how well a player plays defense. [/QUOTE]

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