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Message: [QUOTE="Huskee11, post: 4164437, member: 7171"] I was at the game. I don`t know how obvious her communication is when watching on television, but in person you cannot help but notice it. And I`m not all that close to the action (unfortunately). She has kind of a high pitch to her voice on the court, and you hear her chirping constantly. Example, while covering their point guard and anticipating picks, "talk to me, talk to me!". Almost always getting the team together after a dead ball. Talking to Geno during free throws. Constantly encouraging and congratulating teammates. Nonstop. A real team player. She played very aggressively on defense without fouling. Constantly moving, challenging passes, looking for an opportunity to swipe the ball, staying in position. The one foul she did pick up involved some pushing off by her opponent and I thought, watching in real time, that it was going to be called the other way. To her credit, Nika remained deadpan. I think she has gotten the message about questioning foul calls. Another skill not appreciated much is her ability to get passes off quickly, accurately, and with pace. It is part of the reason her teammates on the wing seem so wide open when they get the ball. A skill that is more appreciated is her ability to push the ball. When she gets the ball on the defensive end - as she did a lot with steals and rebounds - it is go time. She does need to shoot better, and hopefully that will come. I have been a proponent of her developing a midrange game and watching the warmups before the game, it is apparent that she is working on that aspect of her game as well. In the postgame radio interview I listened to while driving home, Chris Dailey mentioned that Nika is "learning on the fly". That comment took me aback a bit, but thinking about it, it makes sense. Some of these players come to UConn with so much coaching that they are practically finished products. Nika is not one of those players. [/QUOTE]

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