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Message: [QUOTE="TeamFirst!, post: 4181883, member: 11538"] Azzi played a lot of basketball for USA basketball and AAU out the wazoo. Both her parents were coaches. She was the #1 recruit. It's not like throwing her to the wolves and she is used to having the ball in her hands. In some ways she is like Rory Harmon of Texas. She can curl around a screen and pull up a jumper. She shoots well from the top of the key. It's all relative. Players have ups and downs and few are only a point guard or only a shooting guard. Is Caitlan Clark a point guard or a shooting guard? BTW, Caitlan is currently shooting 3's at a 27% rate and shooting around 44% overall. Olivia Miles is shooting 3's at a 25% rate and 46% overall. The difference between Olivia and Caroline vs. Caitlan is that Caitlan averages 19 shots per game. Caroline is averaging 11 shots per game and far fewer 3 point attempts even though she is shooting them at a higher percentage than Caitlan. Big difference. They are all hybrids to a degree. Azzi is more suited to the point in several ways as compared to anyone else we have. Nika is a natural point but the talent level is not comparable. We need to assimilate Azzi to the college game asap and maximize her growth. Put the ball in her hands asap. When a player has the ball in their hands a lot it makes it easier to put up big numbers and you want the ball in the hands of players who can take care of it and put up efficient numbers. [/QUOTE]