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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5191185, member: 9844"] I agree that players have different development timelines and paces. Some have a mature game and great basketball instincts like Sarah, and others need to have the game slow down for them a little, and have enough repetition that sound decisions become more like muscle memory. In Jana's case I am reminded of how differently she played for her teams in Egypt. There the competition was pretty weak, she was the number 1 scoring option on her team, she was surrounded by defenders down low, her point guards didn't have a clue how to feed the post even when she wasn't doubled, she rarely faced talent her size, and to get the ball she had to come out to get it or offensive rebound. She occasionally shot threes, and frequently drove to the basket from the perimeter to get close. In many ways her game here at Uconn is completely different. Now she is not the first option, will not be doubled as much down low, has plenty of other scorers on the team and great passers to get her the ball in the post, and some defenders can block her shots. Being a player that camps out and is fed in the low post is a major transition for her, so from that perspective it is probably a much bigger change than for a top US high school big going to a top program. [/QUOTE]