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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 5140457, member: 3535"] A "general" statement sure, but not "this" statement. Basketball stats can count. It is generally a terrible idea to use imagination because of physical features over fundamentals/.stats. The stats clearly show that Jana is 8th in terms of efficiency. And to slow down the pace of play for a less efficient player is rarely ever a good idea. And so much of the modern game is free of the mindset that you need to be inside out. These lats two years Iowa was not inside out. Lats year UCONN was not inside out. One of the all-time great teams in NBA History were the Warriors and they were not Inside-Out. The Chicago Bulls led by Jordan were not inside out – but if that isn’t conserved modern era certainly LeBron was when we was winning. And the Boston Celtics last year were not inside out. What the modern era has shown us is that you can be successful different ways - not tied down to one-way. As far as efficiency, what is holding back Jana is that she bricks free throws. Some centers never get much better. Others no matter how many minutes you give for a given year, sometimes Bigs just won't get better until the next year. If you can't rely on her to hit her free throws at the end of the game, then how much value is she giving you vs all the time you wanted force-feeding her? You not only stunted the team but you stunted many of the other players. If the game is close and baskets are at a premium why would you want the ball going into an absolute awful free throw shooter? And while you make a point that the post doesn't need to shoot every time, this is true but it if we open this door then we can open that not only 6'5 players can low post too. It doesn’t have to be Jana. And secondly, why not make passes inside to players that can pass back out pretty well Because Jana's passing has bene atrocious. How many player’s minutes have to be sacrificed and their growth stunted all because there is "hope" that one of the least inefficient players on the team with very little experience will hopefully be a dangerous player late rather than what she is right now- which is pretty good? She is doing fine right now - she is averaging 16 minutes a game and averaging near 6 shots a game. She is doing fine. Patience is warranted. Not force-feeding. For anyone suggesting inside-out featuring / force-feeding Jana at this moment – think of this: She is among the least efficient scorers and probably the worst passer in which she is going to eventually go against in late rounds very tough battle-tested experienced players, and we expect she is going to do very well in a style of force-feeding rather than playing off of Paige, Azzi and Sarah within an Offense that has been awesome for 30 years? You are taking the ball out of superior players hands along with there will be less passes that will wind up going to Paige/Azzi, and Sarah because of less efficient passing coming from Jana. And this supposed to be good all because she is 6’5? [/QUOTE]

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