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Message: [QUOTE="jdote33, post: 5257441, member: 11252"] I love the Barkley comparison. I was actually trying to think of a comp in the women's game the other day. The thing is she's a legit 6'2 so it's not like she's super undersized unless she's playing the 5. But she does have the guard skills. So even like an Alissa Pili who was inside and out and great inside isn't a great comp because she is like 6 ft max and also was not nearly as good defensively. I do think of Sarah as more post than guard or wing though. I think her jump shot is so pure, so even though I want to compare her to phee based on size (although she's still probably an inch taller)I just think she has a bit more guard skills. I also love that she has a different personality on the court. I know she said she used to trash talk and stuff. I think statistically she may not be much better year after year but she'll continue to get better. Kind of like Paige. Lastly and she won't get credit for this but I think her approach and demeanor probably helped a lot on this year's team. Of course Kaitlyn as well. But I feel like she never got too high or too low. She never played off the crowd or was trash talking or losing her head in the game. I thought in years past, especially because we had some fiery competitors (Nika, Paige, Dorka, Aaliyah) we would kind of get too high or to low and respond too much to the opponent or crowd. Admittedly this may be a reach and with depth instead of injuries things may have been different in past years like maybe the team's would have been able to sustain excellence longer. But yeah, this years team just put together long stretches of good basketball. I feel like all their wins were by double figures, and I think Sarah's consistency and overall steadiness was a big part of that. [/QUOTE]

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