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Message: [QUOTE="ABCDFE, post: 4123731, member: 9410"] Even though the team won by 25, the eye test shows the team has a ways to go. After returning every starter and adding a touted freshman class, I’m not sure I see any improvement from anyone other than Paige. In fact it seems we’ve seen some regression. What is alarming to me is the defense doesn’t seem to be at the level we saw late last season and Evina supposedly is a Year healthier and we’ve added Dorka. I’m hoping that we will get back to that defensive intensity. Not enough players showing passion except for Paige. [LIST] [*]Paige - everything to this team again. She’s there best offensive player and is now arguably their best defensive player. SIGH [*]CW - stats are fine. But the eye test tells me she’s still unreliable. I just hope she can get back to that top defender mentality again because right now I don’t see it. She needs to be the lockdown defender and only take drives, mid range and the occasional three. If she shoots too many long range jumpers we are in trouble. [*]Liv - I think she’s actually played pretty decent. By now we know Liv can pass from the elbow, hit a few elbow jumpers and get a couple of post moves on lesser talent. The problem is once we play better competition how do we get enough points from our post. [*]AE - I thought she played better than previous games obviously, but something is still off about her this year. She doesn’t seem as forceful or fluid in the offense. Not sure why but seems a step slow offensively and defensively this year. Also too many over the back rebounds for my liking. [*]Evina - tough game. She should’ve drive more and used her tear drop or short pull-up. Relied to much on jump shots today. [*]Dorka - rebounded well. Was solid. But disappointed in her offensive skill set around the basket. Also defensively seems to play shorter than her height. [*]Nika - blah. She tries hard but she reminds me of the early Nika last year, which wasn’t very good. Poor decision making on offense and jump shot is non existent. To me if we are going to get anywhere, we need Evina, Nika, AE and CW to play like they did at the end of last year. [*]Caroline - tremendously bad. I thought she was the worst player on both teams. [*]Azzi - we need her. Just her ability to hit a shot and force the defense to be honest if she’s in the game with Paige will make all the difference for us. I truly believe she is the key for us to even have a shot at a Natty. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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