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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4412833, member: 12088"] I don’t know about shot attempts. But there’s one thing to consider about Azzi at PG. Last year she was awesome at catch-and-shoot opportunities. Caroline is really good at these quick release situations too. The skill Azzi and Caroline haven’t shown us yet is the step-back 3. Paige also hasn’t shown us this either. Very few shooters in D1 can do this. Caitlin Clark has it. Aari McDonald had it. Lou2 showed this at Fairfield. If they need a screen to shoot the 3 when they’re “on ball,” it limits their 3-pt production. I suspect this means much more of Azzi’s scoring will come from the midrange and driving to the rim. This will make her resemble Paige even more, whose game tilted toward the midrange once she was on ball. I’m not concerned about this at all. Paige carried us in close games by getting midrange jumpers as needed, and I think Azzi can do this too. An “automatic” midrange shot — this is often how Paige seemed — can be as devastating (or encouraging depending on which team you’re on) as a 3. In the game against SC two years ago, Paige carried the team in the 4th quarter, doing almost all the scoring in the closing minutes and in overtime. She sealed the win with an awesome 3 pt dagger in the closing seconds. But this was preceded by a series of 2s — when the team needed a bucket, Paige would get it. Paige’s preferred midrange jumper came off a screen moving to her right. Azzi seems equally comfortable going left or right. Paige didn’t need to square up to the basket, but Azzi seems to prefer this. [/QUOTE]

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