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Message: [QUOTE="Bigpetunia, post: 3003154, member: 1772"] I am sure that when he gets around to it, Kib will award Badass honors to Napheesa for this game, and I agree with him in advance. But what I left the game feeling best about, unlike many, is that, little by little, Olivia is responding to good coaching in tangible ways. At this point, I am indifferent to her inconsistent free throw shooting. She's a very raw talent, and a lot of the observable deficiencies will work themselves out in time. What pleases me is that unlike early in the season, when timidity was plaguing her performance, she is beginning to play up to her size, beginning to get more aggressive rebounding, playing with her hands held high on both ends. She started the season like a tall player who played small, shooting from chest level instead of using her natural height advantage. It has not, and will not, change all at once, but I see multiple signs that the coaching staff is succeeding with her. She may never become the physical presence that Tina Charles became, but we all remember what a timid and unaggressive "sweetheart" Tina was before the staff turned her into a beast for her Junior and Senior years. I'm beginning to see signs that we may be lucky enough to see a similar arc of development for ONO! [/QUOTE]