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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 4057369, member: 7511"] Let’s start with the basics. Paige stays in front of the player she’s guarding by moving her feet and keeping her hands up. That doesn’t make her a great defender, but it does allow everyone else to worry about their man without having to help out if Paige allows her man to go by her. Then there’s effort. I will readily admit that Paige took defensive possessions off in HS. I did not see her do so one single time this past season. Paige is also pretty good at closing out shooters from the arc. She’s long and athletic enough to disrupt a shooter’s rhythm. Finally, her court awareness is tremendous. Her team leading 66 steals, many of which resulted in easy baskets, originate with an instinctive recognition of likely passing lanes for a player with the ball who’s either in trouble or not paying attention. With that said, I think Paige has considerable room for improvement. She is not a great defender, yet. Neither were Mo & Kia as freshmen. But the potential is certainly there for Paige to become a great defender. [/QUOTE]