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Message: [QUOTE="Longtime fan, post: 5151982, member: 7093"] What you say about ICE and Jana is true However, there are some basics that are hard to dismiss despite their youth. One is they have bad hands. Whenever a guard slipped a clean pass into the post it was usually mishandled and , at best, turned into a possession tie-up. They also both hesitate ( lack of confidence about whether or not they should put up a shot and how to manage it ) and allow the defense to converge upon them. It is even worse when they move out from under the basket. Everyone from here to Russia knows that neither of them will take a shot and, if they do, it will be a " doink." ICE has made shots but rarely two in a row, and then she retreats into a shell. My fear is that they will both "emerge" against the weaklings of the Big East and think they have improved. We all know where the last two tests come South Carolina nd Tennessee ) prior to the Big dance. That is where they have to show progress. I am shocked at the disparity between how effusive and complimentary coach has been about Jana, and what we see on the court. She does battle, but her basketball skills remain hidden. It was not an accident that the team played much better with four guards and Sarah. But unless those guards are brilliant from the arc, that wont be enough in today's world. [/QUOTE]