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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 2679739, member: 2117"] Holmes has a better A/TO ratio than Harris and also averages more steals/minute than Harris while shooting a better percentage from the field. I'm not saying she's a better player, I don't think she is, but she's a very strong point guard on both sides of the ball who will do a good job of manning the position. They really don't lose much at all going from Holmes to William. My main point was that their guard situation is going to be similar to SC's this past year, as in they have guards who can make good decisions and are capable of scoring but struggle shooting from the outside and at the end of the day, that likely is their shortcoming. We saw Connecticut completely sag off the SC guards in March and all of the perimeter players were afraid to shoot open 15-20 jumpers. I wouldn't be surprised if other teams utilize a similar defense on Mississippi State next near due to similar issues. McCowan is a different player from A'ja, I'm not expecting her to develop into a polished offensive threat. That said, she is FAR better inside than anyone on SC. As long as Mississippi State isn't hoisting deep threes that lead to long rebounds, McCowan is going to feast on the boards and hit a ton of putbacks even if she isn't creating her own shot like Wilson did. Also keep in mind the strides McCowan made from her first year to her 2nd to her 3rd. No one expected her to be the player she was this season, and it's naive to think she isn't going to make big strides again in the offseason. She still has perhaps more upside than anyone else in the country with her frame, strength and good hands. If she stays aggressive she can single handily keep Mississippi State in games even without good production from guards. [/QUOTE]

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