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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 2791670, member: 2117"] McCowan is STILL going to be substantially bigger than most of the players she'll be going up against, sans Fowles/Cambage/Griner. Other players have height and strength, but not the combination that McCowan does. I think she can still score a fair amount on putbacks, she'll immediately be one of the better rebounders in the league, especially on the offensive end (she averaged a whopping 6 offensive rebounds per game this past season). She's proven herself against strong competition and on the biggest stage. Passing wise, no, she's not the strongest passer. Neither was Fowles. I think there are a lot of similarities between her and Syl coming out of college. McCowan will also get a lot more experience passing out of double teams this upcoming season. Mississippi State's offense was guard heavy and focused primarily on dribble penetration and perimeter shooting while feeding the ball to McCowan when she buried her defender inside. She'll need to add more to her game this year if Mississippi State is going to be a top 10 team. With McCowan, you're going to get a sure fire contributor from the get go who can control the glass and within a few years, can evolve into one of the more dominant front court players in the league. [/QUOTE]