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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4649882, member: 12088"] I think we already know why Amari was highly ranked in high school. She’s a mobile big with long arms and a smooth shooting touch. She’s an adept shot blocker and was a clever passer, and has an excellent turn-and-shoot game in the post. But by her own account, she wasn’t used to playing against kids her own size. I’m hoping for an effect similar to what we saw with Aubrey this year. Geno said she played like she knew he couldn’t take her out and she had a great season. If Amari has a similar experience and isn’t worried about being taken out so quickly, maybe gets 10-15 mins/g in Nov-Dec, she may discover that her skills can work against D1 competition. Dorka was maximum energy all the time — a big who regularly dove for loose balls. It may have been hard to compete against that in practice (given how few practices we were able to run last season) and maybe a bit intimidating. But now that Amari is the biggest kid on the block, she may feel freer to emulate Dorka and just throw herself into each game. That would be a thing, wouldn’t it? I’d love to see what practice looks like with Amari and Jana playing against each other. Geno and CD will learn everything they need to know just by watching them work out together. [/QUOTE]