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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 4822884, member: 10435"] That's absolutely spot on about Nika's turnovers. Those 8 turnovers are 8 fewer shots for the team. At a FG clip of only 40%, that's 6-7 points less as a team in a given game. She is very loose with the ball at times and it can be lethal in a given game, such as Ohio State last year. Part of it is communication, part of it is the lack of being in sync with the freshmen and them not expecting the ball when they should, part of it is her confidence that she can make every pass, even the difficult ones, and part of it is just bad judgment. We become a better team overnight when her turnovers decrease. The great feature of having Paige is that you have a player that is not pass dependent to get a good shot and to score. She creates her own offense. Nika's passing, in other words, does not have to cause the offense to function, as it seemed to require last year, it only has to fit into it now, which it does beautifully without forcing it. She just has to understand that precision and safety with the ball is a far greater benefit to this team right now and we know that Nika is all about the team, 1000% all the way and that is why we love her. [/QUOTE]