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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 3940722, member: 9844"] Uncoachable tends to imply character traits that are unfair to Christyn. I see no evidence of that. Geno wants to take a great talent and mold that into what he envisions the best use of that talent in his system. On occasion he adjusts the system to fit the player, but usually it is the other way around. He also tries to ween players of their faults, reducing fouls, turnovers, low percentage shots etc. In Christyn's case, on offense a comfort zone has never been reached. How aggressive or passive to be is something that is a constant battle. She is far more scorer than shooter. Ability to create a shot good, pure shooting ability not really. Uconn as a team shoots a very high percentage, so someone who can get their own shot at mediocre efficiency doesn't bring much additional value to the table, but on a team with few scoring options it could be a very valuable trait. So I think Christyn's scoring volume is constrained by a very high bar on what is a good shot by Uconn standards. On the other hand if she eliminates that aggression she becomes just a spot up three point shooter which turns her into a mediocre offensive player. Christyn is not an instinctive or creative passer but doesn't turn it over either. She clearly has pitched in more on rebounds when we play small ball, and her biggest improvement is completely turning around her performance on the defensive end. It appears that she has been a good teammate, works hard, and is clearly on balance a very good college player. The offensive production has probably fallen short of expectations given her rating as a prospect, but in times where our offense is not getting good shots, turning her loose a little more on offense probably is strategic, even if it is not against most opponents. Knowing when to flip that switch has been hard for the player and the coach in my opinion. [/QUOTE]

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