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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5015919, member: 12088"] I’m not sure about that first bit, though maybe my eyes have tricked me. Allie’s release looks more like Caroline’s than Azzi’s. The release point is a little lower and it has a little more ‘shove’ in it than wrist flick. That sort of release served Caroline really well in HS and was plenty good in her first year at Storrs. Azzi has very strong hands and this allows her to have a release point directly above her head and to rely on a wrist flick even for 3s. Watching her shot on replays is like watching a coach’s instructional video. As for the rest, I’ve only seen a couple of Allie’s games on YouTube. Lots of highlights are available but they don’t show what sort of game presence she really is. One thing you notice in her games is that she’s the one everyone counts on when it really matters, though she’s not ball dominant. She’s one of the bigs (relatively speaking) on her team but she plays every position, takes the key shots, drives the lane or shoots the 3. She reminds me of a cross between Ash and Caroline. She’s big like Caroline and very crafty and doesn’t depend on foot speed to beat an opponent. She knows how to get an opponent on her hip and use her size to force her way past. And she has some of Ash’s resoluteness: she’s not easily intimidated even by bigger opponents and just makes plays. Like them, she’s used to carrying her team when needed. I think of that as “the broad shoulders effect.” Geno seems to prefer this sort of personality and recruits for it, the leader who is not ball dominant. Paige is the classic example (and Diana and Maya of course), and Evina was another one. They don’t have to have the ball in their hands to influence a game. They exert a calming effect on their teammates on the floor. [/QUOTE]

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