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Message: [QUOTE="PacoSwede, post: 5179471, member: 120"] i assume they've been working on that since october. if they haven't gotten it by now, will they ever? (i agree that anyone can have off days, but it seems chronic for most of the team. consistency would be nice.) ash and azzi have shown they [I]can[/I] be snipers (others may prove to be in time) but are undependable, so apparently the prime culprit is in their heads -- nerves, lack of confidence, a susceptibility to getting things caught in the throat, etc. -- and it's doubtful practice and correcting technical flaws alone will solve the problem. straightening their heads out may be impossible, it's like overcoming an ingrained habit or a substance dependency and that's a very difficult task. the known 'good shooters' have to address it, not count on time, effort or desire to magically change it. introspection starts it and only facing the 'head' problem will fix it. nika was referenced earlier. mechanics (practice) improved her shooting yet even then she took few shots (fewer than 5 a game, i'm sure) because she understood her role was giving the better shooters the shots (plus, defense and leadership) and only took her own when she had excellent opportunities (and still, she had 'off games' with only goose eggs; kaitlyn suffered the same kind of 'off game' v. creighton). [/QUOTE]