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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5292749, member: 12088"] When I compare Jana to the top bigs in the country, what I see is [B]rough skills but excellent mobility[/B]. She’s as big and strong as Beers, for example, and as immovable when setting screens, and though her offense isn’t nearly as good and she sometimes fumbles away rebounds, she can drive the lane much better. Also, she’s not guard-quick, but she runs the court much better than Beers or Betts. Geno encourages his bigs to practice rim-runs, and Sarah is the best at this in the entire country. I expect Serah to be pretty good at it too. And from the high school videos I’ve seen, Gandy can really motor up and down the court. And our troop of 6’2” forwards can all run the court — Ayanna Carol Morgan and Blanca. Jana and Ice aren’t nearly as quick, but I suspect they’ll be working on this over the summer along with the rest of their offensive skills. There’s no way Beers or Betts could regularly run the floor in transition in an actual game. Geno doesn’t want to slow down the style of play when the bigs are on the floor. If you don’t have the speed and stamina to get out in transition, you’re not as useful to the team. Also, isn’t it stunning to think about how big the frontcourt will be next season? 9 kids who are 6’2” or taller — Gandy Jana Serah Ice Sarah Ayanna Blanca Morgan and Carol. That is a really tall roster. [/QUOTE]