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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5294495, member: 9844"] Adding to your accurate assessment I would also add that I think she will advance partly because of having to go against Gandy in practice. With her and a shot blocker like Serah, refining Jana's interior game should come much quicker. The expression "the game slowed down for her" is appropriate here too. Jana's instincts and quick decision making sometimes seemed rushed to me. On the other hand I think where she played before Uconn, and the level of competition, explains how raw she was when she got here. Some like you and me have watched significant game footage of Jana in her international competition. From that we know she has far more skills than shown thus far. Also it was clear she never was really a post up C in those games, more like a big forward who often had to come out to get the ball and then create her own offense, partly because her guards didn't have a clue as to how to feed the post. That means being turned into a traditional low post C against major division 1 competition was a complete transformation for her, not even vaguely resembling how she was used previously, and it showed. The good news is she was still pretty effective despite shaky decision making and still has way more upside, as the game slows down for her. [/QUOTE]