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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 4372711, member: 10435"] A few thoughts. The problem with Nika has been two fold when we discuss her as an offensive threat. First, she drives sideways through the lane from right to left and then gets lost and often walks. She doesn't finish at the rim. The second issue is a corollary of the first. She shot a pull up last year maybe 3-4 times. She needs that shot. When she beats her man on the drive it forces a big to come out to defend her if she can make a pull up, thereby opening up passing opportunities to our bigs but also giving them more interior position for rebounding. Geno actually mentioned these two areas when discussing her. If we press I will be surprised unless it is a backcourt press when Aubrey is in the game and she can play a big guard or small 3 position. I also am apprehensive of Lou Two's defense perhaps unfairly because it has to be UCONN D to be effective and the best way to have that defense mature is with a press. So I see the two of them pressing and of course another guard depending on game realities. We only have 10 players right now and the season is long. We have to last. When you press you foul so that has to be a concern with Nika. AE has a great upside on offense and if she had a productive summer, unlike last year, and develops some tight drive moves and post moves she can be an All BE player. I expect Dorka to have a great year. She can really play and the offense will likely run through her and Azzi who is going to soar. Dorka is a tough out for anyone in the country and I mean anyone. This is her year. Caroline is a player. If she improves even 10% you have a major star brewing and I think you will see it. She was beat up a lot last year but has guts galore. So the issues to me are Amari, Lou Two, Aubrey, Ice and AP. They are good issues to have. Any of them can be major contributors and if two are we keep the FF streak alive. Finally, yes it is a team game and that means team chemistry is the sine qua non of success any year but especially this year. I can't imagine that they aren't even closer with the loss of Paige. It can go a long way. We are going to lose games, we did last year but Geno and crew know the story right now about this year and probably already what the best approach should be. He always does. I still say last year may have been his best job ever. Oh sure, it was UCONN and you got back to the Finals, normal stuff right? Anyone else, they would be hailing him or her as the next Wooden. Actually, Geno is the next Wooden come to think of it. [/QUOTE]

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