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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 3066720, member: 1131"] I have some reluctance to re-post what I said in another thread, but since it is more relevant to this thread than to the other one anyway, let me do that. I said: [I]What [Pheesa]] seems to be saying is that she is more at home playing in or near the paint, i.e., she likes to be a 4 rather than a 3. But she is undersized to be a regular 4 in the W. She will have to function more as a 3, which means that she will have to get her 3-point shot back up to about a 40% accuracy level, and she will have to accommodate teammates who occupy the paint as Azura often did last year. Based strictly on size, Lou is naturally a 4 at the pro level, and Pheesa is a 3. Unfortunately, that is the opposite of both of their preferences, and may make the transition to the pro level more difficult for both of them.[/I] So I think that they will both struggle to some extent, though for different reasons. Pheesa will need to work on her outside game, but she will earn minutes through opportunistic play in the paint, through her ability to fit into the team's overall offensive scheme whatever it is, and through her defense, which is now really quite good. Lou obviously needs to get her 3-point accuracy back to where we all know it can be (above 45%, certainly), and she needs to continue to develop her rebounding skills, which are now more than adequate. Defending really quick guards will be a problem, but it is a problem that others with similar skill sets have surmounted. I think particularly of Katie Douglas, who had a 10+ year career in the WNBA and was an All Star and a defensive standout despite being no quicker on her feet than Lou. I would expect Lou to have (eventually) a similar career. On the Maya-Pheesa comparison, I think the major difference in skills between them is Maya's 3-point shot -- and that is a huge difference in their offensive potential. Other than that, I'm not sure that there are too many things that Maya did that Pheesa cannot do approximately as well. [/QUOTE]

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