And yet their two Nattys were largely thanks to post players
by GriffinGold16 (2020-05-18 20:06:37)

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Without Ruth Riley, no '01 championship.
Without Jess Shepard, no '18 championship.

Elite post play is consistently what wins championships in the league. I love MM but she never seemed to understand that recruiting post players is paramount to success. She was obsessed - truly obsessed - with recruiting guards. This is how Sam Brunelle wound up playing the four this past season when she would have been much better on the wing.

Speaking of obsessed
by Orangutan  (2020-05-18 22:50:21)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

You have to be obsessed with post players to remember the 2018 championship that way.

Jess was excellent but I recall Jackie torching UConn and Arike's buzzer beaters far more strongly.

Sam is a 4 through and through. She's doesn't have the speed or ball handling required of a full-time wing.