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We need a big.  Our only bigs in the 2018 season are Fingall, Coffee and Smith.  Smith looks more like a stretch 4.  I guess we really have to hope Coffee develops, otherwise, we will probably play small.  I do think if Carrington stays injury free, she'll be one of the better players and a 2 or 3 year starter at the SF position.  Dodson can probably back her up at the 3, but with her size, can move over to the 4 (and if as good as her ranking, able to make U17 team, etc) and play minutes with Carrington.  Fingall is likely our starting post player.  If Coffee develops, she will back up Fingall, unless Smith gets stronger, then she can play some back up 5.  I still hope we land a post for our final schollie (Harris, Jarosinski, etc).

Dodson is 6'3" and though she is listed as a wing, Olson says she is "explosively athletic" and "plays at the rim" with a "fluid interior game" and is "active on glass" and "scores in traffic."  So I think she sounds like a prototypical stretch 4--not from necessity by by design.  She is going to be a matchup nightmare since she will be able to play inside or out.  I'd be surprised if she winds up at the 3 rather than the 4.

Moschkau is 6'2" and listed as a wing.  Here is what Olson said about her:  "Agile perimeter performer with tweener-4 game; stretches the defense to the arc; interior game exploits mismatches, finishes plays in traffic; active on glass; versatile"  and "Long, agile and versatile perimeter prospect with length, wingspan on perimeter."  Between her and the Hulls I think the 3 is covered. 

This is years away folks, and these kids will grow and develop over the last year or last two years of high school.  But I suspect that one or more of the wing prospects--Dodson, Moschkau, Lexie and Lacey Hull--will wind up at the 4. 

What we need with the last position, in my opinion, is a legitimate 5.  And those are rare enough to find at all, let alone a five who can be admitted.  That is probably where Shayley Harris comes in.  6'5".  Again, Olson:  "True center with superior size brings shot blocking presence; dominant defender in key; rebounds, outlets and initiates fast break; emerging back-to-basket game; mobile in uptempo game." (Olson)

[81alum]

We need a big.  Our only bigs in the 2018 season are Fingall, Coffee and Smith.  Smith looks more like a stretch 4.  I guess we really have to hope Coffee develops, otherwise, we will probably play small.  I do think if Carrington stays injury free, she'll be one of the better players and a 2 or 3 year starter at the SF position.  Dodson can probably back her up at the 3, but with her size, can move over to the 4 (and if as good as her ranking, able to make U17 team, etc) and play minutes with Carrington.  Fingall is likely our starting post player.  If Coffee develops, she will back up Fingall, unless Smith gets stronger, then she can play some back up 5.  I still hope we land a post for our final schollie (Harris, Jarosinski, etc).

Dodson is 6'3" and though she is listed as a wing, Olson says she is "explosively athletic" and "plays at the rim" with a "fluid interior game" and is "active on glass" and "scores in traffic."  So I think she sounds like a prototypical stretch 4--not from necessity by by design.  She is going to be a matchup nightmare since she will be able to play inside or out.  I'd be surprised if she winds up at the 3 rather than the 4.

Moschkau is 6'2" and listed as a wing.  Here is what Olson said about her:  "Agile perimeter performer with tweener-4 game; stretches the defense to the arc; interior game exploits mismatches, finishes plays in traffic; active on glass; versatile"  and "Long, agile and versatile perimeter prospect with length, wingspan on perimeter."  Between her and the Hulls I think the 3 is covered. 

This is years away folks, and these kids will grow and develop over the last year or last two years of high school.  But I suspect that one or more of the wing prospects--Dodson, Moschkau, Lexie and Lacey Hull--will wind up at the 4. 

What we need with the last position, in my opinion, is a legitimate 5.  And those are rare enough to find at all, let alone a five who can be admitted.  That is probably where Shayley Harris comes in.  6'5".  Again, Olson:  "True center with superior size brings shot blocking presence; dominant defender in key; rebounds, outlets and initiates fast break; emerging back-to-basket game; mobile in uptempo game." (Olson)