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One way to think about this years' players is to compare them with others at a similar stage in their career.

For example, the Hulls are both well ahead of where McPhee was after her freshman year. 

McPhee averaged 10 minutes and 3.5 ppg her first year.  
Lexie averaged 20 minutes and 5.6 ppg.
Lacey averaged 25 minutes and 4.8 ppg.

Now lets compare where Maya Dodson is compared with sophomore Erica McCall.
Sophomore Erica McCall averaged 17 minutes, 5.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and shot .517
Sophomore Dodson averaged 21 minutes, 7 points, 4.5 rebounds and shot .491

Here are a few more data points for comparison:

Sophomore Fingall averaged 12 minutes, 3.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, and shot .419
Sophomore Nneka averaged 30.4 minutes, 18.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, and shot .598
Junior Erica McCall averaged 31 minutes, 14.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and shot .509
Junior Fingall averaged 20 minutes, 8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and shot .500.  This was before her injury

Actually, Dodson does not look too bad compared with sophomore McCall.  But I remember thinking McCall was not developing well her sophomore year and wondering and waiting....and hoping she would improve.  We will have to see whether Dodson can do what McCall did moving from her sophomore to her junior year.  A lot of that was just featuring McCall for many more minutes and giving her lots of experience.  With Smith and Coffee gone Dodson will get that chance.

I think that Dodson might well be in a position to make a great leap forward, particularly if she gets lots of playing time in the preseason games to build her confidence.  I have a harder time thinking Fingall will do that, coming off an injury and with only one year more to go.

[81alum]

One way to think about this years' players is to compare them with others at a similar stage in their career.

For example, the Hulls are both well ahead of where McPhee was after her freshman year. 

McPhee averaged 10 minutes and 3.5 ppg her first year.  
Lexie averaged 20 minutes and 5.6 ppg.
Lacey averaged 25 minutes and 4.8 ppg.

Now lets compare where Maya Dodson is compared with sophomore Erica McCall.
Sophomore Erica McCall averaged 17 minutes, 5.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and shot .517
Sophomore Dodson averaged 21 minutes, 7 points, 4.5 rebounds and shot .491

Here are a few more data points for comparison:

Sophomore Fingall averaged 12 minutes, 3.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, and shot .419
Sophomore Nneka averaged 30.4 minutes, 18.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, and shot .598
Junior Erica McCall averaged 31 minutes, 14.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and shot .509
Junior Fingall averaged 20 minutes, 8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and shot .500.  This was before her injury

Actually, Dodson does not look too bad compared with sophomore McCall.  But I remember thinking McCall was not developing well her sophomore year and wondering and waiting....and hoping she would improve.  We will have to see whether Dodson can do what McCall did moving from her sophomore to her junior year.  A lot of that was just featuring McCall for many more minutes and giving her lots of experience.  With Smith and Coffee gone Dodson will get that chance.

I think that Dodson might well be in a position to make a great leap forward, particularly if she gets lots of playing time in the preseason games to build her confidence.  I have a harder time thinking Fingall will do that, coming off an injury and with only one year more to go.