[liveoak]

  I think the analysis by Bill Bradley is probably right; the only thing I would add is that you can't will yourself to being an effective shooter.  The undercurrent in this thread and in other posts is that she didn't work on developing her shot and that it was a lack of effort that limited her.  That is certainly possible (and maybe there is some anecdotal evidence that she didn't), but work and effort are necessary but not sufficient to ensure success.  Sometimes no amount of trying is going to overcome limitations. 

I don't completely agree with this. Hailey shot three pointers her freshman but didn't really look for it afterwards and there is no evidence that she ever worked on her shot. In my view, she was a good enough shooter to improve with work and I do believe that you can improve your shooting with work. 

The lack of a three-point shot was the big defect with her game and teams would pack the paint to stop her drives and force her to shoot from long range. The Pac-12 tournament game against UCLA her senior year was an example of this - they knew that if Hailey could drive to the basket she could score at will.

Yes, she has phenomenal basketball skills...and I will always wonder if she could have been better by working on her shot.

[liveoak]

  I think the analysis by Bill Bradley is probably right; the only thing I would add is that you can't will yourself to being an effective shooter.  The undercurrent in this thread and in other posts is that she didn't work on developing her shot and that it was a lack of effort that limited her.  That is certainly possible (and maybe there is some anecdotal evidence that she didn't), but work and effort are necessary but not sufficient to ensure success.  Sometimes no amount of trying is going to overcome limitations. 

I don't completely agree with this. Hailey shot three pointers her freshman but didn't really look for it afterwards and there is no evidence that she ever worked on her shot. In my view, she was a good enough shooter to improve with work and I do believe that you can improve your shooting with work. 

The lack of a three-point shot was the big defect with her game and teams would pack the paint to stop her drives and force her to shoot from long range. The Pac-12 tournament game against UCLA her senior year was an example of this - they knew that if Hailey could drive to the basket she could score at will.

Yes, she has phenomenal basketball skills...and I will always wonder if she could have been better by working on her shot.