08-01-2019, 01:23 PM
I think we will see a lot of Jones facilitating in the Princeton or against a zone. Part of being a great facilitator is being a great offensive threat yourself. If the opponent is worried about Jones in the high post either hitting a mid-range jumper, slashing around a bigger defender or backing down a smaller defender then passes to open players become a lot easier. And I do slightly disagree about Belibi in the Princeton because our version of the Princeton has a lot of handoffs and cutters through the lane. In the halfcourt, Belibi isn't really a low-post player (yet). She doesn't have those moves (yet) and big stationary defenders can block her. Where most of her half court offense comes from (other than offensive rebounds) is when she receives the ball while she is slashing to the basket. She is quite hard to stop then with her combination of size, strength and athleticism. I anticipate the Princeton will try to generate a lot of passes to Belibi as she is cutting towards the basket.
