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I was out of town for the game and only got to see the (full) replay on Sunday night.  Once agaih Ann Schatz confuses Haley Jones (IIRC, she called her Hannah Jones in one of the early games this year) for Hannah Jump at the end of the 1st half ("Hannah! ... Hannah!"  as Haley got the ball near the baseline with 2 seconds left and threw up a long shot.) 

Would love a hybrid of Hannah Jump's shooting with Haley Jones size, athleticism, and playmaking capabilities.

On Jones' defense, given the emphasis that VanDerveer places on defense, I have to wonder whether what looks like breakdowns by Jones are by design.

BC

Shooting a mid-range jump shot off the dribble is hard because you need 1) good shooting ability and 2) good body control to stop and go straight up and not let your momentum cause you to drift.  Jones needs some of Jump’s shooting ability and Jump needs some of Jones’ body control.  Standing mid-range jumpers are easier because it’s sort of like a free throw.   I’m glad Brink is taking them (even though they aren’t going in as often as we would like) because that is the shot elite defenses will give her and we need her to make them to win a Final Four/National championship.  Similarly, Boston probably has to make some of them for South Carolina and Edwards for UConn.

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I was out of town for the game and only got to see the (full) replay on Sunday night.  Once agaih Ann Schatz confuses Haley Jones (IIRC, she called her Hannah Jones in one of the early games this year) for Hannah Jump at the end of the 1st half ("Hannah! ... Hannah!"  as Haley got the ball near the baseline with 2 seconds left and threw up a long shot.) 

Would love a hybrid of Hannah Jump's shooting with Haley Jones size, athleticism, and playmaking capabilities.

On Jones' defense, given the emphasis that VanDerveer places on defense, I have to wonder whether what looks like breakdowns by Jones are by design.

BC

Shooting a mid-range jump shot off the dribble is hard because you need 1) good shooting ability and 2) good body control to stop and go straight up and not let your momentum cause you to drift.  Jones needs some of Jump’s shooting ability and Jump needs some of Jones’ body control.  Standing mid-range jumpers are easier because it’s sort of like a free throw.   I’m glad Brink is taking them (even though they aren’t going in as often as we would like) because that is the shot elite defenses will give her and we need her to make them to win a Final Four/National championship.  Similarly, Boston probably has to make some of them for South Carolina and Edwards for UConn.