re: Will Reese and HVL Stay?

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The traditional wisdom is that when a good shooter starts clanging it off the front of the rim it's a fatigue issue. The longer season along with a seemingly signicant weight gain wore her down. But she's going to be a superstar. She has an actual off-the-dribble jumpshot that has never been the norm in WBB. Even Clark has that two'handed push shot.

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Jump shot isn't the issue at all. I figured she'd struggle down the end of the year and kind of repeat Flau'jae's sequence at the end of the year last year. Difference is, Mikaylah is already elite, but her work rate isn't and that's a want thing, not a talent thing. Talent is there, but you can't go down and be lost on defense, LSU hardly swtiched everything at any point this year, yet she was constantly lost in transition defense. Let's not forget she didn't get out to Bree Hall on the corner 3 in the SC game at home, that shot won the game.

I saw way to much of her being late, lost or altogether giving a deep shot that I can't say it was all fatigue. For her to get to her potential which is AA, POY, #1 pick, she's gotta want the smoke on offense and defense.