win without. I think there are several key elements to this team. If John Fowler, Shane Edwards, Stevie or III or not available, I believe you lose key components that are hard to replace. Each one brings something special to the table. But I think we could still win if three of those four are available to play.
On the women's side, I think Chastity Reed is the one indispensable player. Without her, I think they're a little better than average at best. With her, they have a chance to win it all.
:iagree: I agree that Chastity is a must. Hey do you see her at the end of each game take a run and touch the rim. Maybe one of these days she will dunk one.
Right now especially, I would hate to be without Fowler.
(01-01-2009 04:12 PM)Dr. J. Wrote: [ -> ]win without. I think there are several key elements to this team. If John Fowler, Shane Edwards, Stevie or III or not available, I believe you lose key components that are hard to replace. Each one brings something special to the table. But I think we could still win if three of those four are available to play.
On the women's side, I think Chastity Reed is the one indispensable player. Without her, I think they're a little better than average at best. With her, they have a chance to win it all.
Reed is very valuable to our team. She can jump, shoot, and has good footwork. However, Cooper has been guarded by the opponents best defender and many teams are playing junk D on her. Reed has been taught to get to the open spaces, which is usually on the opposite side of where Cooper is on the court. As a result, she usually has an open lane to slash to the basketball or isolated with a player she can shoot over or beat with her quickness. So in a way, even when Cooper doesn't score as much, she is still valuable to the team since other coaches are wanting to shut Cooper down.