Grahamland
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Take this as you may, but from what I'm hearing from sources close to the program Marta Suarez could be an up and coming star in the making. Kellie recently corroborated this by saying that Marta has some "baller" in her with a grin on her face. It's starting to become clear why we weren't the only power 5 school after her. Looks like at this time they are mainly practicing her at the 3 to be Rennia's backup for rest and foul trouble, but according to the people I've talked to she has also practiced at the 4 and the 2 and has shown to be better than expected in all areas specifically the 3 and the 4. Sounding more and more like she has a much higher upside that we as fans originally thought.
According to these same sources, she also is gelling and meshing REALLY well with the players and has fit in perfectly in regards to chemistry. The returnees seem to really like playing with her.
Do not be surprised if she gets more minutes than people expect out of the gate. Would not be surprised to have her be a steady part of the rotation if she shows well under the lights. I also would not be surprised to see her and Rennia on the court at the same time in certain sets.
I've got a lot of confidence in our backcourt.
P.S. Same people have also said that Jessie has taken a big step forward in terms of confidence, defense, and ball handling. Keyen is also more than likely going to be the starting 4, and from what I'm hearing she is a bully in the paint even against size and length. Completely different player than Lou in terms of style. Her biggest concern could be the ability to step out and hit the short to midrange jumper. She doesn't do it often. I don't think it's because of incapability, but she's never had to. This could/should be alleviated by the fact that Key has practiced a lot of midrange and feels really comfortable shooting and hitting the midrange jumper.
According to these same sources, she also is gelling and meshing REALLY well with the players and has fit in perfectly in regards to chemistry. The returnees seem to really like playing with her.
Do not be surprised if she gets more minutes than people expect out of the gate. Would not be surprised to have her be a steady part of the rotation if she shows well under the lights. I also would not be surprised to see her and Rennia on the court at the same time in certain sets.
I've got a lot of confidence in our backcourt.
P.S. Same people have also said that Jessie has taken a big step forward in terms of confidence, defense, and ball handling. Keyen is also more than likely going to be the starting 4, and from what I'm hearing she is a bully in the paint even against size and length. Completely different player than Lou in terms of style. Her biggest concern could be the ability to step out and hit the short to midrange jumper. She doesn't do it often. I don't think it's because of incapability, but she's never had to. This could/should be alleviated by the fact that Key has practiced a lot of midrange and feels really comfortable shooting and hitting the midrange jumper.