Eminence wrote:EDC wrote:Interesting. Some discussion questions. Would you rather have a post bring up the ball against another post or always have a guard bring the ball up against another guard? If you had to choose, would you rather have a great ballhandling guard or a smart heads up guard that wasn’t quite as good with the ballhandling?
The reason the big post don't work is as soon as they start dribbling, the double team comes and they loose the ball. More times than a weaker guard.
The ideal is to have a great ball handler with a smart head. If you go thru your legs a million times and go no where, are you are great ball handler? I think not. On the other hand, if you can't use your left hand but can see the floor, Can you really get the ball to that person? Probably not. Teams will prey on the guards weakness.
To choose, hum...... I would always choose mental toughness over natural ability! It is easier to teach a skill than to teach a player mental toughness.
You hit the nail on the head when you say using the left hand. It is rare in EDC girls ball that you have a guard that can use her left hand and even rarer to find a post that will. If you they cant use their left hand they will get beat by a good boxing press.