Crooks appreciation thread

VeloClone

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I mentioned this multiple times back when she was in high school -- as long as she has the conditioning to stay in games and run the court, her size is an incredible advantage. How many times have we had skinny posts that could get bumped off the block easily or struggled to finish through contact?
I seem to remember Angie Welle being a force through her junior year who was pretty much unmoveable off the block even though she wasn't terribly heavy. Between her junior and senior year she lost a bit of weight probably so she could be more mobile for the WNBA. She was still a great player her senior year but she didn't seem inevitable (to borrow a phrase from Thanos) anymore.
 

Royalclone

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She commented on her size regularly during the broadcast, but never in a demeaning manner, IMO.
You could tell she was trying to be careful. Rebecca Lobo is a great ambassador for the women’s game. Clark could do well emulating her, persona but that won’t happen.