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I think this is good. I hope it continues.
Also, I think it's clear that we're talking about generalities, and not individual players, or even individual teams. Even so, I'm struck by one observation, and that is that I see differences between hs and college that are much greater in girls than in boys. Others here, so far, havent mentioned those.
For instance, in hs girls, there ARE a lot more held balls, and the lower you go in age and ability, the more there are. But in watching all the college ball this weekend I see far, far fewer held balls thanin the hs game. In fact, it's nearly equal to what I've seen on the men's side.
What I'd like to do is have a sort of check list like in the front of the "Find Waldo..." books, and then watch for the differences over this coming weekend. So far, we've got (these are the items that I agree need to be considered)
Speed,
Elevation
(Held Balls)
Coachability
Girls less likely to turn a fast break into a lay-up
Boys less likely to give up the ball inside the arc
Let's discuss the others further.
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