I don't know why you think Collier wouldn't do those types of things if UConn had a larger "center." She's going to be in the low post a lot regardless--she's a forward with a great interior game.
Lang gave the team fits on the boards. It happens. She was a tall and talented player. That doesn't only fall on Collier. Nobody is suggesting a larger interior defender wouldn't have been more ideal.
As for setting picks, Collier does it, Williams does it, and I guarantee you Stevens will do it. Collier had a tendency to move to quick on some of them and occasionally picked up a foul.
1--- When you say Collier will be in the low post "a lot" what does that "mean" vs comparing her to 2016-2017? We're going to have Az, Gabby, and Camara. So how much is she going to be in the post? As a result of more size, there is no reason to have Collier to play in the post as much as she does/ and defend the post as much. She does have a great interior game but she has a great mid range game too. And she shot the 3ball extremely well too. Just because she isn't a center doesn't mean offensively that she can't score quite a bit on the inside. Forwards can score inside too.
2-- Kelsey gave the team trouble for the following reasons:
a-- She is talented enough and tall and big and UCONN was small. THAT is the best reason why
"it happens."
b-- It doesn't only fall on Collier because if they had a big player that was talented enough on both sides of the court then there would be no reason to have 3-4 players help Collier guard Kelsey. That's nto Collier's fault. She's just too small - as a result UCONN has to sell out to help her vs soemone like Kelsey. Collier then could move ot her natural spot- which is forward.
3-- And for setting pciks-- I'll say again-- of course Collier will have to set picks but as a center she is required to set MORE picks for others and gets LESS for herself. As a result of setting MORE picks for someone as thin as her - she is more apt to get more cheap fouls. It's the law of averages. The more you are setting, the better chance you'll get a foul. If you are big and or wide you don't need to move as much to set a decent pick. If you're a thin low post and trying to set a good/decent pick, you're going ot get more cheap fouls. ORRR you stop or set less good picks.
4-- Collier has to move quick on them because she's down on the block often and by trying to spring Lou for example, that's a quick player she is looking to set a pick on-- plus when you are thin - you need to move quicker than a more natural center who has a wider body. It would be better if UCONN had a NBA offense where you are running pick and rolls a lot. But UCONN isn't like that.
