In respect to DeCosta on playing perimeter defense. I don't believe it was ever a matter of not wanting to put out the effort or pay the price. One of her shortcomings even in high school was lapses of focus. You can get away with that playing off the ball defense in the post, but when you are guarding a perimeter player on the ball player you just can't. It is just a matter of repetitive focus and that only comes through playing. It was a catch 22 situation at Baylor. She needed playing time but with the level of experienced players in front of her, that would be limited. She would not have had the same issues had she played at the forward position, but not only was she not needed there but that position is also not where she would ultimately excel.
I just responded to a poster on the Boneyard who made some disparaging remarks about Aquira. Not about her play on the court, but her character, lack of effort and discipline. This poster wrote as if they had inside information but from the tone and some of the things they wrote, it became clear to me that he knew very little about her history. He was not even referring to her time at Baylor but her entire history and that is why I knew they were off base. Even if what they wrote was true, which it wasn't, to write something like that is totally uncalled for under any circumstances.
I challenged them to come to this site and write what he did and see what kind of response they would get.
There are far too many people making statements about things they know little about. Unless for some reason her entire perspective on the sport changed overnight and she was no longer committed to making the sport her future. That has happened to players in the past. They get burned out.
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