Let's just say the name Veronica Burton…perhaps she has a year of eligibility left and would like to play for Cal (jk, of course) She finished with 13 points, 12 assists and 0 turnovers, the third time she's had a points-assists double-double without a giveaway over the last two seasons. Only three other WNBA players have had three 10/10/0 games in their careers, including playoffs, and they're all among the best point guards ever: Sue Bird (five such games), Ticha Penicheiro and Courtney Vandersloot (three each)

Charmin has a courtside seat, I believe. Perhaps she's been taking "notes" on what she's seeing on the court.

Cal WBB players will be back for summer workouts in June.

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Let's just say the name Veronica Burton…perhaps she has a year of eligibility left and would like to play for Cal (jk, of course) She finished with 13 points, 12 assists and 0 turnovers, the third time she's had a points-assists double-double without a giveaway over the last two seasons. Only three other WNBA players have had three 10/10/0 games in their careers, including playoffs, and they're all among the best point guards ever: Sue Bird (five such games), Ticha Penicheiro and Courtney Vandersloot (three each)

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Burton is terrific. But everyone else is passing the ball as well. No dribbling around. No staring into the post. It is also fun to watch. However, I would also settle for Columbia's system.

Also, Burton was cut by Dallas after two years, and then let go by Connecticut in the expansion draft. So I think that the Valkyries coaching and system is bringing out the best in her.

One of the absolutely hardest things to teach as a basketball coach is passing.

First, it starts with vision of the court -- the ability to see, or know, where multiple players are on the court all at once. This is part of the processing issue that separates elite players from physically talented ones.

Next, once you see the court, you have to immediately decide what the best option is, given the situation. That situation, of course, is complicated by defensive reactions, which are a) part of the defensive scheme that's unique to every team, and b) the individual abilities of the defenders, which was noted in the scouting report.

Then and only then does the physical ability to deliver a pass come into play. But that too is a processing issue,, as the execution has to be immediate.

Elite passers, like Burton and Draymond Green, not only analyze the situation as it is, but what it will be in two passes -- assuming that the next player with the ball can make the right decision.

Players who can operate at this level, who have that rare combination of processing speed and passing skills, are extremely valuable and hard to find. It's easy to say "Oh, Charmin should get more of those," but that's like saying "Oh, Charmin should just recruit Kaleena Smith." Or like saying "Charmin should teach that," which is like saying "My kid's piano teacher should teach her to wind up in the San Francisco Symphony orchestra."

Now certain skills can be taught, and certain schemes can be implemented, that limit turnovers, but most of them slow the pace and often make it harder to score because the slower pace gives the defense more time to react.