Comparison is the thief of joy, except when it isn't.
"A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things by stating one is the other, without using the words "like" or "as" (which would make it a simile)."
Melrose featured players with differing styles through the decades. Erin "The Hammer" Hudd brought power. "The Queen," Hannah Brickley was Melrose volleyball royalty. Dr. Victoria Crovo's nickname explained her play - "V-Rex." Sofia Papatsoris's background was dance...her play showed that.
Once Melrose had a setter who reminded me of R2D2. She skittered around the court making good plays.
MVB 26 offers a breadth of styles. One attacker reminds me of a dancer, another a pterosaur, and a third a blacksmith. Metaphors do not imply effectiveness, only style.
Execution matters most, not style.
Lagniappe. Be like Paige, an NCAA and World Cup champion who has always been about the team.
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