Chan is not a post player.   Chan is a shooting guard.    Always has been.   With a graceful, arcing shot, Chandler has been quietly moving up the ranks of 2008 players in Florida.

That's good news.   Three years ago, Chan was sequestered at the end of the Miracle's bench.   Her rail thin frame was deemed to be too frail for the rough and tumble defense the Miracle liked to play.

What has changed since that time?     It seems that Chandler has developed into a defensive stopper!!!

This season Chandler leads all the Comets teams in blocked shots, averaging almost seven per game.   In one
stretch back in April, Chandler was averaging 10 blocks per game, mostly against perimeter players.  She likes to bait opponents into trying to shoot over her, then uses her size and quick elevation to send their shots
backwards.

Where did this new found defensive prowess come from?   Chan still
doesn't like too much body contact.    Her rejections happen in the
air.   She swats jumpshots like a volleyball player, not a power forward.

After getting to high school, it became apparent that Chandler was
going to have to expand her skill set if she wanted to play varsity.
Chan spent her freshman season with Bishop Moore's JV team, not
unusual for a freshman but somewhat unusual for a seasoned AAU
player.    Chan used the time to recover completely from a 2003 knee
injury.    Once her knee came around, Chan started working on her
defense.  She found that she'd grown several inches since her Miracle
days.   As a guard, her hand-eye coordination was
still good.   She started developing a plan for
shutting down jumpshooters.

It's worked very well.   Most of the players
she has to defend are 5'5" to 5'9".   Even
guards that are quick enough to beat Chan
off the dribble are not immune to her
predatory attacks on their shots.
Half of her blocks come from behind.
She is long enough to reach over and block
layup attempts without getting tagged with
a foul.

Chandler's defensive skills have raised a few
eyebrows.   Comets Black team coach Nik Nikic
believes that Chan will be the top ranked
2008 guard in Florida before it is all over
with.   Her jumper is still money.   He
thinks colleges will come flocking to
see a 6'3" (and still growing) guard.

Chan is now a varsity starter for Bishop Moore as well as a starter for the Comets Black team.
Her shot blocking prowess has become a staple for both teams.  At the UCF team camp in
mid-June, several coaches were overheard commenting about her defensive skills.

Who'd-a thunk it?