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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Mar 2, 2019 7:37:26 GMT -8
I suspect the ts were more about motivating his team for Sunday's game. Not sure who Teed him up but Penny Davis enjoys doing that almost as much as Missy Barlow.
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Post by lotrader on Mar 2, 2019 7:52:03 GMT -8
I said after the first game against ASU that if the Beav's came back with the same game plan they'd get the same result. Same plan, even worse result. If we play them in the championships I hope we do something different. That's the lesson ASU learned last season when, after losing twice, they surrounded Marie with bodies so she couldn't beat them. I hope the Beav's have learned their lesson after two games also. This one is on Rueck and coaching staff. Jo is great against certain lineups. Jo is not great against a small lineup with quick jumpers. OSU was effectively playing 4 v 5 all night until the 4th quarter when we went with our small lineup. OSU has luxury of putting any kind of lineup on the floor we want, but coaches stuck way too long with Jo on the floor. Our 4th quarter was great. We stopped ASU and kept them off the O-boards because we had a 5 v 5 game. Our 5 was better than ASU's 5. Our coaches have to do a better job of recognizing personnel packages that are not working in game. OSU is better than ASU. I hope we get another crack at ASU next week. |
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Post by beaverwbb fan on Mar 2, 2019 8:33:06 GMT -8
That is a pretty veteran ASU team. Johnson-Chapman, Ibis, and Ekmark are all seniors, and the first big they brought off the bench, Elenga, was also a senior. Johnson-Chapman and Ibis are both to an extent matchup problems, mostly because Taya and Jo aren’t great defenders. Johnson-Chapman was very aggressive on the O boards, but not much of an offensive threat and Ibis is a very versatile scorer.
The offense definitely got very stagnant in the third quarter, but give credit to ASU because they are a terrific defensive club as well. Katie Mac was her typical unagressive self, and that is great that she is such an unselfish, team-first player, but her offensive skill set is too good and valuable to be taking 3 shots in 31 minutes. I feel like she has lost a lot of confidence in her game, and I hope it comes back for tournament time.
More depth at the 4 and 5 will be a huge addition next season. Have to hope a few out of the Morris, Mitrovic, Aquino, Jones, and Brown group will be able to step up and compete for minutes. I would have like to see a little more Trish last night.
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Post by wbosh15 on Mar 2, 2019 9:00:38 GMT -8
I haven’t been on the way more minutes for Trish train most of the year, but she looked great last night. I really felt like the physicality of ASU really hurt us last night, but we were up 5 midway through the second quarter. Learn from it, beat AZ and get ready for the tournaments.
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Post by bmoc on Mar 2, 2019 11:32:15 GMT -8
Agree with your assessment of Patricia Morris. She was very timid at the beginning of the season, but she is moving so well towards the defender and protecting the basket. Was it just my imagination or did she get a blocked shot? (I get really agitated during our road games and compulsively clean my house, so I miss details)
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Post by wbosh15 on Mar 2, 2019 11:54:44 GMT -8
Agree with your assessment of Patricia Morris. She was very timid at the beginning of the season, but she is moving so well towards the defender and protecting the basket. Was it just my imagination or did she get a blocked shot? (I get really agitated during our road games and compulsively clean my house, so I miss details) I’m the agitation minus the cleaning, but she certainly had a block and a really nice catch and finish inside. |
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Post by jegerklog on Mar 2, 2019 14:38:42 GMT -8
Having coached myself quite a bit, albeit years ago, I do not question the coaches decisions because there is much going on that is not known to the fans. However, I have to admit that I am always wishing that PM would get more playing time. I am very impressed. I wonder what it would be like if she was in the game long enough to actually become comfortable?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2019 15:23:30 GMT -8
Having coached myself quite a bit, albeit years ago, I do not question the coaches decisions because there is much going on that is not known to the fans. However, I have to admit that I am always wishing that PM would get more playing time. I am very impressed. I wonder what it would be like if she was in the game long enough to actually become comfortable? Totally agree, early season junk games we go for 90+ points and great stats but didn't throw her in to cut her teeth and now we need her height and athleticism but she ain't got the experience. Hard to get right I know - but if only |
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Post by gnawitall on Mar 2, 2019 16:08:30 GMT -8
Having coached myself quite a bit, albeit years ago, I do not question the coaches decisions because there is much going on that is not known to the fans. However, I have to admit that I am always wishing that PM would get more playing time. I am very impressed. I wonder what it would be like if she was in the game long enough to actually become comfortable? Totally agree, early season junk games we go for 90+ points and great stats but didn't throw her in to cut her teeth and now we need her height and athleticism but she ain't got the experience. Hard to get right I know - but if only And, IMO, that's a HUGE part in developing players. |
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Post by beaverwbb fan on Mar 2, 2019 16:31:42 GMT -8
The good thing looking forward though is that it is quite early for us to be impressed with a player like Trish. She came in very under the radar (not even sure what her other offers were?) and as a consensus 3-star. Obviously as a very unpolished, project-type player. She is the type of player who at 6’7” came in with a lot of intangibles (smart, 6’7”, moves well, works hard, wants to be great) and the staff hoped to develop her into a star the same way they did their other posts. She is on a great trajectory to become great, and the freshman to sophomore jump is where a lot of the magic happens.
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Post by willtalk on Mar 3, 2019 10:57:56 GMT -8
I would agree with those that felt Trish should have gotten more playing time this last game. She appeared to do well in the short time she was in. I disagree that Jo does not do well against smaller quicker players. She just was not very focused this last game. USC and UCLA are much quicker than AS and she did really well against them. She just had an off night. Scott should have given Morris more burn this last game because Jo seemed out of sorts. Scott has usually been good with rotations but putting Thropay in was a real mistake. The scored easy easy shots the short time she was in. If he needed Jo out for any reason Morris was the better replacement. He needs to forget the Thropay/Washington at center line up all together.
I have said that Jo did not seem to be focused this game, well a lot of the other players were also guilty of that. Their defense was as bad as it's been this year. Reminded me of the beginning of the TA&M game. Family is all well and good but sometimes someone has to give people a kick in the rear to when they are sleep walking.
As someone else mentioned, Corosdale is very streaky. She started last season in a slump but it kicked in around play off time. Hopefully that will happen this year as well. The difference between last season and this in respect to outside shooting is Kat. Not only was she one more shooter who might be hot when others were cold, but she demanded defensive attention that created via spacing more open shots for other shooters. Goodman is the only shooter who has a quick release on the team at present. The other shooters do not need to be face guarded ( without the ball ) to be stopped. Of course the attention Gulish demanded was also a major factor in getting shooter open.
The ability of both Slocum and Pivec to drive and create their own shots is an important aspect to the offense,but that can not always be counted on. That is similar to relying on individual shooters, because they can have off nights. That is why it is important to develop a team that reflects offensive balance and gets everyone involved. A solid team should never rely too much on one player or aspect of the offense if they want consistency. An opposing team with the right personal can often take away one aspect of offense so other options need to be available. This is what Stanford did when they took away the initially successful drives (Slocums) to the basket and the team had no response. Team offensive flow was not re-established again till the second half.
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