2ndGenBeaver
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Grad Year: 1991 (MS/CS) 1999 (PhD/CS)
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Mar 9, 2020 23:22:50 GMT -8
I believe congratulations are due to Destiny Slocum for hitting the 1000 points scored milestone in her OSU career. According to the Media Guide, she had 525 points last season, and this season's stats indicate she has scored 477 points, which would put her over the mark. Congratulations, Destiny! Here's hoping you add several hundred points to that total in your senior season! Go Beavers! |
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Post by grad1973 on Mar 10, 2020 3:29:17 GMT -8
She can declare for the draft please pray she stays.she's good enough to.
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Post by Judge Smails on Mar 10, 2020 6:57:26 GMT -8
She can declare for the draft please pray she stays.she's good enough to. Congratulations for posting one of the most stunningly mean and ignorant posts in the history of this board. Nobody should be “praying” for one of the greatest point guards in OSU WBB history to leave. We’re blessed that she chose to leave Maryland to transfer to OSU. Silly troll. What? I think you misread the post. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 10, 2020 6:59:20 GMT -8
What? I think you misread the post. You’re right. My bad. Obviously I’m a big Destiny fan. With all the injuries this season were an unranked team without her. |
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Post by dryside on Mar 10, 2020 7:43:19 GMT -8
Mik is the heart and soul of this team but Destiny is the one who keeps the train on the right track.We have a solid core group coming back next year.I believe she wants to be here one more year.We could even be better then good.I truly believe all our bigs with the exception of Brown perhaps will play next year.Who wouldn't want to lead that bunch ?
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 10, 2020 7:51:04 GMT -8
For program continuity purposes, it will be very difficult to replace Slocum's production at the point if she should leave. Based upon the uncertain health situations with four of the team's bigs, having Slocum back in the fold next year is a priority. Unless your point guard is Ionescu, your program's fans will usually have some criticisms of whoever is playing point. To Slocum's credit, she has handled the criticism well and has been a model teammate.
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Post by wbosh15 on Mar 10, 2020 8:25:57 GMT -8
DS should 100% stay. The WNBA is probably the toughest league in the world to make. There is a very good chance that 2-4 of the first round picks this year won't even make a roster. I have serious concerns of Mik's ability to stick. I hope that her rebounding ability will translate and be enough to get her and keep her in the league, but of the former Beavs, only Marie and Syd have been able to make it. Jamie and Ruth as great as they were never did.
Only 144 spots is a very, very tough league to make.
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 10, 2020 9:40:51 GMT -8
DS should 100% stay. The WNBA is probably the toughest league in the world to make. There is a very good chance that 2-4 of the first round picks this year won't even make a roster. I have serious concerns of Mik's ability to stick. I hope that her rebounding ability will translate and be enough to get her and keep her in the league, but of the former Beavs, only Marie and Syd have been able to make it. Jamie and Ruth as great as they were never did. Only 144 spots is a very, very tough league to make. True. Making the WNBA is a very difficult task. It helps to have a very special skill and be drafted or signed by a team that has a specific need that a player can fill. Fit with a team for first year players is often the determining factor as to whether a player will stick. Slocum also has the opportunity to transfer as a grad transfer and play for a different program that plays more uptempo than OSU. Not saying that is a consideration for her, but she would likely score more and take more shots in an offense that allowed her more opportunity to push the ball and take advantage of transition baskets. |
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Mar 10, 2020 9:54:22 GMT -8
Personally I think she stays for next year.
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Post by baseba1111 on Mar 10, 2020 10:05:59 GMT -8
Well... I'll just say that OSU will be down a bit next year and it could be a good chance to transition back to a more SR point guard/system. What OSU returns, has coming in, could have from injury recovery is not an uptempo, dribble dominated team.
Destiny is/has been the outlier to the talent base and style of play. Nothing against her or her decision, but OSU will be fine if she decides to leave. SR needs to get back to a ball and player movement style. One that forces the opponent to play focused team defense all over the court.
Destiny fans can now swarm...
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 10, 2020 10:27:07 GMT -8
Well... I'll just say that OSU will be down a bit next year and it could be a good chance to transition back to a more SR point guard/system. What OSU returns, has coming in, could have from injury recovery is not an uptempo, dribble dominated team. Destiny is/has been the outlier to the talent base and style of play. Nothing against her or her decision, but OSU will be fine if she decides to leave. SR needs to get back to a ball and player movement style. One that forces the opponent to play focused team defense all over the court. Destiny fans can now swarm... I think that there is some truth to what baseba1111 notes above, assuming that OSU doesn't pick up one or two additional recruits through the transfer process. During the Wiese era, the OSU offense often looked like it does now with shooters planted in the corners while the point guard tries to utilize a high screen to get open. At least it did when Wiese was a senior and Gulich was a junior. Slocum has more blow-by quickness, so we have seen more isolation plays this season for the point guard that clear a side of the court to help make that happen. If Slocum is gone next season, those isolation plays will likely go away as well as baseba1111 has noted. I have always been in favor of a pass-oriented offense that involves consistent movement by all five players on offense. However, that hasn't been the OSU way for at least the past four seasons. My guess is that is because Coach Rueck is trying to space the court and allow the ball to remain in the hands of the player(s) that he believes can impact the offense the most. |
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Post by 411500 on Mar 10, 2020 10:57:45 GMT -8
baseba1111 writes: "Destiny is/has been the outlier to the talent base and style of play. Nothing against her or her decision, but OSU will be fine if she decides to leave."
baseba1111 has a sharp eye for the game but on this one he's only half right. When he says: "Destiny is/has been the outlier to the talent base and style of play." He's right on.
When he writes: "but OSU will be fine if she decides to leave." He's way off.
Without Slocum next year the Beavs are going to field a team without a single break-down-the-defense type of player...
This year the good teams in the Pac pretty much proved that OSU's famed 3 point shooters can be shut down with good athletes playing pressure perimeter D.
Especially when our shooters can't beat tight defense off the dribble....Slocum has time and again proved that she can score when the other guards can't....That she can get the tough last minute dribble penetration when her teammates either can't or won't.
If Destiny were to transfer out, or turn pro, the 2020/2021 Beavs will be in deep yogurt fast....They will likely be looking at a 4th or 5th seed in the tourney.....And Taylor & Jelena wondering why none of the guards can break down the D and make their life easier.
At any rate, I'd hate to see Destiny depart early....and to say that her departure would not hurt the team is not only weird, it's unbelievable...
GO BEAVS !!
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 10, 2020 11:07:13 GMT -8
If Destiny were to transfer out, or turn pro, the 2020/2021 Beavs will be in deep yogurt fast....They will likely be looking at a 4th or 5th seed in the tourney.....And Taylor & Jelena wondering why none of the guards can break down the D and make their life easier. At any rate, I'd hate to see Destiny depart early....and to say that her departure would not hurt the team is not only weird, it's unbelievable... GO BEAVS !! I think that if Slocum leaves and there are no additions beyond the two incoming freshmen, the squad could find itself in the bottom half of the conference. She is a proven scorer that you simply can't easily replace with a new addition to the program. |
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Post by baseba1111 on Mar 10, 2020 11:24:14 GMT -8
baseba1111 writes: "Destiny is/has been the outlier to the talent base and style of play. Nothing against her or her decision, but OSU will be fine if she decides to leave." baseba1111 has a sharp eye for the game but on this one he's only half right. When he says: "Destiny is/has been the outlier to the talent base and style of play." He's right on. When he writes: "but OSU will be fine if she decides to leave." He's way off. Without Slocum next year the Beavs are going to field a team without a single break-down-the-defense type of player... This year the good teams in the Pac pretty much proved that OSU's famed 3 point shooters can be shut down with good athletes playing pressure perimeter D. Especially when our shooters can't beat tight defense off the dribble....Slocum has time and again proved that she can score when the other guards can't....That she can get the tough last minute dribble penetration when her teammates either can't or won't. If Destiny were to transfer out, or turn pro, the 2020/2021 Beavs will be in deep yogurt fast....They will likely be looking at a 4th or 5th seed in the tourney.....And Taylor & Jelena wondering why none of the guards can break down the D and make their life easier. At any rate, I'd hate to see Destiny depart early....and to say that her departure would not hurt the team is not only weird, it's unbelievable... GO BEAVS !! Didn't know I wrote that her departure wouldn't hurt? Now that's weird... but, expected. OSU being fine is pretty much common sense. They've been fine with far greater losses than Destiny. |
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 10, 2020 12:52:16 GMT -8
"Didn't know I wrote that her departure wouldn't hurt? Now that's weird... but, expected.
OSU being fine is pretty much common sense. They've been fine with far greater losses than Destiny."
Can baseba1111 further define what OSU "being fine" looks like next season? If that includes another NCAA tournament berth, I'll sign up for that right now...
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