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Post by beaverwbb fan on Dec 14, 2020 7:30:48 GMT -8
- Three-point shooting (sans Goodman and Simmons): The team is currently shooting .331 (39-118) on three-pointers. That number is, unsurprisingly, led by Goodman who has made 14-30, good for .467. Take away Goodman and that percentage drops to .284. Simmons is also shooting an impressive 6-11 from three-point range. This team desperately needs Goforth, Mack, and Corosdale to begin to convert at better three-point percentages. If they can do that, a lot of things will change offensively, but we will remain somewhat limited offensively if Mack and Corosdale aren't producing.
- Rebounding: A solid rebounding margin has been a hallmark of Rueck-led Oregon State teams. That number is typically somewhere from +9 to +11 rebounds per game, though it of course varies per years. We don't have Pivec hitting the defensive boards and it has shown up on the stat sheets. This year, the rebounding margin is only +1.2, 40.6 to 39.4. Jones, Corosdale, and Mitrovic have been solid on the glass, but Mack, Goforth, and Goodman need to pick up the slack. We're giving up way too many offensive boards, and that number could likely be reduced if our guards crashed harder.
- Free-throw shooting: .667 is too low from the free throw line. None of our top-six scorers shoot over 70% from the line, though Mack is 7-7. On the flip side, our opponents are shooting very well, .779, but we shoot 10 more free-throws per game than our opponents on average.
- Assists and Turnovers: Our A/TO ratio is 1.37, 93 to 68. That's probably a little better than past seasons, though there is a lot of time left. Corosdale leads with an impressive ratio of 4.25, and Mack is not far behind with 3.75. Both average less than a turnover per game, which is good. Goforth and Goodman need to cut down on the turnovers some.
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Post by beaveragain on Dec 14, 2020 11:12:05 GMT -8
And the opposition is shooting 38.5 from the 3. That's one of the worst in the country. To some extent other teams have just been hot against the Beav's, I don't think Mikesell is going to be shooting three's from out there all season or she will shortly be going pro, but if team after team is shooting the three like that it starts to be the Beav's being the common denominator to others success.
And yes, Savannah's and Sasha's driving skills will pay off much better if they can nail the FT's they then get.
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Post by sparty on Dec 14, 2020 12:28:30 GMT -8
And the opposition is shooting 38.5 from the 3. That's one of the worst in the country. To some extent other teams have just been hot against the Beav's, I don't think Mikesell is going to be shooting three's from out there all season or she will shortly be going pro, but if team after team is shooting the three like that it starts to be the Beav's being the common denominator to others success. And yes, Savannah's and Sasha's driving skills will pay off much better if they can nail the FT's they then get. I think Mikesell was 7 for 8 against Seattle for 21 points and as a freshman at Maryland, Mikesell set the Terrapins’ all-time record for 3-pointers made in a single season (95) |
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Post by beaveragain on Dec 14, 2020 12:43:57 GMT -8
And the opposition is shooting 38.5 from the 3. That's one of the worst in the country. To some extent other teams have just been hot against the Beav's, I don't think Mikesell is going to be shooting three's from out there all season or she will shortly be going pro, but if team after team is shooting the three like that it starts to be the Beav's being the common denominator to others success. And yes, Savannah's and Sasha's driving skills will pay off much better if they can nail the FT's they then get. I think Mikesell was 7 for 8 against Seattle for 21 points and as a freshman at Maryland, Mikesell set the Terrapins’ all-time record for 3-pointers made in a single season (95) Mikesell is a very good 3 point shooter. She also made 3 of them from waaay out there is what I was talking about. Obviously the Beav's need to crowd her more. |
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Post by lotrader on Dec 14, 2020 13:10:33 GMT -8
What I have seen from Savannah from the past 2 games should have her getting consistently 20+ minutes per game. She is impressive defensively, defense seems to be a natural for her. Against Utah, Brynna Maxwell didn't get off a shot during the brief time Savannah was checking Brynna. And vs UO, Savannah blocked 3 shots and had some awesome defensive rebounds. We need to shore up our perimeter defense, and Savannah could help OSU considerably. I also believe getting Savannah more minutes will help her quickly pick up the offense. I also want to see Jelena get more minutes. We don't need Jelena jacking up 3's, but she was impressive in all other aspects of the game: 1v1 scoring, great passing, changing shots in the paint, & rebounding.
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Post by beavershoopsfan on Dec 14, 2020 13:31:12 GMT -8
- Three-point shooting (sans Goodman and Simmons): The team is currently shooting .331 (39-118) on three-pointers. That number is, unsurprisingly, led by Goodman who has made 14-30, good for .467. Take away Goodman and that percentage drops to .284. Simmons is also shooting an impressive 6-11 from three-point range. This team desperately needs Goforth, Mack, and Corosdale to begin to convert at better three-point percentages. If they can do that, a lot of things will change offensively, but we will remain somewhat limited offensively if Mack and Corosdale aren't producing. - Rebounding: A solid rebounding margin has been a hallmark of Rueck-led Oregon State teams. That number is typically somewhere from +9 to +11 rebounds per game, though it of course varies per years. We don't have Pivec hitting the defensive boards and it has shown up on the stat sheets. This year, the rebounding margin is only +1.2, 40.6 to 39.4. Jones, Corosdale, and Mitrovic have been solid on the glass, but Mack, Goforth, and Goodman need to pick up the slack. We're giving up way too many offensive boards, and that number could likely be reduced if our guards crashed harder. Agreed. As noted above, aside from Goodman and Simmons through the team's first five games, the Beavs are shooting very poorly from distance. Last year's squad shot 36.9% from distance and 46.3% overall from the field. Defensively, the Beavs defended the three extremely well last season, limiting the opposition to 29.4% behind the arc. This season, the Beavs have frequently lost both awareness and containment of the opposition's three-point shooters, allowing opposing teams to shoot 36.7% from beyond the arc. I agree with other posters on this board with their encouragement that both Goforth and Samuel have shown promising early aggressiveness as frosh. Goforth, if she remains healthy throughout her career, could be the program's next 2,000-point scorer. Samuel appears to be the team's best overall athlete, noting her high school track 400m times and high jump success. However, both Goforth and Samuel are learning what a quality shot at the D1 level looks like. Both are struggling with their shot from the field overall as well as beyond the arc. Goforth's shooting percentages are currently 41.2% (field) and 23.8% (from three-point distance). Samuel's early marksmanship is much worse at 26.9%/9.1%. Those low percentages for the two frosh guards reflect the increased physicality that they are playing against for the first time as well as their need to learn what they can get away with when attacking against opposing defenses at this level. The lack of dominant defensive rebounding this season through five games is in stark contrast to what we have come to expect from the Beavs during the Rueck era. Last season, the Beavs were a +10.4 per game (42.3 vs. 31.9) in rebounding differential during a very competitive 32-game schedule. This season, the rebounding differential has shrunk to +1.2 (as listed above) against an early schedule that includes NAIA-member Montana Western. The team's inability to effectively defend the three-pointer and the team's mediocre performance on the boards have to be fixed quickly or the losses will continue to come for the Beavs with increasing frequency as the quality of the schedule gets better. |
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Post by ricke71 on Dec 14, 2020 15:51:30 GMT -8
The lack of dominant defensive rebounding this season through five games is in stark contrast to what we have come to expect from the Beavs during the Rueck era. Last season, the Beavs were a +10.4 per game (42.3 vs. 31.9) in rebounding differential against a very competitive 32-game schedule. This season, the differential has shrunk to +1.4 against a schedule that includes NAIA-member Montana Western. The rebounding roles are surely a work in progress. But why wouldn't they be?? - for the past 2 seasons the Beavs had a world class rebounding Guard (yes! not hyperbole). In her Jr. & Sr. Seasons, Mikayla Pivec AVERAGED over 9 rebounds per game (not a typo). We knew at the time that it was special - looking back on it, it seems almost ridiculous... ...in addition to Pivec: Kennedy Brown had almost 8 rebounds per game last season. That presents a huge year to year shift. Between Rueck, the rest of the staff, and the roster, the task is crystal clear. |
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Post by sparty on Dec 14, 2020 15:57:17 GMT -8
No one should expect a cake walk up in Washington. These are two must win games. Need to sweep at this
point so something needs to be adjusted soon
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Post by beaverstever on Dec 15, 2020 21:39:33 GMT -8
OSU is also averaging a -3 in TO margin in Pac-12 games. This has been a hallmark of Rueck teams as well, but was compensated for by a positive shooting % delta and a positive rebounding delta. So vs. UO, we lost all 3. vs. Utah, we lost 2/3. Vs. CU, we won 2/3.
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Post by beaveragain on Dec 15, 2020 23:03:57 GMT -8
Re-watching the first 20 minutes of the Duck game
Beav's had more wide open looks than the Ducks did, they just didn't fall.
The Beav's defense reacted more quickly than the Ducks did but they were out of position more than the Ducks were.
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Post by blastingsand on Dec 18, 2020 1:48:55 GMT -8
definitely had good opportunities to set the tone of the game (especially while the duck team was cold), but could not execute. Nerves perhaps.
Taylor Jones kept fighting though, really threw off Sabally who looked pissed throughout the game.
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