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Post by jimbob on Oct 10, 2021 3:52:03 GMT -8
I'm hoping to see an improved KB this year and this sounds very encouraging.....article by Nick D. in the Oregonian from a few days ago....it's a subscriber only article so I just copied and pasted rather than link to something many of you may not be able to read.....
By Nick Daschel | The Oregonian/OregonLive
CORVALLIS – Five new faces were among those on the practice floor Tuesday as Oregon State kicked off preparation for a promising 2021-22 women’s basketball season.
There was another new face of sorts, though she’s hardly new to the team. It’s just been a while for Kennedy Brown, a 6-foot-6 forward who hasn’t been on the floor since February of 2020 because of an ACL injury.
Most of the newcomers all have reasons to make an impact this season. Two are transfers – Emily Codding and Tea Adams have a combined 108 starts at their previous programs – and freshman Greta Kampschroeder is a McDonald’s All-American.
How they fit remains to be seen. But in Brown, she’s a proven and a serious piece to a roster with aspirations to return to the national top 10.
Brown started 23 games as a true freshman during the 2019-20 season. She was a productive power forward who not only gives the Beavers a defensive force in the post, but stretches the floor with her perimeter shooting ability and allows space inside for center Taylor Jones.
“I think she is the best defensive post player that I’ve coached from Day one,” Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said. “She was the most prepared, the most natural defender. The angles, things that I usually spend a couple years teaching, she already had them. … Her natural instincts, we really missed that.”
Brown, who averaged 6.3 points and 7.3 rebounds as a freshman, says she’s 100 percent as she eyes her first game action in 21 months this November. Brown believes she’s past the point of thinking about her knee while on the court. In the interim, Brown worked on the rest of body to improve what she brings to the floor.
“I’m definitely stronger than I’ve ever been. I feel more athletic,” Brown said. “I’m more confident, and feel more comfortable. Kind of found my role.”
Brown was out for the entire 2020-21 season, but she remained engaged when the team played.
“When you’re playing, you kind of have almost tunnel vision. You’re so worried about yourself on the court,” Brown said. “Sitting on the sideline taught me a lot. I’ve been able to approach the game from a different perspective.”
Specifically, Brown said she watched point guard play and what they see. What’s the best pass for a particular play.
“Watching plays from the outside, you kind of get to see what works, what doesn’t,” Brown said.
Still, it was difficult to watch rather than play. Brown says her teammates, coaches and family were “super supportive. Brown leaned on players such as former Beaver guard Kat Tudor for advice, as she went through a similar injury.
The best piece of advice Brown said she received was “just take it day by day. There’s going to be good days and bad days. You’re going to have a bad day. You’ve got to move on from it.”
Oregon State senior Taya Corosdale knows what Brown went through, having missed most of a season with a leg injury.
“It definitely took a mental toll on me for a while. But my teammates had my back and my coaches had my back so honestly, that’s what kept me positive,” Corosdale said.
With Brown back in the mix, she’s expected to make an impact at both ends of the floor. Rueck said she can play post and power forward, and eventually slide over and play small forward at times.
“She has a presence to her from a leadership standpoint. She has a confidence and a poise to her that’s unflappable in big moments,” Rueck said.
Rueck believes outsiders will see a noticeable jump in Brown’s offensive game this season. Brown is a capable mid-range shooter and from behind the arc, but the percentages didn’t show it. Rueck said Brown came to him last year and looked for help in improving her shot.
“She’s really worked hard on shooting the ball. She turned a negative into a positive by breaking down her fundamentals,” Rueck said. “I see more consistency in her shot, more understanding of her back-to-the-basket game as well. I think we’ll see strides at the offensive end.”
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Post by 411500 on Oct 10, 2021 10:33:49 GMT -8
Like all of us here in Beaver Nation, I'm hoping Kennedy Brown makes a smashing impact on this year's team and that her game is bigger and better than ever....Agreed! No problem. Sounds good.
Next topic, unrelated to Kennedy Brown, but not totally: Nick Daschel, sportswriter for the Oregonian. In the above article is there even ONE piece of information, even ONE quote, that isn't taken directly from the Rueck interview and the Kennedy Brown interview recently released by OSU? Nick could have written this entire article having never once left his basement computer - and never once going anywhere near Corvallis, Gill Coliseum, and certainly nowhere near Kennedy Brown.
OK, maybe this bugs me more than it bugs you.
But it wasn't that long ago when a Sportswriter actually provided the reader with information that was new, (sometimes called "news") not just public information available to every Joe Blow with a computer. For example, like Eggers does on a regular basis. Or, for that matter, like any good sports writer does on a regular basis.
Really, just think about it, if writing about OSU sports was part of your professional responsibility, and it accounted for part of your monthly pay check, how hard would it be to cultivate contacts within the program who could provide you with interesting, relevant news that is not available to every schmuck who knows how to google the OSU sports website.
OK enough of that. But I've got bad news for you, Nick. There are a dozen fans right here at Benny's House who could have written the same article, and some of them could have made it a lot better - and certainly more informative. GO BEAVS!!
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Oct 10, 2021 10:45:33 GMT -8
Like all of us here in Beaver Nation, I'm hoping Kennedy Brown makes a smashing impact on this year's team and that her game is bigger and better than ever....Agreed! No problem. Sounds good. Next topic, unrelated to Kennedy Brown, but not totally: Nick Daschel, sportswriter for the Oregonian. In the above article is there even ONE piece of information, even ONE quote, that isn't taken directly from the Rueck interview and the Kennedy Brown interview recently released by OSU? Nick could have written this entire article having never once left his basement computer - and never once going anywhere near Corvallis, Gill Coliseum, and certainly nowhere near Kennedy Brown. OK, maybe this bugs me more than it bugs you. But it wasn't that long ago when a Sportswriter actually provided the reader with information that was new, (sometimes called "news") not just public information available to every Joe Blow with a computer. For example, like Eggers does on a regular basis. Or, for that matter, like any good sports writer does on a regular basis. Really, just think about it, if writing about OSU sports was part of your professional responsibility, and it accounted for part of your monthly pay check, how hard would it be to cultivate contacts within the program who could provide you with interesting, relevant news that is not available to every schmuck who knows how to google the OSU sports website. OK enough of that. But I've got bad news for you, Nick. There are a dozen fans right here at Benny's House who could have written the same article, and some of them could have made it a lot better - and certainly more informative. GO BEAVS!! What more can you expect from that sh*t sheet.
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Post by wbosh15 on Oct 10, 2021 11:54:44 GMT -8
Like all of us here in Beaver Nation, I'm hoping Kennedy Brown makes a smashing impact on this year's team and that her game is bigger and better than ever....Agreed! No problem. Sounds good. Next topic, unrelated to Kennedy Brown, but not totally: Nick Daschel, sportswriter for the Oregonian. In the above article is there even ONE piece of information, even ONE quote, that isn't taken directly from the Rueck interview and the Kennedy Brown interview recently released by OSU? Nick could have written this entire article having never once left his basement computer - and never once going anywhere near Corvallis, Gill Coliseum, and certainly nowhere near Kennedy Brown. OK, maybe this bugs me more than it bugs you. But it wasn't that long ago when a Sportswriter actually provided the reader with information that was new, (sometimes called "news") not just public information available to every Joe Blow with a computer. For example, like Eggers does on a regular basis. Or, for that matter, like any good sports writer does on a regular basis. Really, just think about it, if writing about OSU sports was part of your professional responsibility, and it accounted for part of your monthly pay check, how hard would it be to cultivate contacts within the program who could provide you with interesting, relevant news that is not available to every schmuck who knows how to google the OSU sports website. OK enough of that. But I've got bad news for you, Nick. There are a dozen fans right here at Benny's House who could have written the same article, and some of them could have made it a lot better - and certainly more informative. GO BEAVS!! Ok, I don’t know Nick, but I think your criticism here is a bit unfair. The quotes and the interviews you mentioned, where never to my knowledge released by OSU, but they were posted on YouTube by KEZI. It was from OSUs preseason media day, and Dashel is one of the voices you hear in the interview asking the questions. It was a press conference. Would it be better if he went a bit deeper with some things, of course. However, the issue is he’s the ONLY beat writer for all of the major sports at OSU, and I’m sure it’s hard to do an in depth women’s hoops story when you are putting out 6–10 football stories a week.
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Post by Werebeaver on Oct 10, 2021 13:06:18 GMT -8
Like all of us here in Beaver Nation, I'm hoping Kennedy Brown makes a smashing impact on this year's team and that her game is bigger and better than ever....Agreed! No problem. Sounds good. Next topic, unrelated to Kennedy Brown, but not totally: Nick Daschel, sportswriter for the Oregonian. In the above article is there even ONE piece of information, even ONE quote, that isn't taken directly from the Rueck interview and the Kennedy Brown interview recently released by OSU? Nick could have written this entire article having never once left his basement computer - and never once going anywhere near Corvallis, Gill Coliseum, and certainly nowhere near Kennedy Brown. OK, maybe this bugs me more than it bugs you. But it wasn't that long ago when a Sportswriter actually provided the reader with information that was new, (sometimes called "news") not just public information available to every Joe Blow with a computer. For example, like Eggers does on a regular basis. Or, for that matter, like any good sports writer does on a regular basis. Really, just think about it, if writing about OSU sports was part of your professional responsibility, and it accounted for part of your monthly pay check, how hard would it be to cultivate contacts within the program who could provide you with interesting, relevant news that is not available to every schmuck who knows how to google the OSU sports website. OK enough of that. But I've got bad news for you, Nick. There are a dozen fans right here at Benny's House who could have written the same article, and some of them could have made it a lot better - and certainly more informative. GO BEAVS!! Ok, I don’t know Nick, but I think your criticism here is a bit unfair. The quotes and the interviews you mentioned, where never to my knowledge released by OSU, but they were posted on YouTube by KEZI. It was from OSUs preseason media day, and Dashel is one of the voices you hear in the interview asking the questions. It was a press conference. Would it be better if he went a bit deeper with some things, of course. However, the issue is he’s the ONLY beat writer for all of the major sports at OSU, and I’m sure it’s hard to do an in depth women’s hoops story when you are putting out 6–10 football stories a week. FWIW Nick's an OSU grad. Former Barometer writer.
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Post by TheGlove on Oct 10, 2021 13:09:09 GMT -8
Ok, I don’t know Nick, but I think your criticism here is a bit unfair. The quotes and the interviews you mentioned, where never to my knowledge released by OSU, but they were posted on YouTube by KEZI. It was from OSUs preseason media day, and Dashel is one of the voices you hear in the interview asking the questions. It was a press conference. Would it be better if he went a bit deeper with some things, of course. However, the issue is he’s the ONLY beat writer for all of the major sports at OSU, and I’m sure it’s hard to do an in depth women’s hoops story when you are putting out 6–10 football stories a week. FWIW Nick's an OSU grad. Former Barometer writer. Also, it’s the middle of football season. Nick covers the Beavs very well in my opinion. Getting a women’s hoops article in the middle of football season is a positive.
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Post by 411500 on Oct 10, 2021 14:40:04 GMT -8
A few really quick comments...
If Nick is an OSU grad, AND a former Barometer writer, then by now he should have accumulated a large cluster of OSU contacts inside the program from whom he can obtain interesting, "newsy" information not available to your average fan.
TheGlove: I think your standards might be slipping a bit!!🤠 An article covering the opening day of WBB practice at a nationally recognized program with a fairly large following, is pretty much the minimal expectation from a sportswriter who covers OSU for the state's largest circulation newspaper. That the article contained nothing more than quotes from recent video releases makes the story even more minimal - more canned.
OSU sports in not this guy's hobby. It's his job. He gets paid for it. Probably not much, but it's his job and he's a professional - which includes doing your homework, going the extra mile, being conscientious and diligent - - just as it is in every profession. GO BEAVS!!
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Post by Werebeaver on Oct 10, 2021 14:47:02 GMT -8
A few really quick comments... If Nick is an OSU grad, AND a former Barometer writer, then by now he should have accumulated a large cluster of OSU contacts inside the program from whom he can obtain interesting, "newsy" information not available to your average fan. TheGlove: I think your standards might be slipping a bit!!🤠 An article covering the opening day of WBB practice at a nationally recognized program with a fairly large following, is pretty much the minimal expectation from a sportswriter who covers OSU for the state's largest circulation newspaper. That the article contained nothing more than quotes from recent video releases makes the story even more minimal - more canned. OSU sports in not this guy's hobby. It's his job. He gets paid for it. Probably not much, but it's his job and he's a professional - which includes doing your homework, going the extra mile, being conscientious and diligent - - just as it is in every profession. GO BEAVS!! Harrrrrumph!!!
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Post by bennycat on Oct 10, 2021 14:48:18 GMT -8
Bennycat say: Well, he is better than Cliff Kirkpatrick
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Post by beaver94 on Oct 10, 2021 15:43:37 GMT -8
A few really quick comments... If Nick is an OSU grad, AND a former Barometer writer, then by now he should have accumulated a large cluster of OSU contacts inside the program from whom he can obtain interesting, "newsy" information not available to your average fan. TheGlove: I think your standards might be slipping a bit!!🤠 An article covering the opening day of WBB practice at a nationally recognized program with a fairly large following, is pretty much the minimal expectation from a sportswriter who covers OSU for the state's largest circulation newspaper. That the article contained nothing more than quotes from recent video releases makes the story even more minimal - more canned. OSU sports in not this guy's hobby. It's his job. He gets paid for it. Probably not much, but it's his job and he's a professional - which includes doing your homework, going the extra mile, being conscientious and diligent - - just as it is in every profession. GO BEAVS!! His market really isn’t most of the people on this board that have already seen all the videos. The people reading his article may have gotten a lot of useful information out of it.
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Post by TheGlove on Oct 10, 2021 15:56:36 GMT -8
A few really quick comments... If Nick is an OSU grad, AND a former Barometer writer, then by now he should have accumulated a large cluster of OSU contacts inside the program from whom he can obtain interesting, "newsy" information not available to your average fan. TheGlove: I think your standards might be slipping a bit!!🤠 An article covering the opening day of WBB practice at a nationally recognized program with a fairly large following, is pretty much the minimal expectation from a sportswriter who covers OSU for the state's largest circulation newspaper. That the article contained nothing more than quotes from recent video releases makes the story even more minimal - more canned. OSU sports in not this guy's hobby. It's his job. He gets paid for it. Probably not much, but it's his job and he's a professional - which includes doing your homework, going the extra mile, being conscientious and diligent - - just as it is in every profession. GO BEAVS!! His market really isn’t most of the people on this board that have already seen all the videos. The people reading his article may have gotten a lot of useful information out of it. Great point!
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Post by 411500 on Oct 10, 2021 16:24:22 GMT -8
beaver94 says: "His market really isn’t most of the people on this board that have already seen all the videos. The people reading his article may have gotten a lot of useful information out of it."
Gotta agree with this 94. No question that it is a fair observation.
Lots of sportswriters write to those readers who know very little about the sport - and yes, those readers do learn quite a bit considering they are pretty much starting at zero to begin with. A good writer serves the essential purpose that you describe (informing the uninformed) but, in addition, brings something to the table for those readers who know more about the topic than zero.
Writing to inform readers who know very little about the topic is a worthwhile thing to do. But it is a low bar for anyone who thinks of himself as a writer worth his salt. GO BEAVS!!
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Post by kersting13 on Oct 11, 2021 13:02:16 GMT -8
beaver94 says: "His market really isn’t most of the people on this board that have already seen all the videos. The people reading his article may have gotten a lot of useful information out of it." Gotta agree with this 94. No question that it is a fair observation. Lots of sportswriters write to those readers who know very little about the sport - and yes, those readers do learn quite a bit considering they are pretty much starting at zero to begin with. A good writer serves the essential purpose that you describe (informing the uninformed) but, in addition, brings something to the table for those readers who know more about the topic than zero. Writing to inform readers who know very little about the topic is a worthwhile thing to do. But it is a low bar for anyone who thinks of himself as a writer worth his salt. GO BEAVS!! I know a lot of people used to dislike Joe Morgan on Sunday Night Baseball because he would do a lot of talk about strategy. Some of it was basic, rudimentary stuff, but as a 20-something who had played baseball through my senior year of HS, I always found his talking points great. I might have learned more about baseball strategy from Joe Morgan than I ever did from my HS baseball coaches. Considering how little our own basketball/baseball overlap announcer knows about baseball, he could have benefitted greatly from listening to Joe Morgan - RIP.
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Post by willtalk on Oct 11, 2021 15:49:49 GMT -8
.“I think she is the best defensive post player that I’ve coached from Day one,” Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said. “She was the most prepared, the most natural defender. The angles, things that I usually spend a couple years teaching, she already had them. … Her natural instincts, we really missed that.” . Brown might well have been the best defensive on ball defender in her class. And her class was loaded with top flight centers. I remember in the McD AA game when the opposing center went on a tear right before half time, the coach moved her from her wing position to defend the center position. She shut down the opposing center and ended that streak. She did not do it with her height because not only was the opposing center as tall but she was much bigger by far. She used postitioning. She knew exactly how to play her defensively. Knowing positions and angles makes a huge difference defensively. That is on aspect that Taylor needed to learn to avoid all those fouls. Unlike KB in high school, she never faced any real top flight centers so she could aways rely on her physical superiority to dominate. Positioning is not that easy to learn. Unless you have a natural gift for angles it often takes time. Getting KB back will certainly help defensively against certain matchups at the center positions.
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