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Post by believeinthebeavs on Nov 7, 2023 17:27:25 GMT -8
We also “gassed” their center. At times, she couldn’t make it back to center court on defense. Channeling UW’s Osahor. Osahor got gassed because she expended so much energy leaping to never before seen heights, sometimes up to 41 inches - over the course of 2 games. I have to call BS here. I never saw both of her feet off the floor at the same time.
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Post by jimbob on Nov 7, 2023 17:44:48 GMT -8
Osahor got gassed because she expended so much energy leaping to never before seen heights, sometimes up to 41 inches - over the course of 2 games. I have to call BS here. I never saw both of her feet off the floor at the same time. Actually I think bvrbooster was just being facetious with that comment and basically was saying the same thing as you are saying believeinthebeavs!---because if she sometimes got off the floor up to 41 inches spread out over the course of 2 games that would mean she basically was leaping about 1" off the floor 41 different times during those 2 games....which sounds about right!
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Nov 7, 2023 17:58:26 GMT -8
I have to call BS here. I never saw both of her feet off the floor at the same time. Actually I think bvrbooster was just being facetious with that comment and basically was saying the same thing as you are saying believeinthebeavs!---because if she sometimes got off the floor up to 41 inches spread out over the course of 2 games that would mean she basically was leaping about 1" off the floor 41 different times during those 2 games....which sounds about right! I was be facetious as well. I should have added To be fair, I've never seen another female player stand flat footed beyond the 3 point line and sink shot after shot.
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Post by jimbob on Nov 7, 2023 18:17:57 GMT -8
Agreed---we can make fun of her lack of jumping ability, but she was a deadly 3pt shooter and was tall enough that no-one could block her shot despite her shooting flat footed.
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Post by Werebeaver on Nov 7, 2023 18:23:02 GMT -8
Agreed---we can make fun of her lack of jumping ability, but she was a deadly 3pt shooter and was tall enough that no-one could block her shot despite her shooting flat footed. I liked watching her play. She and Plum were both tough, classy competitors.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Nov 7, 2023 18:40:52 GMT -8
She didn't always make it to the offensive end but she was there on the defensive end. And nobody could move her. That and neighbors would play her and plum the full 40 minutes.
They were a lot of fun to watch against anyone but the Beavers.
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Post by rmancarl on Nov 7, 2023 19:37:13 GMT -8
OSU WBB Press Conference: Good comments here from Coach and the word that struck me the most was "energy". Also thought it was very meaningful that he had positive comments on Dom's defense against Green. If you want to play for SR, you better play D. The game was a tale of two different Beaver teams. If you missed the 3rd quarter, you would have a hard time being excited about this team. If you watched the 3rd quarter, but missed the rest of the game, you would think the Beavs were in post season shape. The Beavs can't expect to win many games if they have 3 quarters that poor. Luckily, the 3rd quarter shows the potential that is there for this team. The freshmen brought a lot of that 'energy" Coach spoke about.
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Post by hoopheritic on Nov 8, 2023 9:00:33 GMT -8
I was able to make it to the game. Things I noticed:
* Slow starts are indicative of teams that either don't have an established pecking order or don't agree with the established pecking order on shot selection. I think it's clear that Reagan is the #1 option. Timea is probably the #2 option. After that it gets cloudy. This causes players to play a little bit out of pocket which was multiplied by UAPB having a hot start.
* Kelsey was the big surprise for me. Great hands and great play making.
* SR continues to do a great job of giving freshman a great experience their first few games. Let's temper expectations as we have seen, in consecutive years, freshman have great offensive days in the early games.
* A reduced role for Talia will be a key for this team to thrive. I said it a lot last year. She will need to grow through this because, as a ball dominant player, who is at best the #3 scoring option she could really take the wind out of the offense. See learning No. 1. If she struggles with being a role player on nights where we need that it could be a chemistry killer.
* I expect the #3 scoring option will change game to game. Basically anyone else on the team could be #3 any given night.
* We saw the AJ we needed to see on defense in the 3rd quarter. We came out of the zone and put her on Green. That changed everything. This is the role we need her in.
* Playing through Reagan is going to win games as she continues to grow as a passer.
* Reagan played solid defense without fouling...can she do this against bigger squads?
* Donovan will give us the ability to speed up the game and get more transition buckets for spurts. I was hoping to see more of the "speed lineup" on the floor: Donovan, Dom, AJ, Timea, and Adlee/Lily. That unit could make some runs. SR tended to rely on various jumbo lineups on the night.
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Post by greybeav on Nov 8, 2023 9:17:19 GMT -8
Thanks to a streak of home games we should get a lot of these:
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Nov 8, 2023 10:21:56 GMT -8
Donovyn is very well spoken for a freshman. I think we will hear from her a lot in the coming years.
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Post by lotrader on Nov 8, 2023 10:28:38 GMT -8
I was able to make it to the game. Things I noticed: * Slow starts are indicative of teams that either don't have an established pecking order or don't agree with the established pecking order on shot selection. I think it's clear that Reagan is the #1 option. Timea is probably the #2 option. After that it gets cloudy. This causes players to play a little bit out of pocket which was multiplied by UAPB having a hot start. * Kelsey was the big surprise for me. Great hands and great play making. * SR continues to do a great job of giving freshman a great experience their first few games. Let's temper expectations as we have seen, in consecutive years, freshman have great offensive days in the early games. * A reduced role for Talia will be a key for this team to thrive. I said it a lot last year. She will need to grow through this because, as a ball dominant player, who is at best the #3 scoring option she could really take the wind out of the offense. See learning No. 1. If she struggles with being a role player on nights where we need that it could be a chemistry killer. * I expect the #3 scoring option will change game to game. Basically anyone else on the team could be #3 any given night. * We saw the AJ we needed to see on defense in the 3rd quarter. We came out of the zone and put her on Green. That changed everything. This is the role we need her in. * Playing through Reagan is going to win games as she continues to grow as a passer. * Reagan played solid defense without fouling...can she do this against bigger squads? * Donovan will give us the ability to speed up the game and get more transition buckets for spurts. I was hoping to see more of the "speed lineup" on the floor: Donovan, Dom, AJ, Timea, and Adlee/Lily. That unit could make some runs. SR tended to rely on various jumbo lineups on the night. A couple of adds: => I have no worries about TvO. She is 100% Team first. She will fill whatever role the coaches need her on any given game. TvO will be an important cog in the wheel for this team. And there will be games where TvO is our best player on the floor. => Lily was solid in the APB game. Lily's defense is not recognized as much as it should be. Having Lily on the floor at start of 2nd half was important for Lily's 3-point shooting prowess, but Lily's defense was awesome on the perimeter. => I'm banking on Timea's game (especially defense & rebounding) improving greatly over the course of the season. Timea has a great competitive spirit and we need that on the floor from her and other players. => After watching the UCLA, USC, & Colorado games, I think the pressure our guards faced in the APB game gave me hope that we have guards that can handle pressure better than I thought. That was encouraging. Looking forward to seeing how they handle Villanova's defense.
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Post by grayman on Nov 8, 2023 12:06:03 GMT -8
I was able to make it to the game. Things I noticed: * Slow starts are indicative of teams that either don't have an established pecking order or don't agree with the established pecking order on shot selection. I think it's clear that Reagan is the #1 option. Timea is probably the #2 option. After that it gets cloudy. This causes players to play a little bit out of pocket which was multiplied by UAPB having a hot start. * Kelsey was the big surprise for me. Great hands and great play making. * SR continues to do a great job of giving freshman a great experience their first few games. Let's temper expectations as we have seen, in consecutive years, freshman have great offensive days in the early games. * A reduced role for Talia will be a key for this team to thrive. I said it a lot last year. She will need to grow through this because, as a ball dominant player, who is at best the #3 scoring option she could really take the wind out of the offense. See learning No. 1. If she struggles with being a role player on nights where we need that it could be a chemistry killer. * I expect the #3 scoring option will change game to game. Basically anyone else on the team could be #3 any given night. * We saw the AJ we needed to see on defense in the 3rd quarter. We came out of the zone and put her on Green. That changed everything. This is the role we need her in. * Playing through Reagan is going to win games as she continues to grow as a passer. * Reagan played solid defense without fouling...can she do this against bigger squads? * Donovan will give us the ability to speed up the game and get more transition buckets for spurts. I was hoping to see more of the "speed lineup" on the floor: Donovan, Dom, AJ, Timea, and Adlee/Lily. That unit could make some runs. SR tended to rely on various jumbo lineups on the night. A couple of adds: => I have no worries about TvO. She is 100% Team first. She will fill whatever role the coaches need her on any given game. TvO will be an important cog in the wheel for this team. And there will be games where TvO is our best player on the floor.=> Lily was solid in the APB game. Lily's defense is not recognized as much as it should be. Having Lily on the floor at start of 2nd half was important for Lily's 3-point shooting prowess, but Lily's defense was awesome on the perimeter. => I'm banking on Timea's game (especially defense & rebounding) improving greatly over the course of the season. Timea has a great competitive spirit and we need that on the floor from her and other players. => After watching the UCLA, USC, & Colorado games, I think the pressure our guards faced in the APB game gave me hope that we have guards that can handle pressure better than I thought. That was encouraging. Looking forward to seeing how they handle Villanova's defense. Totally agree with both comments...hoopheretic's comments on TVO go right in line with what I was getting at earlier in the thread. I think TVO's role is going to be far easier for her to fill than it will be for a lot of fans to accept it...but I totally agree that it's where Rueck and this team is headed. She can be absolutely devastating against opponents when she's on a roll shooting-wise but I have to say that TVO does so many "small" things that help quite a bit even if she doesn't get a ton of playing time. For example, she had five rebounds against APB in what, 15 minutes? That's impressive. A "new" role makes perfect sense when you consider that the offense now runs through Beers. Add the arrival of Hunter as (hopefully) the point guard, at least part of a tandem with Pietsch, and Gardiner stepping in as the player we all believe her to be now that she's healthy and it just stands to reason that TVO's role would change. It will be interesting to see how Rueck juggles playing time when it comes to Blacklock, Dom, AJ, Lily and Shuler (and TVO)...
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Post by nwhoopfan on Nov 8, 2023 13:32:03 GMT -8
Osahor was physically wrecked at least half her career. She got hit by a car while she was on a bike and never fully recovered. Her last couple years she didn't practice most of the time, just did light cardio on a stationary bike. They were saving her for games. It's amazing she was as effective as she was. Her Sr. year was amazing, 16 pts/15 rebs, ran the offense out of the high post sometimes, dangerous 3 point shooter as well as tough in the low block. Very good interior defender. All of that without being able to jump at all, and lo and behold at the WNBA draft combine she was measured at under 6 foot. I'm not even sure how she was able to do what she did at the college level.
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Post by Werebeaver on Nov 8, 2023 15:29:06 GMT -8
Thanks to a streak of home games we should get a lot of these: 30 points, not 40 Ron.
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Post by nwhoopfan on Nov 8, 2023 18:46:23 GMT -8
Well, Oregon jumped all over APB early and has them more than doubled up at the half, 43-19.
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