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Post by lavrentyyb on Jan 30, 2024 15:39:13 GMT -8
The thing that has impressed me with the guards is that their motors don't stop until the final buzzer.
Dono is all over the place. Her hands are in everyone else's business.
Kennedie has that impressive burst of speed. She will step on it in transition and the turbocharger activates when she decides to take it to the hoop.
Dom will be dangerous when she learns to use her speed under control. Right now, she is chaos personified.
When AJ's shot is off she is still around the ball. When her shot isn't falling she doesn't obsess over it and transitions to defense. Like Lily, she is always around the ball.
Adlee ... geez, when she hits a trip she energizes everyone.
If Rueck can keep the band together after the season next season will be a final four season. This one, maybe. Next season for sure.
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Post by scottybooks on Jan 30, 2024 17:40:50 GMT -8
Fastest play in the Rueck era. Twenty first century has arrived in Gill, baby!
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Post by grayman on Jan 30, 2024 21:14:07 GMT -8
This guard group has a chance to be one of OSU's best and IMO it's already pushing the 2019-20 group of Pivec, Goodman, Slocum, Tudor, Mannen and Simmons. The current group has better overall speed (even considering 2019-20 had Slocum) and better depth. There's no clear-cut star that can match Pivec but TVO comes somewhat close to Pivec as an all-around player. Tudor and Goodman were big time 3-point threats and probably get the edge over Lily and Adlee. For now. I'd give Paurova and Marotte a big edge over Simmons. Time will tell how Hunter and Shuler stack up against Slocum and Goodman but I like Hunter as a defender over Slocum right now.
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Post by lotrader on Jan 31, 2024 6:40:17 GMT -8
Fastest play in the Rueck era. Twenty first century has arrived in Gill, baby! OSU WBB PGs are very much pushing the ball in transition much better than in any past seasons that I can remember. Watching Donovyn & Kennedie last year in the Oregon vs Washington All-Stars, it was clear that OSU was getting two PGs who are great in transition and get the ball upcourt quickly. This has really made a huge difference for OSU, and coupled with the fact that we have BIGs who can run makes transition basketball a feature of the OSU team.
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Post by sportsfan85 on Jan 31, 2024 9:51:26 GMT -8
The pace at which the beavers play is similar to Ruecks teams from 2015 to 2018. This team can run and not turn the ball over. Most of our turnovers are in the half court offense and trying to get the ball into the low post. Well we still have a tendency to get in a corner and stop moving the ball when we get pressed and that pressure will increase as we get into the last half of conference play.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Jan 31, 2024 11:16:59 GMT -8
The pace at which the beavers play is similar to Ruecks teams from 2015 to 2018. This team can run and not turn the ball over. Most of our turnovers are in the half court offense and trying to get the ball into the low post. Well we still have a tendency to get in a corner and stop moving the ball when we get pressed and that pressure will increase as we get into the last half of conference play. Syd was a great shooter and a decent point guard but quick or fast wasn't in her game. Rueck called almost every play in her era. After she graduated the point position was patched together for a couple years. Again, speed wasn't the norm. This is by far the quickest and fastest Beaver team in the Rueck era.
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Post by sportsfan85 on Jan 31, 2024 16:53:41 GMT -8
When Syd was the point most plays started with her 15ft from Rueck dribbling the clock down until the play got called. Now they seem to get the play and multiple players are communicating on what the play is and getting set to run the play. It helps to have Talia on the court she can initiate the offense by helping get players in the correct positions.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Jan 31, 2024 18:36:04 GMT -8
I have a feeling that a certain assistant coach is involved having the plays called by the point guards.
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Post by sportsfan85 on Jan 31, 2024 19:25:01 GMT -8
I have a feeling that a certain assistant coach is involved having the plays called by the point guards. That is so true Coach Rueck always said Aleah was like having a coach on the floor and she called the play well before mid court and at times well before Rueck would start to signal in a play. Aleah was a key addition to the staff in helping with the freshman point guards. Devan Hunter is maturing as an assistant and in working with the post players. And it is so nice having Coach Ely back in Corvallis.
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Post by jones on Jan 31, 2024 19:53:22 GMT -8
The thing that has impressed me with the guards is that their motors don't stop until the final buzzer. Dono is all over the place. Her hands are in everyone else's business. Kennedie has that impressive burst of speed. She will step on it in transition and the turbocharger activates when she decides to take it to the hoop. Dom will be dangerous when she learns to use her speed under control. Right now, she is chaos personified. When AJ's shot is off she is still around the ball. When her shot isn't falling she doesn't obsess over it and transitions to defense. Like Lily, she is always around the ball. Adlee ... geez, when she hits a trip she energizes everyone. If Rueck can keep the band together after the season next season will be a final four season. This one, maybe. Next season for sure.
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Post by jones on Jan 31, 2024 19:56:51 GMT -8
Dom is similar to what Sherrod was a years ago, and at times still is. Runs at full speed, until the basket and then yikes. Sherrod exhibited that out of control characteristic late in the game last Friday.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Feb 1, 2024 19:05:23 GMT -8
Dom is similar to what Sherrod was a years ago, and at times still is. Runs at full speed, until the basket and then yikes. Sherrod exhibited that out of control characteristic late in the game last Friday. If be willing to bet that sherrod was shocked to find an opponent as quick and outright fast as she is. It wasn't far into the game when she started to realize that she wasn't going to be able to run roughshod over everybody. Her frustration level kept climbing throughout the game and by the 4th period she was acting out her frustration. It just made Donovyn feel and look better. It was a beautiful example of game planning. I can't wait to see what the coaching staff comes up with in a couple weeks.
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