This didn't age too well....
Probably a smarter perspective would have been that for the first half, Boston played all of 5 minutes and scored 4 points, and Cooke scored all of 0 points in the first half. A combined 4 points in a half of basketball from who are your top two scorers this season, and you're not going to look all that good.
This turned out to be a bad game for Cooke, but Boston got back out on the floor and scored 16 pts, 11 rebounds, and all 7 of her blocks in 20 minutes. Henderson stepped up for Cooke's absence - Cooke still ended up finding a way to 7 pts, and Henderson's 22 pts means the guard duo combined for 29 pts and 11 rebounds, and I've seen worse production from starting guard tandems this season, even on really good teams...
The turnovers were bad for the game, and have been bad for the season. That's the biggest loss we've seen from Harris being no longer on the team: Harris has always been a strong PG when it came to keeping turnovers to a minimum. Maybe as a freshman and her competing with upperclassman Bianca Cuevas-Moore, and Cuevas-Moore's tendency to be a bit loose with the handle that ultimately handed the starting job to Ty may have had something to do with that. Anyhow, with Ty it was usually a team with one particular player on the perimeter as an anchor, while the rest of the unit worked to drive to the basket and take shots. Now we have 5 of 5 out there at any one time looking to initiate shots and scoring, and often the pace gets away from the team. They've allowed this when missing too many make-able shots thus far this season, IMO.
But Ty has also never been a major offensive threat until her senior season, while both Henderson and Cooke are the wide-open initiators more in the frame that Cuevas-Moore tried to be. That Hendo is still averaging north of 5 apg while scoring as much as she is, is impressive: She has already proven to be a better scorer and shooter than Harris ever was - Harris's senior season last season was her best year, and she averaged 12.0 ppg last season.
Henderson is also a better 3-pt. FG shooter than Harris ever was. Harris was better in apg and a:to ratio - although Henderson is just right behind her in those areas - a better anticipatory defender and a better FT shooter. Henderson is the better scorer, FG shooter, and rebounder. They are unique enough players from each other: doesn't necessarily mean one is better and the other is worse, without a bit of subjective preference...
