You left out the requisite emogee "
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A lot written here.. I agree some about Nurse---she is needed! Her ability to take and make the 3 or layup or shoot foul shots--changes the tone of the game for opponents when she is not on the floor. Danger, Kyla, and even Chong to lesser extent give the opponents people to sag off of and allow emphasis on Napheesa, Gabby, KLS. Danger can, and has proven, she can hit the three and make a driving attack on the basket. She has hit 3's and free throws in pressure games this year--she has done a lot of sitting since that time--some health, some dog days--she needed to get this experience much earlier in the season--.I think a lot of it comes down to Nurse.
We have said for the longest time the sum of the parts are greater than the individual pieces.
I think without Nurse it is very "evident."
Take away The Core 4 for an entire game- we can suffer.
Nurse can play the physical guards much better than Saniya and obviously Danger. I thoguth Danger did nothing he whole game and she is not an asset on defense. When you take out Collier - and Nat isn't palyign well- we only have three good players on the floor in which Lou isn't shoting well and Gabby now can be doubled on the inside. Danger's shooting is suspect and Nat isn't going to spread the floor. Thereofre Gabby can be better neutralized.
Just compare the season of Nurse vs what Danger gave us last night. Not to mention -- but I willthe experience and the defense. Danger played 33 minutes was 1-7 from the floor and had just 1 assist. And Nurse is an over 80% ft shooter.
Nurse balances our floor. You can have Nurse play sf. I think Tulane played small. SO you could have Lou play pf if Nat/Kyla are ineffective. Nurse is a battler. Nurse is 2nd on the team in assists and has a 2.5 assist to turnover ratio. I'm pretty sure in the ND game UCONN used Lou at the high post. Because of our limited gaurds maybe we can't efficiently move her around more.
The big takeaway imo comes down to Nurse.
Long term it looks like our outside shooting is a shell of what it used ot be. But for it to be running 100% efficiency we need Nurse. She was a starter for arguably the greatest wcbb team ever for a reason. And it is more than just individual stats.
The only one I have is with Hitlers face on it--seemed inappropriate. (ok maybe for one of the coaches mentioned--maybe)You left out the requisite emogee "
Agree that the offense has been subpar, but if the Huskies are a mediocre offensive team, then just about every other WBB team is downright awful.
We're splitting hairs here.
Were those shots in the Baylor game all 2's??? that Danger took?? Her USA days she was proficient in 3 shooting--
OK, you've made your points and I've made mine. I'm going to let this go now and have a beer or two.
Have three or four---you earned them. !!
We don't disagree. I was simply making the point that there is UConn & everybody else by employing "sarcasm."
I was actually agreeing with you-----employing sarcasm. Facetious-ness!
+2 points for inventing a new word.
Agree with emphasis on passing. Like Danger as a frosh backup, but she seemed hesitate or unable to make a pass yesterday. At times, appears with her height, has trouble getting ball into middle, particularly to a cutter.
While every game it appears matchups matter, yesterday, saw numerous times Lou was open in middle and never got pass. In her highest scoring games, many of her points came from cuts that resulted in 10 foot jump shots. Yesterday, maybe due to her height, don't remember one pass Danger made to her or others. While likely many other factors contributing, with Danger running offense, it was in slow motion and easier to defense. Opinions vary.
Words are my blood--not that you can read my blood any more than my words.---if you like that one keep reading---i amaze myself in some of the ways i can spell any word---without trying!!
