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Message: [QUOTE="jazz, post: 3831091, member: 10942"] [B]My 2 cents on the Guards in the 2nd -4th Qtr:[/B] Second game in a row where we have 47 at the half. That is good production even if it isn’t always pretty. Down 7 midway in the 1st and then up 13 at half – 20 point swing – can’t complain with that! DePaul missing some shots but UCONN playing better help and switch and close-out defense i the 2nd Qtr. Some of our best offense came with the small line up-NM, PB, EW, CW and Liv to protect the rim. I’m not sure if this will work against top teams with size. You have to like the progress of our freshman in this disruptive Covid year. I am really excited to see how they look in another 12 games. PB is so darn good in so many ways. She is already playing like a senior. The game is just so slow to her. I continue to marvel at how she disrupts passing lanes. You get an easy layup 2-3 times a game simply because of the disruptions she causes. I haven’t seen a lot of different teams play, but is there anybody playing any better than PB right now and take the full 12 games into consideration? CW getting the feeling that nobody on DePaul can keep her from getting to the rack. Several excellent takes. Nice backdoor cut and finish. Nice work on the boards. Better defense. Good half! Good closeout in the early 3rd. Explosive takes to the rim and consistent finisher! Although it is easier to do without a rim protector on the other end. Was a monster on the boards a couple time as well. Has some serious hops! Got beat some but hey, the other team has good players too!! Seemed to have a much better sense of urgency with her defense until the last 5-6 minutes of the game. The team played awful defense the last 5-6 minutes of the game. Great game on offense and better on defense. Love the work she did on the boards as well. Can she play the same way against top level teams who have taller players in the post waiting on her when she drives? NM – better defense this time, but a tick late and gets the foul. She seems to learn fast. Beat badly the first time and then much better the second. Got indecisive and picked up the pivot foot for the turnover, then makes up for it seconds later with the steal. Nice pass to PB to AE. This sequence was even better when you consider AE was on the floor scrambling for the rebound and then got up and ran down the floor to get the easy two. Nice hustle by AE! Later NM had a nice take to the hoop to get to the foul line. The threat of the 3 set that up. NM is a tick late on the switch, giving up the bucket. She had a so-so game. Seems to want to do more and more, which shows confidence and growth. As a result, she will get it wrong sometimes. Nice progress over 12 games! [/QUOTE]

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