Geno should borrow from Pat Riley’s playbook

[Carnac]

One reason you might expect great things from Ice is because Geno has said things to this effect about her. After watching the FIBA games, I'm very optimistic about her. When she tore down rebounds and fired off outlet passes without taking a dribble, I ws hooked.

I find it hard to believe Ayanna won't have something important to contribute. She's an athlete, like Aubrey, so even if she's not a D1 level scorer yet, she will be a force somewhere on the court.


Ugh! Is it really that many?

One thing we MUST acknowledge is that she IS NOT a magician!! No top hat, no cape, no pulling rabbits out of a hat. She does NOT do disappearing acts. She DOES NOT disappear in BIG games. Cathedral Catholic High School played some BIG games her sophomore, junior and senior year, especially during the post-season. She showed up and played BIG in every game.

I'll bet my turban she does the same thing for Geno and her teammates. It's said that a great predictor of future behavior is past behavior. A BIG game is a BIG game regardless of the stage. I can't wait for her to have her break-out game. When she does (and she will), I hope it's against a top 10 team. Ice is special!!!

 

[baggerbob]

Both Napheesa Collier (2016-17, 2018-19) AND Katie Lou Samuelson (2016-17) averaged over 20ppg in a season. They both were above 20ppg during the 2016-17 season with Pheesa averaging 20.4ppg and KLS averaging 20.2ppg when they were both sophomores. And that’s after they averaged 6.8ppg and 11pm, respectively, the prior (their freshman) season.

And they didn't win the championship. You don't need someone to average 20 points per game.
Balance is better, having a team where many positions can score.