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What a line by Azzi! 24 pts, 5 reb, 4 assists, 4 steals & a block... all in 27 mins!
Our bigs need to rebound better and play more aggressive with shots around the hoop. They pass up a lot of open shooting opportunities that might put them on the line as well. They also need to keep the ball higher but mostly take it down when quick guards can steal or tie it up. This is late in the season for continued questionable play from our centers.2 really good quarters, 2 average quarters. About 20 minutes of high quality basketball. That's not good enough. They need to do better.
A bit ADHD on defense at times where she gets too distracted by screens or trying to steal the ball. She was much better the 2nd time around.She was late covering on a G-Town 3. Came right out, Geno starting to tell her something, then the camera cut to a commercial or something. Whatever he said, she came back out and performed very well!
K9 does seem the superior distributor, which will be a bigger factor when the offense isn't just Sarah and Azzi playing off each other.K9 is coming. KK needs to get her shooting & scoring together because, K9 is getting better on defense as well, and in my opinion, a better passer overall. I just wish that Allie would improve more on defense; she is somewhat tentative. Also why are we missing free throws. Free throws are like gold. Open lay ups are also.
You can be such a killjoy. No, I do not think a player decides to slump.Do you really think a player decides to slump?
Azzi Fudd, Kayleigh Heckel, Sarah Strong:
Sara was 3 assists short of a triple double in 23 minutes every player would like to slump like thatWere we just sluggish in the first period or were they really on? Actually lots of good things in the box score. Q's steals to t/o ratio 4 to 1. Pretty good. Though I wonder why rebounds are light. Has Sarah broken her spirit or is she just playing mostly out of range? On the first period, we have done this more than a few times. Regular season OK. NCAAs no so OK. We may go into the NCAAs with the most rested starting 5 in college ball. Wondering some on KK in this game. Sareh hit a couple of shots but didn't stay long. In 3 minutes Kellis sure got things moving. Allie decided to slump. Kayleigh and Ash just keep on trucking. Has Sarah gone into a minisophomore slump. I know, she was a rebounding fiend. Am I a spoiled Husky fan? Absolutely, but it is all their fault.
Come on, KK may not have had one of her better offensive performances but she still had 4 assists (could have been 8 easily but several perfect dishes were not converted) and no turnovers and was the major disruptor on defense as usual. Nothing against Kaleigh but to suggest she is a better passer or distributor or that KK’s job as lead point guard or starter is in jeopardy to her or anyone else as has been suggested at least twice now is unfathomable. She is the best all around point guard in the country imo and let’s not forget that she has proven herself already in the last 2 ncaa tournaments where she excelled in the highest level pressure games.K9 does seem the superior distributor, which will be a bigger factor when the offense isn't just Sarah and Azzi playing off each other.
I like that they both bring different elements to the position, though. It allows Geno to change the look with only a like-for-like type (PG for PG) and not going big or small or something more dramatic.
Like the old joke: a middle-aged violinist approaches a young man on the streets of New York and inquires: "Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?". "Practice, man, practice."Someone illuminate me. With 6 minutes left and up 30 points they're still in full court pressure defense. How come?
Do you want to be illuminated ,or is it you just wanted to find something to complain about like you usually do?Someone illuminate me. With 6 minutes left and up 30 points they're still in full court pressure defense. How come?