No worries @eebmg. Mikayla Pivec is strong going to the hoop, can hit the 3, and a terrific playmaker. And one heck of a defender. Pivec did the best job of anyone defending Sabrina all of last year (1v1). And, if you are not aware, Mikayla Pivec is one of the PAN AM Game players (5v5) this year.
Mine too but ,Bueckers and Williams may be a better back court.
Maybe we'll see Nika at the 1, Paige at the 2, and Azzi at the 3.
Truth is, the princetonians are a cross between marsupials and troglodytes. Only
school I ever encountered that tried to cheat at cross country running. Now that Banghart has left, they have no redeeming virtues.
As is Carla Berube, their new head coach.
Back then Rueck did not have the level and depth of talent he has now. The last thing he needs now is a ball dominate volume shooter. A good point can either pass or score when necessary. A really good point knows when it is time to do either. Any scorer or volume shooter can go cold and then what? The points primary role is to keep every other player engaged in the offense. That's the real difference between a point who can score when necessary and a guard with physical skills but with the mindset of a 2 playing point.
The old adage, “You can’t stop (her). You can only hope to contain (her).” that has been invoked over the years to characterize efforts to defend great scorers is certainly appropriate when describing efforts to contain Ionescu. Holding her to 50 points on 49 shots, while splitting the season series with the Ducks probably qualifies as “containing” Ionescu.
I was specifically calling out the game at OSU last year. Look at Sabrina's stats in that game. She hucked up a lot of shots, but made very few.
Agree, she's a Van Lith, not a Von Lith. More Dutch than German.
I agree she will likely end up at Baylor. Oregon was at a few of her HS games this year, but I'm guessing interest died down after landing PaoPao, Scherr, etc.
I believe it is between OSU & Baylor. But I don't think either has a lock on Hailey Van Lith. There are specific reasons I believe OSU will win out in the end--I'll just keep these reasons to myself for now, and hopefully OSU fans will see Hailey Van Lith at Gill for 4 years.
I can think of a couple of non-bb reasons why one might be hesitant about Baylor. She might be too outspoken for Baylor, though she does sport a cross. You have to love her worth ethic. After high school practice, she works out with her dad for 1 1/2 hours. UConn would be lucky to have her.
I’ve been thinking about this, so if my daughter were considering the #1 WCBB program and they likewise were considering her, I would hope that their Fan Forum would know the spelling of our name, otherwise how intelligent and knowledgeable could that group actually be? Maybe you should reach out to one of the Mods to edit your title of the thread to, you know, actually spell the name correctly as a matter of courtesy.