How much more can Stewie improve in 2014-2015..??

[genosguy]

The only person that is capable of stopping Breanna Stewart this year is Breanna Stewart. This year without Dolson and Hartley means that Stewart will be looked to for more of a leadership role and {along with KML }as the main scoring option. As long as she does not try to do too much, plays relaxed, and lets the game come to her which I think she will then there is no limit as to how good she can be.

 

[genosguy]

I would normally call the comment about Stewie stopping Stewie as nonsense. However, we all saw in the NCAA's this past season Stewie not scoring for 20 25 minutes. It's obviously between the ears and she showed in her Frosh year that she couldn't handle being "bullied", "mugged", "handled" more than half of her Frosh season she sat because she wasn't aggressive and in more than 4 of the 6 NCAA games she sat for all too long stretches this past season---so Stewie did STOP Stewie.

 

[genosguy]

I agree with your level of competition analysis. However, the problem could be Tuck's health. If she is not able to play to a high enough level, that would leave Stewart, Stokes and KML up front. When either Stewart or Stokes sit, you would have to move
KML to the 4 and have one of the freshman play the 3. I don't see this as a problem during conference games but it would be in the NCAA's. Let's just hope that Tuck will be healthy this year.

Chong is a player no one is counting IN. She's a dangerous out side shooter. She can score. She handles the ball well and passes pretty good. Attacks the basket occasionally. Something happened to her head. [mod edit]... she may have improved to the level Geno thinks he can work with. Any comments on that???

 

[sarals24]

I would normally call the comment about Stewie stopping Stewie as nonsense. However, we all saw in the NCAA's this past season Stewie not scoring for 20 25 minutes. It's obviously between the ears and she showed in her Frosh year that she couldn't handle being "bullied", "mugged", "handled" more than half of her Frosh season she sat because she wasn't aggressive and in more than 4 of the 6 NCAA games she sat for all too long stretches this past season---so Stewie did STOP Stewie.

Not sure what games you were watching. Stewart was much better this year handling physical play, and making plays for herself and her teammates when her shot wasn't falling. In the Baylor game they played her very physically and I thought she had a great game. Same with Rutgers and Maryland. She had stretches where she didn't play well in the tournament, but when it counted, she made the most of her minutes and earned another Final Four MOP.

 

[rvwsleep]

Chong is a player no one is counting IN. She's a dangerous out side shooter. She can score. She handles the ball well and passes pretty good. Attacks the basket occasionally. Something happened to her head. [mod edit] ...she may have improved to the level Geno thinks he can work with. Any comments on that???

Yes, I do have a comment. Proof read what you write before posting. I see that you're a new member but why do I have the feeling that you've been on this board before ?
"she folds personally when she isn't hitting or getting mugged". Is this an attempt to stir the pot ?
"we all saw in the NCAA's this past season Stewie not scoring for 20-25 minutes". Really ? They needed her scoring and she didn't deliver for 25 minutes ? Well then, they must have lost the game. Oh, wait a minute. They blew out the competition.
Now that I think about your posts further, they are an obvious attempt to get a rise from the boneyard.
Does this make you happy ?
Speculating on transfers ? That's forbidden, but then you knew that.

If DD, Ice, et al are on "probation", This "new member" should be slapped and hard.

 

[calpedaler]

How much can Stewie improve?

This much!

 

[RadyLady]

Yes, I do have a comment. Proof read what you write before posting. I see that you're a new member but why do I have the feeling that you've been on this board before ?
"she folds personally when she isn't hitting or getting mugged". Is this an attempt to stir the pot ?
"we all saw in the NCAA's this past season Stewie not scoring for 20-25 minutes". Really ? They needed her scoring and she didn't deliver for 25 minutes ? Well then, they must have lost the game. Oh, wait a minute. They blew out the competition.
Now that I think about your posts further, they are an obvious attempt to get a rise from the boneyard.
Does this make you happy ?
Speculating on transfers ? That's forbidden, but then you knew that.

If DD, Ice, et al are on "probation", This "new member" should be slapped and hard.

ON PROBATION??!?? WHAT THE HECK?! I didn't know SCHOOL was in session. sheesh..
(is that where everyone is? on "probation"???)

 

[RadyLady]

Tuck---she was an amazing Freshman--just watched 3 of those games. She was quiet and able and scored. But IF (big if) 2 of the 4 newbies live up to half of the hype--Morgan may not be needed> I surely do want her to play, because she is a superb compliment to Steward and KML. Kiah Stokes I believe (actually hope) will return to campus with a chip on her shoulder and more offensive skills. She could be a major factor in reaching the final 4.
I agree with most of the comments about Stewie, but let us not anoint her MOP of AAC or NCAA just yet. Let us see the competition, now that we don't have ND to contend with (they were not really as talented as hyped by the media this past year, final game showed that , with or without Achonwa)

Really? and which of the 4 incoming, 3 of which are guards can replace the height and presence in the paint of Morgan Tuck? Not be needed indeed. And given that Stewie was MOP of the last 2 final fours at least, both of which where she was an underclassman, I am pretty sure that she should be in the conversation for MOP of the AAC and/or another final four.


Honestly....

 

[RockyMTblue2]

She needs a better interview poker face and needs to memorize a few politically correct old cunards for said interviews when asked a dumb question. She has this look she gives, only fleeting, but it screams REALLY! Too funny. Don't change Stewie

 

[sawxfan23]

Tuck---she was an amazing Freshman--just watched 3 of those games. She was quiet and able and scored. But IF (big if) 2 of the 4 newbies live up to half of the hype--Morgan may not be needed> I surely do want her to play, because she is a superb compliment to Steward and KML. Kiah Stokes I believe (actually hope) will return to campus with a chip on her shoulder and more offensive skills. She could be a major factor in reaching the final 4.
I agree with most of the comments about Stewie, but let us not anoint her MOP of AAC or NCAA just yet. Let us see the competition, now that we don't have ND to contend with (they were not really as talented as hyped by the media this past year, final game showed that , with or without Achonwa)

I couldn't disagree more about Tuck. I think that Tuck will play a major role on this years team. She will provide much needed depth in the post and can be counted on to score off the bench. I also have high expectations for the incoming freshman but to say that Tuck won't be needed because of them is absurd. You do realize that of the frshman 2 of them play the 1 and the other 2 play the 2 and some 3. Not one of them can rebound and block shots in the post like Tuck. As for Stewart, we have already seen the competition in the AAC and UConn won each game by an average of 37 points so barring injury Stewart will be the MOP of the AAC.

 

[Sonny44]

If DD, Ice, et al are on "probation", This "new member" should be slapped and hard.[/QUOTE]

Is that true?
If so, how would anyone know that?

 

[meyers7]

If DD, Ice, et al are on "probation", This "new member" should be slapped and hard.

Is that true?
If so, how would anyone know that?

Actually it's "double secret probation". Those that have the "need to know", ummmm know. Shhhh.

 

[RadyLady]

Is that true?
If so, how would anyone know that?

Actually it's "double secret probation". Those that have the "need to know", ummmm know. Shhhh.[/QUOTE]


oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh

 

[JRRRJ]

I wouldn't compare MoJeff's three point shooting with Bre's. Breanna took many more and with people knowing she was the number one option. Moriah doesn't get that kind of attention when she's behind the arc. Not a fair comparison.

I'm afraid these assertions are unfounded. From Jan 1 through the end of the year, Moriah shot 25/51 3fg for 49%, number one for percentage on the team by a wide margin. Second best was Tierney at 40% on 2/5, then Bria at 39.4%. If you think any sane coach would decide to let Moriah shoot at will -- I'd have to disagree.

 

[temery]

Is that true?
If so, how would anyone know that?

It's not true. Not true at all. I upgraded the script a couple months ago, and there was a new option to limit the number of posts per day for users. Some of you may remember that I messed it up, and a bunch of people got messages saying they had hit their daily limit (after a couple posts). Apparently several people took this personal.

As it now stands, someone may get the message if their posting pattern over several days is greater than ten posts per day. Anyone who thinks they need to post more than ten times a day needs to get a life, and quit whining.

 

[RadyLady]

It's not true. Not true at all. I upgraded the script a couple months ago, and there was a new option to limit the number of posts per day for users. Some of you may remember that I messed it up, and a bunch of people got messages saying they had hit their daily limit (after a couple posts). Apparently several people took this personal.

As it now stands, someone may get the message if their posting pattern over several days is greater than ten posts per day. Anyone who thinks they need to post more than ten times a day needs to get a life, and quit whining.

and what if someone were engaged in debate? This often happens on this board. Heck, we have some posters who have to respond individually to every post on a thread. Or, what if someone is providing updates on games for those who cannot see the games. 10 posts can be done in an instant. I do stuff like this because it's a nice thing to do and not because I need a life - I need a job actually.

Limiting posts seems a strange choice for a fan forum.....Seriously....

 

[meyers7]

It's not true. Not true at all. I upgraded the script a couple months ago, and there was a new option to limit the number of posts per day for users. Some of you may remember that I messed it up, and a bunch of people got messages saying they had hit their daily limit (after a couple posts). Apparently several people took this personal.

That's exactly what a Mod would say if they were putting people on Double Secret Probation.

As it now stands, someone may get the message if their posting pattern over several days is greater than ten posts per day. Anyone who thinks they need to post more than ten times a day needs to get a life, and quit whining.

Somebody has to correct all these errors. Besides Real Life is overrated.

Oh and I can quit at anytime.

 

[JRRRJ]

From her freshman to sophomore seasons, Stewie improved in virtually every statistical category.

Yes, but in those things Stewie already did, the improvement was not as great as the raw numbers would indicate, since she was on-court for 1221 min in 2013/14 versus 854 min in 2012/13. One stat was reduced (in red), and two were virtual ties (in blue, arbitrarily defined as differing by less than < 7%).

Per-40-min stats 13/14
FGA 17.61/19.20
FGM 8.95/9.53
3FGA 3.93/4.59
3FGM 1.31/1.57
FTA 5.25/6.22
FTM 4.07/4.82
OR 3.65/3.01
DR 7.07/7.60
TR 10.73/10.61
PF 2.82/2.03
AST 1.64/4.00
TO 2.53/2.19
BLK 3.47/3.60
ST 1.92/2.06
PTS 23.28/25.45

The free throw, PF, TO and assist numbers are the biggest improvements from year to year. I think the FTs show she has already been going inside more. Adding a dribble drive should pump that number up considerably. And I think adding some strength will help the FT percentage as well. The TO number is pretty damn good for a big, though I don't know how it compares to her peers. At first I thought maybe she should become a bit more aggressive, get 20-25 shots a game, but the A/TO ratio mitigates against that and she's more of a defensive problem if she keeps the shoot/pass mix she has.

OOPS! David pointed out an error in my post above, which included some games twice. I have corrected the figures above. Fortunately, it didn't require me to change my conclusions (Though the eagle-eyed among you will have noticed I moved my arbitrary tie metric.)

 

[temery]

and what if someone were engaged in debate? This often happens on this board. Heck, we have some posters who have to respond individually to every post on a thread. Or, what if someone is providing updates on games for those who cannot see the games. 10 posts can be done in an instant. I do stuff like this because it's a nice thing to do and not because I need a life - I need a job actually.

Limiting posts seems a strange choice for a fan forum.....Seriously....

Only two people in three months have once hit the limit, and those aren't the people on double secret probation.

As for you ... You average six posts per day.

 

[RadyLady]

Only two people in three months have once hit the limit, and those aren't the people on double secret probation.

why does one have to have a double secret? The only way to really keep a secret between two people is to...... ummmm.......


uh-oh



I know you guys fixed the having to wait a long length of time between posts....

 

[temery]

why does one have to have a double secret? The only way to really keep a secret between two people is to. ummmm..


uh-oh



I know you guys fixed the having to wait a long length of time between posts....

Worth noting is some features are in place to keep someone from shutting the board down by posting too often, and too much. It happened in the chat in March.

 

[rvwsleep]

It's not true. Not true at all. I upgraded the script a couple months ago, and there was a new option to limit the number of posts per day for users. Some of you may remember that I messed it up, and a bunch of people got messages saying they had hit their daily limit (after a couple posts). Apparently several people took this personal.

As it now stands, someone may get the message if their posting pattern over several days is greater than ten posts per day. Anyone who thinks they need to post more than ten times a day needs to get a life, and quit whining.

No one NEEDS to post more than 10 times a day. But, as RL pointed out, It can occur while discussing a hot topic.
Some posters actually derive some small measure of enjoyment from this board. And now they find out that they need to get a life !
A poor choice of words, IMHO.
I have a question regarding the mechanics of the messages sent to people. Are the messages sent automatically to posters who have exceeded their limit or are one of the mods alerted to the overuse and then it's the mods decision if a message should be sent ?

 

[RadyLady]

Worth noting is some features are in place to keep someone from shutting the board down by posting too often, and too much. It happened in the chat in March.

Noted, yet the volume of posts would truly have to be excessive especially in chat.

 

[temery]

Noted, yet the volume of posts would truly have to be excessive especially in chat.

Not difficult to paste large volumes of text repeatedly. A couple times a year I've gotten up at 3 am and noticed someone had posted several dozen, to hundreds of posts just to be a pain. That can't happen now.

 

[RadyLady]

Not difficult to paste large volumes of text repeatedly. A couple times a year I've gotten up at 3 am and noticed someone had posted several dozen, to hundreds of posts just to be a pain. That can't happen now.

understood - yet the good Boneyard regulars wouldn't do such a thing....I hope.

 

[msf22b]

Really? and which of the 4 incoming, 3 of which are guards can replace the height and presence in the paint of Morgan Tuck? Not be needed indeed. And given that Stewie was MOP of the last 2 final fours at least, both of which where she was an underclassman, I am pretty sure that she should be in the conversation for MOP of the AAC and/or another final four. Honestly....

My philosophy is to not expect much from returning wounded warriors.
I've always been a big Tuck supporter and it would be wonderful to get her back at full strength (which we never really saw in her UConn career) but to expect that is a level of optimism that goes beyond my sense of reality

I'm sure Geno and the staff plan conservatively in such matters (meaning he is planning for Breanna and Kiah to be the available bigs); slotting Morgan back in would certainly not cause discomfort if she is game ready. Plan B is always on the table.

Let's conjecture that Sawxfan is speaking of the likely scenario involving a limited Morgan.

In that case the frosh would have oversize responsibilities; remember that 2 of the so-called guards are hefty young things over 6 feet tall.

I imagine that with or without Morgan, Geno can figure out a way to dominate.


(sorry for the necessity of so many edits)

 

[RadyLady]

My philosophy is to not expect much from returning wounded warriors.
I've always been a big Tuck supporter and it would be wonderful to get her back at full strength (which we never really saw in her UConn career) but to expect that is a level of optimism that goes beyond my sense of reality

I'm sure Geno and the staff plan conservatively in such matters (meaning he is planning for Breanna and Kiah to be the available bigs); slotting Morgan back in would certainly not cause discomfort if she is game ready. Plan B is always on the table.

Let's conjecture that Sawxfan is speaking of the likely scenario involving a limited Morgan.

In that case the frosh would have oversize responsibilities; remember that 2 of the so-called guards are hefty young things over 6 feet tall.

I imagine that with or without Morgan, Geno can figure out a way to dominate.


(sorry for the necessity of so many edits)

You are nicer than I am...and to me it was clear that this person had little or no idea of who the freshman are and what positions they play. That said, I do know that Geno would find out the best way to win regardless of personnel. But I would not say that someone with the talent and presence of Morgan would not be needed her injuries not withstanding, nor would I want to cut Stewie from the conversation of MOP of anything so that we can "... see the competition"

 

[hoophuskee]

Can Stewart improve? He--- yes! Too often she opted to throw up a 3 with the shot clock more that 20 sec left. Yes, Geno is right, she needs to score off the dribble. And to make better offensive decisions. She's an emotional player which isn't good in the Geno system--she folds personally when she isn't hitting or getting mugged--she took too long to get started in scoring. Otherwise we wouldn't have had the Elite 8/Sweet 16 scares---Again Geno is right she is amazing now but she's had KML, Hartley, Jefferson and Stef to take scoring pressures off of her. I feel that Kaleena M. Lewis is being under rated and under appreciated by the fans and hopefully not by WNBA--in every aspect of her game she's as good as Maya was in College.

I don't agree with a lot of this. And I don't see the scares you saw. No matter. I agree she has room to improve in many areas. When I saw the thread - I felt not "how much more" can Stewie improve, but she has to work on improving in every part of her game to reach her potential which is the ultimate goal

 

[01Neaggrad02]

Improve her free throw average. 147-190 for a 77.4%
In the championship game she was 1-3

Not to nitpick, but because we know she will go to the line a considerable amount I would like to see her around 85% or even in the Kaleena range of 90%

 

[sawxfan23]

Improve her free throw average. 147-190 for a 77.4%
In the championship game she was 1-3

Not to nitpick, but because we know she will go to the line a considerable amount I would like to see her around 85% or even in the Kaleena range of 90%

If she shot 85% she would have scored a whopping 15 more points last year. IMHO she is fine as long as she stays above 75%.