Shes playing as fast as her teammates. After practicing with the Huskies, she may have to get used to playing with less talented players. She will be more than fine.
I was impressed by how decent her handles were for a Big and how Jana was able to feel comfortable (her choice, coach choice, whomever) in the middle of that Czech Republic press. She didn't panic. She handled the pressure well. Skill development wise, her footwork is only going to get better. Same with the rest of her game. Also, I LOVE how she handled the physical play out there. She did not shy away from the contact. She got some DAWG in her. I love it!!OK, don’t go crazy when I say this. As a BIG, Jana’s handle is comparable to Stewie’s and, like Stewie, she can knock down shots from the arc. I am not saying that Jana will be another Stewie……,at least not yet. But she has developed a similar skill set at a young age.
As I and others have pointed out, Jana is a coach’s kid. Most BIGs learn the game from the inside out, planting themselves near the basket where they dominate smaller players. In Jana’s case she has worked on elements of her game that many BIGs overlook until they get to college like dribbling, passing and shooting.
Geno and his staff must be salivating at the prospect of adding a BIG with a potent offensive arsenal to an already loaded lineup. The season can’t get here soon enough.
Like the reports overall. In terms of her D, the coaching staff has already had her for a semester.
I get what you are saying but I am sure once she is back with the UConn program, she will pick up the pace. Definitely not a good look but even the Greats of the game took moments off or were seen jogging up the court.
Haha. Nope, but if you have paid attention at all, Geno and others have had some great comments about her. Also, I think her dad saw a clip of her playing or practicing or something, and said something like "i don't recognize her" - a compliment. All any of us can really go off of are the comments the coaches or other players make about the kids...
Jana wants to play!! She will do whatever she needs to do to play. If that means running faster up and down the court, she will. She will adjust to the speed of the game. Her coaches and teammates will tell her if she’s doing something wrong, and how to correct it. Jana is in good hands. She’ll be fine.
You can be sure she will!
It's called a compete level and it's not coincidental that the best, most successful players possess the highest level. It's not something you turn on and off depending on the competition and speed of play. Sure, she's young and learning the game but that has nothing to do with compete level. Kids that are hungry don't slow down. Take a younger example, HS senior to be Morgan Cheli. Watch any game video of her and count the number of plays she takes off. It will be zero, she is non stop effort. You are correct, her coaches and teammates will let her know and she'll be wise to listen closely.
Yeah, I agree. I think she will too. If you haven't seen it yet, I thought you'd enjoy this:
Before the HALF, Egypt was down 44 - 12 (32 points) with 2 minutes and 37 seconds left in the second quarter. Jana's
One thing I've noticed is that Jana is consistent in what appears to be encouraging her teammates. The girl is trying to keep her fellow players up lifted.
7 turnovers?
Last year when she was playing 40 minutes a game and doing so much out of necessity on both ends, how many times did you see Muhl jog behind the play?
Not comparable. Bigs take so much more punishment on the block.
She’s hardly ever on the block. She’s out on the perimeter asking for the ball.
I know, right! I mean at one point it looks like she gets hit in the face and retreats and takes the ball up another way. One thing that really stands out is that she has no fear of putting the ball on the floor and driving the lane.
Yup. You read the chart correctly. The turnovers were there. 7 of them. But had to watch the game and keep those turnovers in context. The minus 28 was there as well. You are correct, her team did not win. I have never been a fan of the Plus/Minus stuff, they are so misleading. Like any stat, it isn't perfect, but it's there.
3 of the turnovers were offensive fouls. The others were part of Egypt's struggles to inbound the ball against CR's press. Egypt as a whole committed 34 turnovers. The guards are pretty bad and Jana got caught up in trying to do too much. She also had the highest efficiency rating (22) of any player on the court.
