Jana - In Madrid - FIBA Games

[Alydar]

Agreed, and posted this in December….”Her footwork and ball skills reminds me of another recent big we had...you may remember her by her nickname -"Stewie"...although Jana's 3 point shooting form is not quite like Stewie's (and hers was classic, high release), her back to the basket and inside the paint moves may be as good - expect her to be a game changer!”

In her first 3 years Stewart's 3pt%'s were 31% 33% 34%. She shot 43% as a senior.

 

[Dezoworld]

Jana jogs down the court on Defense and lack of playing hard Defense but I'm guessing that will pick up once she gets started with Uconn. Maybe she's taking it light so not to get hurt

 

[Carnac]

Never thought I would be the one to make an unrelated thread about, , , NIKA!

However. Having never really watched FIBA or basketball outside of the US (excluding Olympic games). I now understand Nikas bewildered, exasperated, looks at the official charging her with a personal foul.

Holly Cow! If they were to stick the NCAA official on the floor with a whistle there would be no starters on the floor at the end of the first quarter!

I will no longer gripe about non calls, bad, calls, incorrect calls, stupid calls, or mysterious calls.

Comparing the NCAA game to the other leagues around the world the NCAA is sissy ball. Yes I prefer pretty basketball even if it's sissy style.


But I now understand the difficulty the kids from overseas have adjusting to the ncaa officiating that is so different from how they have been taught to play.

With knowledge comes understanding.

 

[Zarathustra]

She did play and basically was a no show, playing a little over 19 min. and scoring just 4 pts.

My impression from watching Lithuania is that Juste does not have to be the "star" of
this team. Juste is making wonderful "skip" passes and every opposing team seems
to have a " shadow" on her. When she gets the ball, when she drives, she is
double and tripled teamed. Juste is fortunate to have a bevy of three-point shooters
that drain the kickouts she provides. I believe that Lithuania hit 50 % from 3 point
land in their win against Egypt. However, if Jocyte does not light it up in the next game
against Spain, IMO, Lithuania loses! NOTE: Jana did well against Juste when Juste
was covering Jana underneath.

 

[The CDR-Ret]

Here are the up to date (i think they are up to date) stats for the top 15 scorers at the tournament... Very impressive #'s all the way around for Jana against some of the best in the world at her age group.

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Jana also has taken the second most FT per game, but #1 Fournier (CAN) for attempts only made a woeful 35.7%.

I like our young Huskie to be the leading scorer in the tournament as they vie for #9 by winning on Friday morning vs. Taipei, with Jana going for 32+ points, and getting her 3 point plays the old fashioned way (and one!)...

Jana also has the fewest minutes per game played in the top seven...

 

[Gus Mahler]

Nice post

I love your point about your job as a fan.

I just hope fans on here don't get too carried away with Jana in which her effort gets over-exaggerated/picked on. The same thing used to happen with Tina Charles her 1st two years. Fans got extremely way too carried away with Geno's comments. For example, Geno used to make the laughable comment that Tina should average a double-double at halftime. Nor did he give her a pass her frosh year. It was a little bit of a pity that fans hung onto all of Geno's words to such an extreme that it seemed that they never could enjoy her. Her frosh year she was Honorable Mention A/A. Her soph year she was 3rd Team A/A.

I hope the same won't happen with Jana. She’s not going to be Usain Bolt in transition. Nor will Jana be “Bill Russell” on Defense.

In addition, there has to be an understanding that Geno could choose to want to see "perfection." Also, he is huge on "Body Language." Thua, his outlook on expecting perfection and body language and other things similar like expecting a player (Tina) to have a halftime-double-double when you have teammates like Maya, Monty, and Kalana among others falls into a coach doing a portion of his job; which is to try to push player's beyond their limits. Tina had limits and Jana will have limits. As a fan I won't expect perfection or care about body language but as a fan I can enoy the player and the game even without the aforementioned attributes. For Geno, because he is the coach, he can feel disappointed if there is no perfection.- I never have to.

 

[Bone Dog]

I think hitting FTs is hugely important. 3 years ago, only Paige was a reliable FT shooter, everyone else struggled. The following year it was Paige and Azzi for as long as they were both playing. Last season, no Paige, and only a little Azzi, but Lou seemed to have infected the team with good FT shooting, Aaliyah and Nika especially. This coming season, one thing I'm looking forward to is our FT shooting. We could actually have a starting 5 (plus 3) averaging over 80%. And Ice Jana Aubrey and Caroline won't bring that average down.

 

[CajunHusky]

Jana jogs down the court on Defense and lack of playing hard Defense but I'm guessing that will pick up once she gets started with Uconn. Maybe she's taking it light so not to get hurt

nope ... sorry ... not going make this kind of judgement on an incoming freshman. I want to see what she does in a UConn uniform.

These kids are playing at an WNBA pace ... considerably faster than NCAA. And playing with more physicality.

 

[HuskylnSC]

Jana tooday:

#	Players	Min	Pts	FG	2Pts	3Pts	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	+/-
8	Jana Elalfy	36:33	28	11/2445.8%	10/1758.8%	1/714.3%	5/683.3%	5	8	13	1	1	6	2	0	-18	24

One, ONE personal foul in 36 minutes.
Egypt lost to Lithuania 86-64

 

[Carnac]

Jana tooday:

#	Players	Min	Pts	FG	2Pts	3Pts	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	+/-
8	Jana Elalfy	36:33	28	11/2445.8%	10/1758.8%	1/714.3%	5/683.3%	5	8	13	1	1	6	2	0	-18	24

One, ONE personal foul in 36 minutes.
Egypt lost to Lithuania 86-64

That means she can stay on the floor, avoiding foul trouble. I like that!! I think there will be times when Geno wants and needs her on the floor this year.

 

[Bills Fan]

I think hitting FTs is hugely important. 3 years ago, only Paige was a reliable FT shooter, everyone else struggled. The following year it was Paige and Azzi for as long as they were both playing. Last season, no Paige, and only a little Azzi, but Lou seemed to have infected the team with good FT shooting, Aaliyah and Nika especially. This coming season, one thing I'm looking forward to is our FT shooting. We could actually have a starting 5 (plus 3) averaging over 80%. And Ice Jana Aubrey and Caroline won't bring that average down.

It looks like Jana has the potential to challenge Azzi and Paige for the top FT% on the team. Add in Aaliyah who was much improved at the line last year, and who plays lots of minutes, and Caroline and we could be one of the top FT shooting teams in the country!

 

[HuskyNan]

That means she can stay on the floor, avoiding foul trouble. I like that!! I think there will be times when Geno wants and needs her on the floor this year.

No, it means international refs aren’t as whistle-happy as NCAA refs. If you watch the games, a lot of the ticky-tack stuff that gets called here is ignored by international refs

 

[Bills Fan]

That means she can stay on the floor, avoiding foul trouble. I like that!! I think there will be times when Geno wants and needs her on the floor this year.

My friend, I hate to come up with a different look into the future and maybe it's just semantics, but I think Geno is going to need (use) Jana at more than just "times". Now if by "times" you mean splitting 35-40 minutes of post play with ICE then I guess I agree with you.

Both young ladies should have benefited from their time with the team last year; Ice from watching the practices and games for an entire season and Jana from actually practicing against top level UCONN post players (DJ and Aaliyah) for half the season.

 

[Carnac]

My friend, I hate to come up with a different look into the future and maybe it's just semantics, but I think Geno is going to need (use) Jana at more than just "times". Now if by "times" you mean splitting 35-40 minutes of post play with ICE then I guess I agree with you.

Both young ladies should have benefited from their time with the team last year; Ice from watching the practices and games for an entire season and Jana from actually practicing against top level UCONN post players (DJ and Aaliyah) for half the season.

I meant at times when his options are limited, i.e. his other post players are either nicked up and unavailable for a game or two, or in foul trouble. RIGHT NOW, I'm not even going to try and guess or predict how many minutes Jana will get per game this year. Ice will have a lot to say about that. Amari might have something to say also. We have not seen a healthy Amari yet. She had back surgery this summer. She should begin the season with a clean bill of health and a very strong and urgent resolve to make up for lost time.

 

[Carnac]

No, it means international refs aren’t as whistle-happy as NCAA refs. If you watch the games, a lot of the ticky-tack stuff that gets called here is ignored by international refs

Thanks, Nan. Admittedly, I have not had the time to view any of her games yet this summer.

 

[DEpup]

Jana tooday:

#	Players	Min	Pts	FG	2Pts	3Pts	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	+/-
8	Jana Elalfy	36:33	28	11/2445.8%	10/1758.8%	1/714.3%	5/683.3%	5	8	13	1	1	6	2	0	-18	24

One, ONE personal foul in 36 minutes.
Egypt lost to Lithuania 86-64

I don't think that says much since FIBA is a much rougher game than NCAA. They just don't call as much fouls.

 

[HuskylnSC]

I don't think that says much since FIBA is a much rougher game than NCAA. They just don't call as much fouls.

31 fouls called in this game. Just over 1 every 1.25 minutes. Jana played 36 minutes and crashed the boards enough to get 13 rebounds against a superior club. One foul is incredible.
@Carnac gets it!

EDIT: Also she scored 28 points! playing 36 minutes with that much effort she had to create some exhaustion fouls.

 

[DEpup]

31 fouls called in this game. Just over 1 every 1.25 minutes. Jana played 36 minutes and crashed the boards enough to get 13 rebounds against a superior club. One foul is incredible.
@Carnac gets it!

EDIT: Also she scored 28 points! playing 36 minutes with that much effort she had to create some exhaustion fouls.

I hope you are right..let's see if in the first few games she gets those crazy ticky tack fouls that the internationals don't call....

 

[darrell]

I don't think that says much since FIBA is a much rougher game than NCAA. They just don't call as much fouls.

Just ask Nika, lol.

 

[Carnac]

31 fouls called in this game. Just over 1 every 1.25 minutes. Jana played 36 minutes and crashed the boards enough to get 13 rebounds against a superior club. One foul is incredible. Carnac gets it!.

EDIT: Also she scored 28 points! playing 36 minutes with that much effort she had to create some exhaustion fouls.

 

[Rowdy831]

In her first 3 years Stewart's 3pt%'s were 31% 33% 34%. She shot 43% as a senior.

The difference is Stewie hit 95% when the game was on the line.

 

[Rowdy831]

When you watch a terrible team like Egypt play it is hard to assess a player fairly. On offense the best player is going to have the freedom to do whatever she/he wants to get points. You still have to make shots but you approach the game with the attitude that you are the number 1 option and no miss is going to change that in the coaches mind. Defense is tough when you play with a bunch that doesn't guard anyone. You seem to always be out of position but is that because you don't trust those you play with or just don't know the rotations?

What I have seen of Jana is she has some ability and she knows how to score. When she starts playing with the other UCONN players I will be most interested in how well she adapts to the defense the way UCONN plays. What isn't in question is her drive and ability to work in traffic rebounding and scoring which means she has good, strong hands. I think she might be the best foreign prospect UCONN has had and that is quite the compliment.

 

[Alydar]

The difference is Stewie hit 95% when the game was on the line.

UConn didn't have many close games in Stewart's 4 years. Remind me of when Stewart hit game-winning 3's. I think you are confusing Stewart with Bueckers or KML.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I suspect someone has posted this above, but I'm not checking. Just found this and I'm impressed. She doesn't mind banging to get the job done.

 

[Boreifs]

I suspect someone has posted this above, but I'm not checking. Just found this and I'm impressed. She doesn't mind banging to get the job done.

She is going to be a stud.

 

[Zarathustra]

Half time Taipei 47 Egypt 34 China is denying Jana the Ball. She has 9 points
and I believe 5 rebounds. China is killing them at the free throw line, hitting
87.5 % and shooting 14 out of 16! Egypt with 14 turnovers in the first half.!
Time to make some adjustments at Half TIME!! China has two players at
6' 0": #11 and #12, but the appears to be good leapers and ball handlers.
Egypt was ahead at the end of the first quarter 25- 23. then....... China 24 to NINE!!
in quarter # 2. The Chinese Head Coach appears to have scouted Egypt well. Egypt cannot
run their plays easily. Too many fouls for Egypt! GO JANA, ANOTHER COMEBACK like
against the Republic of China??

 

[CajunHusky]

When you watch a terrible team like Egypt play it is hard to assess a player fairly. On offense the best player is going to have the freedom to do whatever she/he wants to get points. You still have to make shots but you approach the game with the attitude that you are the number 1 option and no miss is going to change that in the coaches mind. Defense is tough when you play with a bunch that doesn't guard anyone. You seem to always be out of position but is that because you don't trust those you play with or just don't know the rotations?

What I have seen of Jana is she has some ability and she knows how to score. When she starts playing with the other UCONN players I will be most interested in how well she adapts to the defense the way UCONN plays. What isn't in question is her drive and ability to work in traffic rebounding and scoring which means she has good, strong hands. I think she might be the best foreign prospect UCONN has had and that is quite the compliment.

and she is just 17 y/o

 

[Blueconn]

The difference is Stewie hit 95% when the game was on the line.

If “on the line” is akin to a buzzer-beater for the win, Brianna almost certainly never hit one at UConn. On the other hand, if “on the line” references anything from March, then Stewie ranks with the greats.

 

[CajunHusky]

Egypt 83 Taipei 79.... Jana 38 pts 18 rb 42 effectiveness

 

[HopJim]

nope ... sorry ... not going make this kind of judgement on an incoming freshman. I want to see what she does in a UConn uniform.

These kids are playing at an WNBA pace ... considerably faster than NCAA. And playing with more physicality.

Not sure why the negative response to Dezoworld's comment. Doesn't mean that Jana isn't highly skilled in many areas and a welcome addition to the Huskies, but she is running at half speed throughout the tournament. Factual statement, not an opinion. Dezoworld could have been less tactful.