She just seems out-of-control offensively. I've heard say that she's playing too fast. To me she's playing erratically, not as controlled as she was playing last year. Too many turnovers, too many charges, poor shot selection. If Chong could play, I'd be saying she should be starting.
Maybe it's the ol' sophomore jinx. The talent is there; so is the desire. I'm still in agreement with those who say that she'll get better as the year unfolds. We need her to!
Welcome Geosfun - Geno has addressed this fast paced activity by saying that he does NOT want to pull in the reins on Nurse. He wants her aggressive and she will get adjusted (from the international game that is so physical) to the current NCAA play of NO TOUCHY!
Also, to answer some posters from above--Nurse has a pull-up jumper and one of the better ones too, as posted by Hoopsfan,Vamike,Msf22b,Kaizen, Sluconn, and Rshermvikes. As someone posted above, Nurse has the prettiest pull-up off the glass. The decision to pull-up or drive will get sharper as we go. In addition, Nurse draws the 3rd most fouls on the team--even more than MO. Her scoring is in double figures, IMO that scenario is nice as the 5th scorer on the team. Some might say, wait a minute. Nurse is 4th in ave. scoring. Well, from Geno's lips he views the Gabby/Collier combo as one starter. In fact, their minutes add up to 315 out of the possible 320 minutes. That spot (Gabby & Collier) scores 15 pts.,, 12 rebounds. 38 steals, and 11 blocks. So Nurse is a fantastic 5th starter or 4th if you like. Nurse is a high IQ role player who can do it all. Notice she is playing more point this year and is looking comfortable.
Nurse also has more assists than turnovers and less than 2 fouls per game. IMHO Geosfun and others are holding Nurse to a very high standard (as Geno does too.) Remember, she is only a Soph. And we have not even touched on her best part--her defense.
Sorry, but I can't classify this as a Sophomore jinx.
