actually, allie's minutes were largely in 'crunch time' and i think that was highly significant. she did her job under pressure. hope geno gives her more chances to prove herself.
Officiating was great except for the clearly incorrect out of bounds call that cost Michigan a possession.
Syla also had 9 rebounds for her team
Pressure defense needs depth to work all game. Clearly, Geno did not trust the subs so he backed off the pressure. Azzi was guarding Swords brilliantly but once Azzi got her second foul, Geno switched her off of Swords.
Paige who, again?
If you don't have anything relevant to the present situation why say anything at all?
Was surprised Coach Barnes-Arico didn't ask for it to be reviewed. That's allowed now this season.
When Mich got ball with 12 secs to go, I was yelling "Just foul!!!!"
Tough decision to make quickly ( vs the eons coaches have to decide in football). She had the exact same view as the official and she knows timeouts are crucial in a game like this when you are coaching against the GOAT.
Ice still has some knee stuff. Team missed her last night as she is the best big not named Sarah at passing, picking and hitting the elbow jumper and would have been a big help against the zone. We all hope Morgan can come back this year. She is a winner and might just be the best glue player on the team when healthy.
Not for nothing but the game vs Ohio State was far from a sell out as well and that was a Sunday noon tip off....
That is a post I was responding to.
It was actually more unbelievable as she didn't score a point in close to the first 9 minutes of the game-2 free throws at 1:18, first basket in last minute of first quarter-she is a slow starter most of the time. So, 31 points in really about 30 minutes is actually the better stat here.
2nd time they dominated a first quarter and then lost (cummulatively) the next 3. One thing that happens November to March is growing consistency.
She was insane against SC in her first game last season. She is an outstanding player, but she does not play like that all the time. I thought she should have gotten more support for freshman of the year than she did.
Geno couldn’t guard a chair last night. That’s why he stood up most of the game. Geesh! After 41 years and 12 championships, he has to do better. 😵💫
Serah may have more skills but Jana is a stronger presence under the basket as evidenced last year in the Final Four.
Exactly and I think it’s coming, Ive said it before, she plays smart and confident and doesn’t try to do too much. I think she’s better than she looks and she looks good to me. I think she’ll definitely join the scoring party this year, as will Blanca but more so driving and defense. We also need more from KK. I don’t wanna say I saw this before she got here, but I did see that Serah is off balance alot when she’s ready to score. She didn’t do what she did at Wisconsin by accident, she needs to relax and make sure she’s ready to score and not just rush into anything because without her being that third option like we thought, we aren’t that dominant team. Need her scoring down low so our guards can do their thing. Can’t wait to see how Geno figures this out. Oh and Heckel and Ash also are playing too fast and making poor decisions. Heckel needs to stop shooting threes and use that foul line pull up and stop dribbling into crowds. I forget what game but her foul line jumper is a thing of beauty and she hit two of them and that’s what I envisioned her being. Everyone is trying to be Paige but I think Geno will put an end to it all
