VaMike. In post-game interviews after the first two games, Turner keeps stressing she's been practicing with the team all summer and played in the summer games in Italy and Croatia. She's most certainly in good shape and showing no signs of the knee injury in her running and jumping.
That said, D1 ball is different than summer tours and she missed a bunch of bunnies in the (first) Harvard game. But she got a double-double against a Penn team that threw a pesky zone at the Irish in game two. And we started to see some of the Bri moves that you take for granted, but are really unusually gifted for someone that tall: running the floor ahead of the break, catching a ball over her shoulder and depositing a layup in seemingly one motion; the toss-it-up virtual tip-in; and, the quick follow-up offensive rebound and bank shot. Also saw a drive from the left side which she turned into a smooth up and under from the right. And, with her back to the basket, a nice bounce pass to a cutting Shepard.
Have not seen the intermediate jumper she's been working on, but I still think she's cleaning up on the "usual" elements. She and Jessica Shepard are looking for one another while taking turns passing and getting the ball. And I suspect she'll get even more accurate feeds once Mabrey returns to the lineup and all the Irish are in their "comfort" roles. Frosh Jordan Nixon will be fine over time, but Mabrey and Turner have two years of working with each other.
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