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Nika has not played the last two games against Xavier and Creighton. Anybody know why?
 
bertieboy said:
Nika has not played the last two games against Xavier and Creighton. Anybody know why?
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Really Bertieboy, you have to pay a bit more attention to all the threads...we have 2 or 3 of them on it. ;)

On the good news front, she was shooting additional shots with Paige after the Creighton game the other night so we know she's engaged to want to play. :)
 
DefenseBB said:
Really Bertieboy, you have to pay a bit more attention to all the threads...we have 2 or 3 of them on it. ;)

On the good news front, she was shooting additional shots with Paige after the Creighton game the other night so we know she's engaged to want to play. :)
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I really loved Geno's statement about this. "Maybe the game should have started a little later". Just classic Geno.
 
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To me, she is still a core rotation person with Aaliyah and Aubrey to make 8. She does need to get going a bit with assists and her "O-fer America" shooting and limit the turnovers. Speaking of turnovers, yes, this team has far too many but as the team gets used to the passes threading the needle, the more the players will be ready for them. We have 4 supremely gifted passers who can see the flow and anticipate in Paige, Anna, Evina and Nika. All four also have to realize when they should actually shoot the ball when it comes back to them instead of going a tad excessive on the passing. Like Geno said in one of the post game programs, it's not a question of can they take that shot but when they should take it during the game that makes players great.
 
When Nika gets back on the floor, she better start hitting her shots. Some of the best 3 point shooters in the US coming soon.
 
HopJim said:
When Nika gets back on the floor, she better start hitting her shots. Some of the best 3 point shooters in the US coming soon.
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if she can just do what she was recruited for she won't be buried..........unfortunately we're going to have to wait to see if she is indeed the real deal......
 
Hopefully, she'll be ready for the Baylor game. Might need her defensive intensity off the bench.
 
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HopJim said:
When Nika gets back on the floor, she better start hitting her shots. Some of the best 3 point shooters in the US coming soon.
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Like who?
 
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HuskeyinSC said:
I'd like to see Nika develop into that DPOY type. She has the skillset to make it happen.
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If her foot has been a limiting factor and she was still playing decent defense (or at least about as well as everyone else on the team not named Aubrey Griffin), then wait until she’s completely healthy and gets a few more reps against better offensive players. Could be a solid defensive player at the very least.
 
HopJim said:
When Nika gets back on the floor, she better start hitting her shots. Some of the best 3 point shooters in the US coming soon.
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There will always be room in the rotation for a defensive stopper who led her pro league in assists the past two years.
 
MilfordHusky said:
I love Nika's attitude: "You Americans are so soft on defense."

The Euros allow more contact than the U.S. officials. Nika wants to knock some people around.
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She has to understand no one wants to watch a 40 to 28 game every night..Offense is what people pay to see..at least in America.. :confused:
 
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bluedevil said:
She has to understand no one wants to watch a 40 to 28 game every night..Offense is what people pay to see..at least in America.. :confused:
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Yeah, and more people pay to see Katy Perry than the National Philharmonic (on hiatus before the pandemic IIRC), but that doesn't mean Katy Perry is better than Beethoven. (Nothing against Katy Perry, BTW, I like her but recognize that she appeals to the least-common denominator, and I can't call up another current pop star.)

I personally like defense, whether in basketball or baseball. What I hate in basketball is the nonstop whistles for stuff like handchecking.
 
Bigboote said:
Yeah, and more people pay to see Katy Perry than the National Philharmonic (on hiatus before the pandemic IIRC), but that doesn't mean Katy Perry is better than Beethoven. (Nothing against Katy Perry, BTW, I like her but recognize that she appeals to the least-common denominator, and I can't call up another current pop star.)

I personally like defense, whether in basketball or baseball. What I hate in basketball is the nonstop whistles for stuff like handchecking.
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I hate whistles, but I like Katy Perry quite a bit. Not that I think she is "better" than Beethoven, but she is a lot of fun. Watch her new video with Zooey Deschanel being mistaken for Katy and abducted by aliens. BTW, Zooey saves the earth at the last second. Thus preserving the ability of humankind to enjoy Beethoven some more. Should have done a spoiler alert, but was just too pumped! ;)
 
bluedevil said:
She needs a lot more deveolpment b4 attaining DPOY status..how about start with a solid 10 minutes per game?
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weall know where she is. I said what I would like her to be. There’s no need to get negative. It’s not informative and adds nothing to the discussion.
 
bluedevil said:
She has to understand no one wants to watch a 40 to 28 game every night..Offense is what people pay to see..at least in America.. :confused:
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Of course you are aware that Nika averaged double figures while leading her league with 8.5 assists per game. So she is probably aware of offense. Wouldn’t you think so?
 
HuskeyinSC said:
weall know where she is. I said what I would like her to be. There’s no need to get negative. It’s not informative and adds nothing to the discussion.
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I don't think we all know where she is defensively. I believe some (not necessarily you) are thinking she is closer to were we projected hence words like "stopper". Nika has not "stopped" anyone and has not demonstrated the defensive techniques to adequately guard the ball handlers of UMASS-Lowell and Seton Hall.
 
CocoHusky said:
I don't think we all know where she is defensively. I believe some (not necessarily you) are thinking she is closer to were we projected hence words like "stopper". Nika has not "stopped" anyone and has not demonstrated the defensive techniques to adequately guard the ball handlers of UMASS-Lowell and Seton Hall.
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Blame that on her sore ankle.:confused: She'll be fine.
 
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