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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 3424108, member: 6620"] A few observations from the Dome: - Hebard and, in particular, Sabally are a tough duo to handle inside, particularly when Ms. ONO is not in the game. They're tall, talented, experienced and have the benefit of playing with Ionescu. ND had a very tough battle against Oregon two years ago in the Elite 8 and only came back at the end due to some monster efforts by Jess Shepard and Kat Westbeld. Difference now is Hebard's and Sabally's experience has caught up to their talent. Tough match. - Ionescu has also matured. Two years ago, ND started matching Jackie Young on her in the second half and Sabrina went for a few too many hero plays. Here she now uses the whole palette depending on what's available. - Minyon Moore, in particular, and Taylor Chavez have quick hands on defense and anticipate the passing lanes well. Of course, they have Hebard and Sabally for back-up and support behind them. - That's a tough situation for Megan Walker, particularly when Nelson-Ododa goes out. She's got to play defense and rebound against a lot of height, which takes effort, energy and concentration. - Like many, I thought Crystal Dangerfield and Anna Makurat played fine games. To repeat what I wrote in the USA-UConn thread, Anna has steadily -- markedly -- improved and has a presence about her. Sure,. there are some first-year assimilation issues (positioning on set plays, rotations, etc.) but the "+'s" sure seem to outweigh the minuses. Really fine player to have going forward, both short- and long-term. [/QUOTE]

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