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I thought that Napheesa's performance against Memphis was great (notwithstanding sitting some of the second half). Her work ethic in the first quarter was exemplary. If I knew how to embed GIFs showing the below, I would. (Anybody?)
8:30 on its third possession of the game, Napheesa grabs a rebound running through the lane and quickly dishes to Crystal. Everyone turns to run, with Naphesa legging it around Crystal's left and in two steps is slicing through the lane to the basket, sticky fingertips outstretched for an easy two. Kia looks like she thought of putting up a three and got whistled for traveling (her only turnover of the game).
8:00 fourth possession. Phees bodies up Creighton, forcing her to pass. Lou grabs the resulting missed three, and Phees slips down the middle ahead of everybody. Unfortunately, Lou's feed is too deep and Phees throws up a shot just to keep the ball (and herself) from going out of bounds.
7:19 fifth possession. After Memphis scores, UConn brings it up the floor. Eventually, the ball goes to Crystal who wings it to Phees along the sideline. Seeing the match up and a clear lane, Phees takes that deceptively quick first step and is gone. Just beautiful footwork.
6:10 seventh possession. Phees face guards 6'3" Porter, forces a bad shot, then gets the RB. (Gabby TO at the other end negates the possession.)
5:45 eight possession. In the half-court offense, Phees drifts into the weak side corner, catches a cross-court pass from Crystal, drives to the basket between three collapsing defenders, then pulls up to drop one off the glass. Shades of Elgin Baylor.
2:18 Phees grabs a missed Nurse 3 and puts up it back up for 2.
On defense, I did not see anything to criticize. Phees is deceptively strong, and bodies up in the low post as well as anyone on the team.
8:30 on its third possession of the game, Napheesa grabs a rebound running through the lane and quickly dishes to Crystal. Everyone turns to run, with Naphesa legging it around Crystal's left and in two steps is slicing through the lane to the basket, sticky fingertips outstretched for an easy two. Kia looks like she thought of putting up a three and got whistled for traveling (her only turnover of the game).
8:00 fourth possession. Phees bodies up Creighton, forcing her to pass. Lou grabs the resulting missed three, and Phees slips down the middle ahead of everybody. Unfortunately, Lou's feed is too deep and Phees throws up a shot just to keep the ball (and herself) from going out of bounds.
7:19 fifth possession. After Memphis scores, UConn brings it up the floor. Eventually, the ball goes to Crystal who wings it to Phees along the sideline. Seeing the match up and a clear lane, Phees takes that deceptively quick first step and is gone. Just beautiful footwork.
6:10 seventh possession. Phees face guards 6'3" Porter, forces a bad shot, then gets the RB. (Gabby TO at the other end negates the possession.)
5:45 eight possession. In the half-court offense, Phees drifts into the weak side corner, catches a cross-court pass from Crystal, drives to the basket between three collapsing defenders, then pulls up to drop one off the glass. Shades of Elgin Baylor.
2:18 Phees grabs a missed Nurse 3 and puts up it back up for 2.
On defense, I did not see anything to criticize. Phees is deceptively strong, and bodies up in the low post as well as anyone on the team.
