Point Guard Play

[Icebear]

My $.02. As I've understood some of Geno's comments over the years he has never subscribed to the 1-2-3-4-5 mantra. He expects his guards to be interchangeable and his bigs to be interchangeable relative to where they are on the floor at any given time.

With good reason. In the offense UCONN runs different players who can literally shift roles moment to moment. The more overall diversity of various players at differing locations in the offense the better it runs. One moment a PG the next a 2, then a 3.

 

[triaddukefan]

Who posted that? I think she and Simms are two of the premier PG's in the nation with Jefferson being the third. l.

I would have taken either McBride or KML over Gray. Both have a better all around game.

Per game averages as of today... 13.2 pts. 9.4 assists 6.o rebounds and 3.6 steals Solid all around numbers, but of course I am biased

 

[RadyLady]

Per game averages as of today... 13.2 pts. 9.4 assists 6.o rebounds and 3.6 steals Solid all around numbers, but of course I am biased

Covering the Gray area like a lamb to slaughter....I LIKE it!

 

[RandomFan85]

I attribute much of Massengale's improvement to her loss of weight and better conditioning. She accomplished this on her own, and I admire her for the discipline and effort it took. Also, being exposed to USA BB and their coaches last summer contributed to her performance upgrade. I don't perceive Holly having much to do with her improvement. Regarding the volume shooter - sounds more like a belligerent librarian.

I certainly agree. I am curious if (and hopeful that) she can string together some consistency as the season wears on. Too me, she has always been a defensive liability. She does look somewhat better in that regard.

As far as Simmons goes, well I'm not a fan of a "volume shooter" when they shoot 32% from the field and 19% from three. Tennessee has gotten a reputation for having no semblance of an offense, and I think a lot of that can be contributed to Simmons and Warlick. The ball never makes it through a set before she jacks it up. When she's hot, she's hot, when she's not, she's not, but that doesn't stop her from taking the shots and Holly seems okay with letting he continually fling them up...

 

[willtalk]

I certainly agree. I am curious if (and hopeful that) she can string together some consistency as the season wears on. Too me, she has always been a defensive liability. She does look somewhat better in that regard.

As far as Simmons goes, well I'm not a fan of a "volume shooter" when they shoot 32% from the field and 19% from three. Tennessee has gotten a reputation for having no semblance of an offense, and I think a lot of that can be contributed to Simmons and Warlick. The ball never makes it through a set before she jacks it up. When she's hot, she's hot, when she's not, she's not, but that doesn't stop her from taking the shots and Holly seems okay with letting he continually fling them up...

I think Massengale's biggest problem was coming in to the program as an underclassman and being expected to take over at the point guard position from a ball dominating Simmons who still believes she is the offense. Trying to run an offense and rein in Simmons would be a task for anyone. Simmons is an offensive flow killer. I don't see Massengale actually being able to show what she can do until Simmons is gone.