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So MJ is looking better, I guess. I'm just back from work and turned on the radio. So any news would be very much appreciated.
 
BBanks with a smoooooooth pull-up from just below the left elbow. Money!
 
SO glad that MJ is looking good!!!! I hope she brings it this year!!!!!
 
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Icebear said:
Heather has been decent, too.
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Yes - Heather needed this kind of game to take a step forward. She can build on this and keep improving little by little. That will help her confidence which is the big issue at the end of the day
 
Wish they would shoot the scoreboard once in awhile.
 
HuskyFan1125 said:
SO glad that MJ is looking good!!!! I hope she brings it this year!!!!!
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She definitely has more pep in her step - I said last year and I still think that she is going to be a very solid player for us in the JR/SR timeframe, not so much this year, but she is definitely improved and will give us some good minutes this year for sure, all the more so because we're thin at the 4
 
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VAMike23 said:
She definitely has more pep in her step - I said last year and I still think that she is going to be a very solid player for us in the JR/SR timeframe, not so much this year, but she is definitely improved and will give us some good minutes this year for sure, all the more so because we're thin at the 4
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MJ is quick and slithery.
 
Finished with only 11 TOS according to Gametracker. 8 for 24 on 3s.
 
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So the birthday girl is "as advertised" if not better.

DaddyChoc and I knew it. :)
 
I wish Kiah had MJ's ability to ffinish at the rim...
She has plenty of time and it will get better but MJ just has that knack.
 
Watched the game on HuskyVision. Not the greatest way to watch but it'll do for an exhibition. But the strangest thing is the placement of ads on the screen whenever foul shots are being taken. If you'd never seen a basketball game before, you'd never know there was such a thing as a foul shot.

They looked nervous in the first few minutes but came on like gangbusters for a rout. KML looks wonderful. Great three point shooter. Brianna Banks and Kiah Stokes look very promising. I thought the most impressive was Michala Johnson. Certainly, did a lot more tonight than in any game last year. The announcers said that she looked like she'd gained some weight and some bulk. She was awfully skinny last year. Was sad to see Caroline still sitting on the bench in her street clothes. I really can't wait to see her play (hopefully vs. Holy Cross). And, most important, Tiffany looked like she was playing with more heart. Lots of assists and layups, especially early.
 
MilfordHusky said:
So the birthday girl is "as advertised" if not better.

DaddyChoc and I knew it. :)
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Count me in that group. I have expected her to exceed peoples imaginations. Just like I thought Stef would last year.
 
Kevin G said:
Anything about Bria??
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Bria was very good tonight. Her shot from long-distance was a little off, but loved her rebounding and her ability to immediately start the break. She's going to have a great year.
 
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bruinbball said:
I wish Kiah had MJ's ability to ffinish at the rim...
She has plenty of time and it will get better but MJ just has that knack.
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Kara had it about right - Stokes is talented, athletic, good reach and quickness, but does not yet have a 'presence' on the floor. (Pretty much what you would expect from a freshman 'big' in her first exhibition game :)) This will come in time, if things go as expected.
 
CD on postgame:

First time out, not knowing what to expect. Took a while to get going tonight.

Tiff -- very consistent at practice. Trying to get her to get others involved; she did that tonight. She was affected by the way last season ended and has used that to fuel her effort this season. She has been as good as anyone at practice. She's trying to do more on the court, grabbing rebounds, creating more, putting the ball on the floor. Tonight she went after rebounds she might have watched last season. She has a sense of urgency in her senior season.

Stef is really good shooter and depending on how people choose to play her she will shoot perimeter shots. They are working with her on that. Don't want her to get married to it, but she'll take shots from everywhere because she can make them. Stef needs to continue to improve her rebounding. She's going to have a great impact in the offense the team will be running this season. She's a high energy kid and the team will need to feed off that.

KML is a great shooter, but she's more than that. She has impressed CD as a basketball player. KML is very strong; you don't want to run in to her. She's in much better shape. "She's going to be a good one." (For CD talking about a freshman, that is glowing praise.)
 
Very good summary, Cat. You captured all the important things CD said.
 
This is great reporting so far. Could someone do an in-depth on Banks?
 
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