My two cents on the wings and bigs:
Liv - Misses shots and 3 early TOs when she gets the ball on the low block – really bad coming from a Jr and potential AA. She still walks with the ball when her back down move doesn’t work, and then she gets scared that her shot will get blocked. I wish she would just go up strong. Hustling for rebounds though which is good. Had a double-double in the first half which is terrific production after the early TOs.
AG – nice offensive rebound to give us another opportunity to score. Too bad CW missed the open 3. Great steal and coast to coast lay-in. Who says she can’t dribble? That is complete BS. Second steal by AG in back to back possessions. She then dribbles across mid-court again and finds MM for the nice dish. Who says AG can’t pass?? Complete BS! That is 4 straight points that were ALL AG.
Two possessions later, AG with the rebound – that makes 3 out of 4 possessions she has made her presence felt! Next possession she draws a foul. Two possessions later, she posts up and draws another foul and hits both FTs. Short on the 3 – got to hit them.
A possession later, she gets another offensive rebound. Then later puts the ball on the floor and explodes to the rim, drawing a foul and hitting both FTs. Then finishes the game with another rebound.
Terrific stretch of minutes by AG, but would GA have given her the opportunity if NM didn’t get hurt?
AE – nice game once again, not dominate but didn’t need to be. She naturally creates space when she gets the ball and that is something Liv can’t do with her slight frame. I really think she is going to be huge for us in the tournament and, IMHO, she is much better than Collier was at the same time.
EW – made a long jumper (I thought it was a 3 actually) but shot still looks a bit flat to me. Solid overall game.
AM – missed both threes but her touch was terrific, nice arc and straight, just a bit short – typical of a player who hasn’t played in a long while.
MM – good game. Having fun. Kid can really sky.
