Stats indicate possible disappointment...

[JRRRJ]

...for some BYers who have predicted a falloff in the number of players on the team with 100+ assists.

After 6 games -- 3 against very quality opponents -- we have 4 players on track for 100 (assuming a 36 game schedule):
Morgan 138
Stewie 108
Moriah 210
Kia 102
Plus, KLS is on a slightly better assists-per-40 pace than Kia and even with her lesser minutes would have 72

View the numbers through the ND game here.

Reading all the sturm und drang in the various threads on the ND game gave me time to reflect. And one reminder that Geno coaches for March took me back to the calm center. In March, I am certain a few things would have been done differently (and saved my Stress-O-Meter level during the game):
1. Mabry the Younger would have started getting P.O.ed at Moriah at least 5 minutes earlier in game time.
2. The offensive strategy would not have morphed from going inside to jump shooting after building a 9 point lead early by going inside.
3. There would not have been a zone defense frequently employed against a team jacking up a 3pt attempt every other possession.

 

[UcMiami]

JRRJ - it will be interesting to see how this season turns out as the strength of the schedule has really been front loaded unlike any other year I can remember. With Fl State, LSU, and Maryland still to come before January we will have played the current Massey rated #2, #3, #12, #13, #17, #20, #54, #57, #87 teams for 9 out of the first 10 games - the only true 'cupcake' game being the next one at Colgate #300. While for Uconn teams ranked over #25 do not tend to put up much resistance, it is the first year I can remember where there haven't been at least three or four teams in the #100+ range. It is an impressive schedule that should be depressing some of the stats.

Specific to Moriah, I think the TO number is the one that stands out as perhaps a result of the quality of defenses being faced. And on the plus side for her, she is shooting much better early in the year than in any of her previous years - .648/.353/.800 compare to mid-December numbers around .550/.280/.700 in previous years.

Stewart has upped her game across the board - but especially in her shooting percentages (which are not dependent on perhaps more minutes per game this early in the year than in previous years.)

 

[HuskyNan]

Well, if you're going to come in here and quote facts and present some logic and all.....