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Message: [QUOTE="jonson, post: 3322895, member: 6034"] Oops for me as well--and I think for Graves, who used all sorts of weird combinations, and played everybody, for most of the first half, with predictable results. (At one point I believe there were 3 freshman, a sophomore, and Satou Sabally on the floor.) Ionescu also seemed determined not to take shots. But when Oregon rallied toward halftime, I suspect he, or maybe the entire team and staff, began to think differently. Anyway, here are some thoughts from one of the 11,500+ fans at the game: 1) Some folks on this board have questioned why Hebard seems to end up on most top ten lists of one sort or another. I think this game showed why: she is a warrior inside, had almost a double double during the first half when the team seemed out of sync as often as not, and held her own physically with Fowles. 2) That said, she will need help when Oregon faces a team with two physical and talented bigs. It seems to me Sabally is a potential answer, but I think Graves fears she will get in foul trouble. Lydia Giomi now looks like a possibility, if she can play as well as she did today--probably her best game so far imo. But whether she can do that with any consistency is a major question. And if Prince gets a waiver and is ok physically by January, that will be, as Graves has said, "a difference maker." 3) Satou Sabally drove on the USA defenders virtually at will, and if she hadn't missed some easy layups she might also have scored 30 (or more). After the game, Ionescu said that one of her major goals is to make sure Satou is the player she should be game in and game out. If so, she'll be an all-American. 4) Minyon Moore is a major addition to the team. She's almost as intense as Ionescu, and so disruptive on defense. And she can get to the basket on almost anyone. Oregon has not had a player like her in a very long time. 5) Erin Boley was a no-show today and hardly played at all in the second half--something that reminded me of the Mississippi game in Eugene last fall. A freshman (Holly Winterburn) took her place for the most part--a lot more active and fearless physically, and the team was better off for it. 6) Finally, although there are already some posters discounting the victory or Ionescu's play, I'll take both. [/QUOTE]

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