My main jitters relate to frontcourt defense. We've had such excellent post defenders for the past 5 years that were great at getting rebounds and backing up guards when they lose their man. While our remaining frontcourt players are capable, they're either inexperienced in our system (Tac, Edwards, Dauda), not typically relied upon for their defense (Kitts, Walker), or new to having a starters mentality at the college level (Feagin, Walker, Tac, Edwards). So I think all front court players have something to prove on that side of the ball. I'll have butterflies in my stomach up until I see them play a full game.
Thought Pao played pretty well offensively though it may be that she got torched on the other end.
The kids that play FIBA are way ahead but I was pretty surprised she torched us. That's a little better than she played for Canada.
A little bit. She tends to favor experience. But I think she values winning over everything else so I expect Tessa and Hall to flip-flop with each other on total minutes played based on who is having a better night. Tessa definitely proved herself time and time again, so I hope Dawn will use her more in critical moments.
The system Canada used is very different from what we saw last night. Think it plays to her strengths.
My understanding is that Watkins completed a “pre-trial intervention” program that led to the DA to dismiss all charges. I think that’s a good thing. Young people do dumb things sometimes and, depending on the specific circumstances, a second chance is often better than a severe penalty. It’s now up to Watkins to learn from this and make the right decisions going forward.
Yes they are. My only guess would be that there are internal processes at school that have to be completed. As the decision came down on a Friday maybe they haven't been able to get things started??
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