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Message: [QUOTE="WestCoast, post: 3557044, member: 10114"] The term is "ball dominant", not "ball dominate" as willtalk likes to write. The OSU player is Goodman, not Goodwin. Willtalk makes that mistake frequently on multiple boards across America. He sees what he wants to see. Beaver Nation has a better idea than willtalk of what went right and wrong with the team's 23-9 season. I watched and/or attended nearly all the team's games over the past two seasons during Slocum's playing career at OSU. Goodman actually got off to a strong start for the Beavs in '19-'20 and torched the nets from distance as Oregon State swept the Preseason WNIT during the team's first four games, making a tourney record 15 threes. Through the first seven games of the season, Goodman was 26/50 (52%) from beyond the arc and looked to have improved following her solid sophomore season. Goodman was the beneficiary of numerous open looks from distance, coming off passes primarily from Slocum and Pivec. Dribble penetration by her backcourt mates created those open looks for her. That is how Goodman gets most of her shots. She doesn't create shots for herself very often with drives or penetration into the lane. Goodman's effectiveness was well scouted and she began to be smothered by opposing defenses to the perimeter. Her shot really struggled during the middle of the season as a result. She often had significant difficulty creating sufficient separation to take shots against the better PAC-12 defensive teams. Goodman's midseason shooting struggles really shouldn't be blamed on Slocum. Goodman had the ball in her hands frequently. Plays were run for her at the point using multiple high post screens. However, quicker guards gave Goodman trouble and effectively chased her around picks as she attempted to get free. Most observers (including me) will concur that Goodman has a high basketball IQ. The fact that she routinely ate up a lot of the shot clock dribbling during possessions when she ran the point is a reflection of the offense that Goodman was asked to run and her inability to create separation from her defender. You can bet that Goodman will be crowded the same way defensively during her final season in Corvallis. She has to demonstrate an ability to go by her defender or opposing defenses will gamble and recover just like they do now without consequences. As the OSU roster currently sits, Goodman will likely be asked to play 32-34 minutes and be the team's primary ballhandler. Slocum averaged 15 points per game the past two seasons at OSU after scoring 11.5 for Maryland as a freshman. She still has one more season of eligibility (at Arkansas) during her college career. She has been an effective scorer without being a volume shooter at OSU. Her scoring should increase markedly in a new offensive system that will allow her more creativity. [/QUOTE]

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