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Message: [QUOTE="PAC-12HoopFan, post: 3529082, member: 8997"] Katie McWilliams was a senior for Oregon State during '18-'19 and played professionally in Germany last season. McWilliams did not play for the Beavers "last season." Goodman did struggle with her shot during the middle of the season and scored less in '19-'20 than she did the prior year. However, she shot 44% from beyond the arc in '19-'20, most of which came off quality passes from either Slocum or Pivec on wide-open looks. Goodman wasn't beating her defender off the bounce for her shots. Goodman's shots typically were created by penetration and kicks from Slocum and Pivec. The world according to willtalk is a world in which a 5'10" two guard who shoots 50% from the field and averages 9.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game is a detriment to her team. Pivec's field goal percentage went from 53% in '18-'19 to 50% in '19-'20. I believe that Louisville's Jazmine Jones and Pivec are the only D1 starting guards from a P5 conference who shot over 50% from the field in each of the past two seasons. Shooting 50% from the field for a guard is very difficult to do. Not many players accomplish that for a variety of reasons. It is true that Pivec's decrease in three-point accuracy from 42% in '18-'19 to 36% (on only 62 attempts) this past season contributed to her slide to #25 in the draft last week. To survive in the WNBA, Pivec will have to play the 2, demonstrate quickly that she can shoot consistently from deep, and provide great rebounding from the guard position. Willtalk also has articulated a dislike for how Slocum plays because she will look for her own shot on occasion as a point guard. You can bet that Slocum will have a green light to do so at Arkansas next season and will likely thrive with the increased flexibility to be creative in the Arkansas system. Slocum should have shot more often at Oregon State. Both Slocum and Pivec made their teammates more effective at Oregon State by driving and kicking to get those teammates open shots. Watch replays on the PAC-12 Network of the team's games this past season and you will see numerous times when both Slocum and Pivec passed up quality looks to create better shots for their teammates. Guards who shoot 45% (Slocum) and 50% (Pivec) from the floor and average 4.5+ assists per game are typically taking quality shots and are distributing regularly to their teammates. Willtalk has been complaining about and critiquing Oregon State point guards on message boards across the country since the Sydney Wiese era. He rarely lets actual stats get in the way of his observations. [/QUOTE]

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