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Re: WBB: Stanford 53 C.al 46 - 81alum - 02-04-2016
(02-03-2016, 01:23 PM)TheFarm07 link Wrote:Highly doubtful, but maybe one of the members of next year's incoming class will have a big impact. Carrington?Well, Fingall and Wilson are also candidates.Â
Wilson is a point guard and if she can score, I could see her producing some competition for time at that spot which still seems unsettled to me. A lot will depend on how much Marta does to correct her weaknesses during the basketball break.
Fingall has a back-to-the-basket move, although it remains to be seen how she will do at the higher level of competition. I thought Alanna would be starting by now, so I'm certainly not a reliable judge of this sort of thing. What I saw in Alanna were her excellent moves around the basket and her three point shot--but it is hard to know about defense and ball handling until you actually see them squaring off against the higher level of competition. I just noticed that ESPN did not wind up ranking her as highly as the other services--meaning that even the experts were divided. But since Nadia is our highest ranked recruit at 26 next year, and she seems somewhat polished, it has to be considered a possibility that she could contribute early.
Carrington just seems to me to have the natural athletic gifts that will enable her to adjust quickly. I'm interested in what Bob has to say about her. I think with her the great question mark is whether she completely recovers from her injury and stays healthy, or will she be another Beebe who become injury prone. But a healthy Carrington would also seem to me to be a possible immediate contributor, depending on what happens over the summer.
Re: WBB: Stanford 53 C.al 46 - TheFarm07 - 02-04-2016
I didn't mean to underestimate Fingall or Wilson, I was writing that post very quickly yesterday
It will also seem to depend on how much Tara can integrate potentially 3 more players into an already deep rotation that won't be losing anyone from graduation as Picknell, Lakhian and Green only come in during late game situations.
I had similar high hopes for Smith to make an immediate impact. But if you look at her minutes played, she plays the far fewest (12.1 mpg) than any other player in the main rotation (McPhee is next closest above her at 16.2 mpg). After the nice couple of games where she scored in double figures, one would hope that she would see more playing time, but I guess her defensive deficiencies are severe enough for Tara to restrict her playing time?
Re: WBB: Stanford 53 C.al 46 - Jskass - 02-04-2016
To the naked eye, it appears that Smith perhaps tries too hard now that she only gets a few minutes to prove her worth and invariably (1) makes a risky/bad pass for a turnover and (2) takes and misses a 3 pointer. Wish she'd use those inside moves and show her value with aggressive play to the rim - which I think is what impressed us all right away....
Re: WBB: Stanford 53 C.al 46 - CompSci87 - 02-04-2016
I think Smith's biggest problem is not yet having learned to avoid doing stuff that's maybe let go in international play but that NCAA refs call a foul.
Re: WBB: Stanford 53 C.al 46 - 81alum - 02-04-2016
Michelle Smith article on Lili's roller coaster ride.
http://pac-12.com/article/2016/02/03/pac-12-feature-thompson-looks-consistency-new-role