[Baez87]

Great to see the game kudos distributed across several players. And nice to see some of the bench players getting significant minutes at this point of the season. It’s a luxury to be able to see Ki and Jana share the forty minute PG minutes almost equally; plus, it seemed to be a confidence builder for Jana, something that will benefit us going forward.
And what about Haley? As tempting as it might be for me to interject some intrigue into the mix, my guess is based on what is known and observable. For those that have been watching, we’ve seen nothing but an upbeat, team-oriented, and cooperative attitude from Haley, both in her high school play and in her year with Stanford. And we all know that she sat out with an undisclosed injury for much of last season. Based on those two observations, my guess to explain her absence today would be one of two things. She might still be nurturing a bit of tenderness in the knee, which would be a good reason to sit her against a lesser team, and let it heal. The other conjecture that I would make, if her knee is healing fine, is that Tara sees her as an exceedingly valuable asset and wishes to give her a day off mid-season. If Haley can maintain her good health, we have almost three more years to watch her dazzle our opponents and entertain the fans.

[Baez87]

Great to see the game kudos distributed across several players. And nice to see some of the bench players getting significant minutes at this point of the season. It’s a luxury to be able to see Ki and Jana share the forty minute PG minutes almost equally; plus, it seemed to be a confidence builder for Jana, something that will benefit us going forward.
And what about Haley? As tempting as it might be for me to interject some intrigue into the mix, my guess is based on what is known and observable. For those that have been watching, we’ve seen nothing but an upbeat, team-oriented, and cooperative attitude from Haley, both in her high school play and in her year with Stanford. And we all know that she sat out with an undisclosed injury for much of last season. Based on those two observations, my guess to explain her absence today would be one of two things. She might still be nurturing a bit of tenderness in the knee, which would be a good reason to sit her against a lesser team, and let it heal. The other conjecture that I would make, if her knee is healing fine, is that Tara sees her as an exceedingly valuable asset and wishes to give her a day off mid-season. If Haley can maintain her good health, we have almost three more years to watch her dazzle our opponents and entertain the fans.