Not impressed with our team tonight. D was bad and rebounding worse. Santa Clara looks well-coached and runs a good offense. And clearly they can shoot. Even though they had far too many open looks from 3, they still had to make them - which they did at a good clip. We cannot afford to lose the three point shooting contest with better teams. They also got a lot of easy buckets on us with lay ins and short shots. We missed too many shots from all parts of the court, but mainly the O problem was lack of movement and cutting. Overall, it looked like we took SC for granted and I didn't see much any intensity, either on D or O. This is two games in a row that we have undewhelmed.
You all know I 've always loved Jump. Once again, she showed why Tara gives her so many minutes. She's the most steady, consistent player on the team. Good to see her doing more ball handling and taking mid and short shots even though she missed most. Looked great at the line. What I really liked was that they played really good D and got a couple of key rebounds. She has worked to develop an all around game and seems like she continues to work hard.
Wasn't Lepolo's best game, but still played well. She needs to be a bit more decisive/confident on offense re: shooting and driving. One thing Tara needs to recognize and change is to give Lepolo more rest. She is getting heavy minutes and goes at a fast pace. We don't want her to burn out or get worn down when we go down the stretch in March and April. Harriel would be my choice for more minutes. She's the only other true PG, has a motor, plays good D, and has shown she can shoot. I don't like Jones playing the point exclusively although no problem with her running the point some. Nivar isn't a true point and she seems to have reverted to the mean for a frosh.
You all know I 've always loved Jump. Once again, she showed why Tara gives her so many minutes. She's the most steady, consistent player on the team. Good to see her doing more ball handling and taking mid and short shots even though she missed most. Looked great at the line. What I really liked was that they played really good D and got a couple of key rebounds. She has worked to develop an all around game and seems like she continues to work hard.
Wasn't Lepolo's best game, but still played well. She needs to be a bit more decisive/confident on offense re: shooting and driving. One thing Tara needs to recognize and change is to give Lepolo more rest. She is getting heavy minutes and goes at a fast pace. We don't want her to burn out or get worn down when we go down the stretch in March and April. Harriel would be my choice for more minutes. She's the only other true PG, has a motor, plays good D, and has shown she can shoot. I don't like Jones playing the point exclusively although no problem with her running the point some. Nivar isn't a true point and she seems to have reverted to the mean for a frosh.