[81alum]

But Crooks is very strong and has excellent hands. She will kill a team that lets her camp out under the basket.

Yes.  She reminds me a little of Raegan Beers, and became an All-American on some lists as a freshman.  We should run, run, run but this does not work well in the NCAA tournament which has such long TV timeouts.  At the game last night, numerous people around me were commenting on how long and boring all the timeouts were compared with the regular season.

Crooks needs to be denied the entry pass, which I think Brink can do.  We won't be pushing her out of the paint.  And we can't really double her.  Furthermore, unlike Betts, Crooks does not seem to bring the ball down, so it is not clear if doubling her would help anyway.

I met her briefly on the way out to buy food after the 3rd quarter of our game--the Iowa State players were in the stands watching our game.  A couple of us congratulated her on a good game.  She was very polite, well spoken, humble.  Seems like a good kid. 

But controlling Crooks should not be the sole focus of our defense.  Iowa State is always Crooks and 4 deadly three point shooters, not just Crooks alone.

[81alum]

But Crooks is very strong and has excellent hands. She will kill a team that lets her camp out under the basket.

Yes.  She reminds me a little of Raegan Beers, and became an All-American on some lists as a freshman.  We should run, run, run but this does not work well in the NCAA tournament which has such long TV timeouts.  At the game last night, numerous people around me were commenting on how long and boring all the timeouts were compared with the regular season.

Crooks needs to be denied the entry pass, which I think Brink can do.  We won't be pushing her out of the paint.  And we can't really double her.  Furthermore, unlike Betts, Crooks does not seem to bring the ball down, so it is not clear if doubling her would help anyway.

I met her briefly on the way out to buy food after the 3rd quarter of our game--the Iowa State players were in the stands watching our game.  A couple of us congratulated her on a good game.  She was very polite, well spoken, humble.  Seems like a good kid. 

But controlling Crooks should not be the sole focus of our defense.  Iowa State is always Crooks and 4 deadly three point shooters, not just Crooks alone.