[BillBradley]

Our team is built around Cam. She absolutely controls the game. Kiki is incredible,  a more reliable shooter as of late and has had some monster games, but Cam is the linchpin and leader of our team. When she's in there, the NC State guards are all tight and timid. Cam contests and alters shots on MOST possessions. 27 points at half while Cam played most every minute. She's a great passer too...when she gets it on the high post, she can either attack, feed Kiki low, or kick it to the wing. All these things happen in a rhythm and with confidence and it's really fun to watch her work. But when she goes to the bench, we just aren't very good. Haven't been all season. We lose energy and confidence. Our guards forget how to play without her in there because they are restricted role players. Right or wrong, it's how Tara has put together the team. Kiki saved the season last game, and Brooke and Lepolo hit some unbelievable 3's, but that's just too much to ask as we face better teams. 

I've posted multiple times about how we need, and want, officials to let the players play, especially in tournament/loser-out games. This is what happens when the officials decide to call it tightly. They really don't have to blow the whistle every time someone falls down. Were Cam and Kiki's 9 fouls really fouls? Technically, most of them probably were. But there needs to be some sensibility of administering a fair game and some awareness of the game's situation. Officials need to be aware of the other team's top players and how many fouls they have, plain and simple. Best example - there's really no need to call Cam's 3rd foul, an offensive foul for simply clearing some space before the pass is even thrown. That was a game altering call. EDIT: After this post, I went to ESPN and saw what the refs did to Hidalgo in the ND game. She's allowed to play with her nose ring all season, but for some reason they decide to send her (their best player) to the bench to remove it, taking her off the court for 4 minutes while the trainers figure out to remove it. The nose ring all of a sudden became an issue? Show some freaking judgement and let it go!

In the end, I've really enjoyed watching Cam, Hannah, and the rest of the team play this season. I'll really miss Cam in a Cardinal uniform. She's a one of a kind baller, with a hu_ge upside, and I wouldn't put it by her to become one of the best the game has ever seen. 

Go Card.

[BillBradley]

Our team is built around Cam. She absolutely controls the game. Kiki is incredible,  a more reliable shooter as of late and has had some monster games, but Cam is the linchpin and leader of our team. When she's in there, the NC State guards are all tight and timid. Cam contests and alters shots on MOST possessions. 27 points at half while Cam played most every minute. She's a great passer too...when she gets it on the high post, she can either attack, feed Kiki low, or kick it to the wing. All these things happen in a rhythm and with confidence and it's really fun to watch her work. But when she goes to the bench, we just aren't very good. Haven't been all season. We lose energy and confidence. Our guards forget how to play without her in there because they are restricted role players. Right or wrong, it's how Tara has put together the team. Kiki saved the season last game, and Brooke and Lepolo hit some unbelievable 3's, but that's just too much to ask as we face better teams. 

I've posted multiple times about how we need, and want, officials to let the players play, especially in tournament/loser-out games. This is what happens when the officials decide to call it tightly. They really don't have to blow the whistle every time someone falls down. Were Cam and Kiki's 9 fouls really fouls? Technically, most of them probably were. But there needs to be some sensibility of administering a fair game and some awareness of the game's situation. Officials need to be aware of the other team's top players and how many fouls they have, plain and simple. Best example - there's really no need to call Cam's 3rd foul, an offensive foul for simply clearing some space before the pass is even thrown. That was a game altering call. EDIT: After this post, I went to ESPN and saw what the refs did to Hidalgo in the ND game. She's allowed to play with her nose ring all season, but for some reason they decide to send her (their best player) to the bench to remove it, taking her off the court for 4 minutes while the trainers figure out to remove it. The nose ring all of a sudden became an issue? Show some freaking judgement and let it go!

In the end, I've really enjoyed watching Cam, Hannah, and the rest of the team play this season. I'll really miss Cam in a Cardinal uniform. She's a one of a kind baller, with a hu_ge upside, and I wouldn't put it by her to become one of the best the game has ever seen. 

Go Card.