11-07-2024, 10:27 PM
Just wow. 70% three point shooting, in volume--14 of 20. At one point we were at 80%. I've never seen that. Absolutely phenomenal shooting for the second game in a row. Is this sustainable?
Washington State was not playing bad defense. We had to work to get most of those three point shots off.
Players continue to show improvement. Clardy deserves praise as others have noted. Heal too. It does seem as if she was not getting the benefit of fouls when she drove into contact under the basket--she is used to getting those calls as she was 4th in the nation last year in manufacturing fouls, but at this level of play it seems the refs are letting a lot more go. That left her 4/4 from three point range and 1/4 on her drives.
Agara is proving to be a very capable and dependable scorer at several levels.
But tonight was in some ways Bosgana's night. She led with 19 points, was 9/10 from the free throw line, meaning she was the player manufacturing her own scoring when all else failed. Add to that 5 rebounds and 3 steals and you get an impressive all around stat line. In short, her experience shows.
The players seemed to be playing with joy, and there were many fewer mistakes than I remember on last year's talented team. A total of 9 turnovers in the entire game--it just looked like clean play.
I submit that any night we shoot that well and keep turnovers low will be a very good night. Let's hope we see many more. We will have a major test with Gonzaga on Sunday. I'll restrain my optimism until then, but so far, so (very) good.
Washington State was not playing bad defense. We had to work to get most of those three point shots off.
Players continue to show improvement. Clardy deserves praise as others have noted. Heal too. It does seem as if she was not getting the benefit of fouls when she drove into contact under the basket--she is used to getting those calls as she was 4th in the nation last year in manufacturing fouls, but at this level of play it seems the refs are letting a lot more go. That left her 4/4 from three point range and 1/4 on her drives.
Agara is proving to be a very capable and dependable scorer at several levels.
But tonight was in some ways Bosgana's night. She led with 19 points, was 9/10 from the free throw line, meaning she was the player manufacturing her own scoring when all else failed. Add to that 5 rebounds and 3 steals and you get an impressive all around stat line. In short, her experience shows.
The players seemed to be playing with joy, and there were many fewer mistakes than I remember on last year's talented team. A total of 9 turnovers in the entire game--it just looked like clean play.
I submit that any night we shoot that well and keep turnovers low will be a very good night. Let's hope we see many more. We will have a major test with Gonzaga on Sunday. I'll restrain my optimism until then, but so far, so (very) good.