03-21-2017, 09:42 AM
(03-21-2017, 07:25 AM)2006alum link Wrote:Congrats to WBB. Solid win, with great contributions from all of our starters. Even when McCall has a "quiet" game like she did last night, she was still critical to keeping the offense flowing and maintaining a dominant rebounding presence inside. Our control of the boards was beyond impressive, given that we actually didn't have a height advantage. And McPhee - wow - if she can shoot from 3 like that next year, she could be our most versatile player since Wiggins. I'm excited to think about what she and Smith will be able to do on offense, because they are both pretty great passers but also can create offense on their own, so they will be very hard to defend as a dynamic duo.
And major kudos to the coaches - they clearly scouted KState well and knew they would target Karlie, and prepped everyone else to be ready to take advantage of it.
Brit and Alanna can be an extremely difficult to guard combo next season, because they can stretch the floor with their perimeter shooting, but they also are skilled on the inside. It depends on how much they can improve over the summer. Both of them need to work on consistency. Brit was shooting 25% from 3-point range before last night's game and Alanna wasn't much better. With Karlie's graduation, we will need proven long range shooters to spread the defense next year. If the two of them can improve their percentages to around 35-40% from long range, that will go a long way in making defenses honest.
Inside, they'll need to up their conversion percentages as well. Alanna's strength is in the low post and she's already shown in the last few games how strong she can be there. Maybe she can call Chiney or Nneka to see if they can give her some pointers. I heard UCLA's Billings benefited from some advice from them. Surely the Ogwumikes can lend a fellow Cardinal a helping hand.
With Brit, her strength inside is driving to the basket and using her agility, quickness and acrobatic moves to score. If she can draw more fouls en route to the basket and keep her strength and leaping ability while converting more of those layups, she'll be difficult to defend. Too tall for guards, but too maneuverable for posts.
