01-05-2020, 05:12 PM
I wish we can string together four of the fourth quarters we had in a game. The way we played in the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter (before we emptied the bench) is the way we need to play when facing the Oregon schools and will give us plenty of comfortable wins against lesser competition. It gives me hope that we can get a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament and compete for a national title this year.
The way we played in the first half is why we lost to Texas and nearly lost to Cal Baptist. Silly turnovers, missed easy shots. It makes me want to pull my hair out and is the reason why we could drop to a lower seed and lose again to a team we should beat.
I sure would like some consistency with this team.
Kiana played like an All-American in the second half, I really hope she can bottle that up and keep it with her for the rest of the season. When the play breaks down and time is running out, if Kiana can make something out of nothing, it would give us some much needed clutch points in key situations and critical games.
Hannah was great as usual from long range, but I am also encouraged that she made some mid-range jumpers as well. If she can diversify her offensive game to beyond hitting the three, she can become that much more dangerous. Defenders can't just sell out on the three when guarding her and if you give her an inch, she will make you pay.
Haley has shown that she has the talent to compete at the highest levels, but also has shown that she still is a freshman with some of the questionable decision-making, such as errant passes to no one or attempting an off balance shot when she has the opportunity for something else.
I am somewhat baffled why we haven't seen more of Prechtel in long stretches. She'll make an appearance or two for a couple minutes to relive someone else, but we haven't seen her getting any significant lengths of time on the floor lately. She has shown that she can score from both inside and having a nice jump shot, but maybe Tara is concerned about her defense?
Great to see Lacie back and making the most of it, hitting some 3's and adding another player to include in the rotation for matchups and fresh legs. If we can get DiJonai back sooner than later, I am excited about Kiana and DiJonai leading this team again. Everyone on the team has made great contributions, but I feel like Kiana and DiJonai are the two options you go to in crunch time to facilitate the offense, they can make the jumper, but can also drive, but they also make the right decision.
The way we played in the first half is why we lost to Texas and nearly lost to Cal Baptist. Silly turnovers, missed easy shots. It makes me want to pull my hair out and is the reason why we could drop to a lower seed and lose again to a team we should beat.
I sure would like some consistency with this team.
Kiana played like an All-American in the second half, I really hope she can bottle that up and keep it with her for the rest of the season. When the play breaks down and time is running out, if Kiana can make something out of nothing, it would give us some much needed clutch points in key situations and critical games.
Hannah was great as usual from long range, but I am also encouraged that she made some mid-range jumpers as well. If she can diversify her offensive game to beyond hitting the three, she can become that much more dangerous. Defenders can't just sell out on the three when guarding her and if you give her an inch, she will make you pay.
Haley has shown that she has the talent to compete at the highest levels, but also has shown that she still is a freshman with some of the questionable decision-making, such as errant passes to no one or attempting an off balance shot when she has the opportunity for something else.
I am somewhat baffled why we haven't seen more of Prechtel in long stretches. She'll make an appearance or two for a couple minutes to relive someone else, but we haven't seen her getting any significant lengths of time on the floor lately. She has shown that she can score from both inside and having a nice jump shot, but maybe Tara is concerned about her defense?
Great to see Lacie back and making the most of it, hitting some 3's and adding another player to include in the rotation for matchups and fresh legs. If we can get DiJonai back sooner than later, I am excited about Kiana and DiJonai leading this team again. Everyone on the team has made great contributions, but I feel like Kiana and DiJonai are the two options you go to in crunch time to facilitate the offense, they can make the jumper, but can also drive, but they also make the right decision.