01-11-2020, 07:37 PM
A few quick scattered thoughts:
Loving watching Jones improve from one game to the next. Yes, she makes some silly mistakes, but her upside is brobdingnagian and it's been ages since a freshman has impacted at all parts of the court (Wiggins?).
Also loved the Prechtel show. Her back to basket moves are the best I've seen from Stanford since Chiney and she has a lot of versatility for 6'5". Am I the only one reminded of Lauren Cox in terms of her ability to play the high post, assist, drive, screen, and shoot?
In terms of Jump or Moschau getting free to shoot the trey or create their own outside show, how? Jump in particular has too much of a reputation now - even if she does a pump fake drive her defender is still locked onto her, especially when the third string is in so weaker passes and fewer threats to guard.
Am I the only one who wonders what is up with Brown? She, not Lexie, was our McD's A-A last year, and yet Lexie is our leading scorer and Brown seems to struggle handling the press and doing anything other than drive into traffic.
Speaking of: I actually think Cal running the press was smart. Realistically, their wins are likely to come not from great teams but the bottom half of the PAC-12, where the press may be effective. Might as well practice against our third string, which is much closer to a Utah, Colorado or Washington than and Oregon or UCLA...
Loving watching Jones improve from one game to the next. Yes, she makes some silly mistakes, but her upside is brobdingnagian and it's been ages since a freshman has impacted at all parts of the court (Wiggins?).
Also loved the Prechtel show. Her back to basket moves are the best I've seen from Stanford since Chiney and she has a lot of versatility for 6'5". Am I the only one reminded of Lauren Cox in terms of her ability to play the high post, assist, drive, screen, and shoot?
In terms of Jump or Moschau getting free to shoot the trey or create their own outside show, how? Jump in particular has too much of a reputation now - even if she does a pump fake drive her defender is still locked onto her, especially when the third string is in so weaker passes and fewer threats to guard.
Am I the only one who wonders what is up with Brown? She, not Lexie, was our McD's A-A last year, and yet Lexie is our leading scorer and Brown seems to struggle handling the press and doing anything other than drive into traffic.
Speaking of: I actually think Cal running the press was smart. Realistically, their wins are likely to come not from great teams but the bottom half of the PAC-12, where the press may be effective. Might as well practice against our third string, which is much closer to a Utah, Colorado or Washington than and Oregon or UCLA...