08-20-2022, 03:37 PM
(08-20-2022, 01:15 PM)stopandpop Wrote:(08-19-2022, 03:24 PM)Lorcan Wrote: My immediate thought is that FGCU is a good test for a team that’s seeking a guard to feed to the posts. Tishara Morehouse was a fantastic complement to Kierstan Bell last year and Uju Ezeudu who was on the all summit league team last year, will be a curious undersized post against our tall trees. I wonder if that’s Tara’s thinking behind the schedule is to have a weaker schedule so that she can develop Nivar, Lepolo, Harriel, or others to be ready for Haley Jones’ senior year march to the ship.
No matter what season it is and no matter who is on FGCU's roster, Karl will have his team ready to give us a good fight. I'm always nervous about playing them. Until the entire non-conference schedule is revealed, I'm not ready to say it's weaker (yet) when you factor in South Carolina, Tennessee, Gonzaga and Creighton. I'm predicting that either Nivar, Lepolo or Harriel will be in the starting backcourt.
If you're right on that prediction re the backcourt, and I hope you are, that would mean Tara is not fully relying on Jones to be the pg, which would be a good thing because it frees her up to do so much more.