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The second and third string would be a juggernaut the the CSUN world. At the start of the fourth quarter, Tara subbed out the entire lineup with the second string and none off the starters played from there out. They outscored CSUN 32-9. Green and Papadaki got a solid four minutes of play.

All well and good, BUT this Juggernaut-like squad has yet to demonstrate that it has the ability to break South Carolina's intense all-court press and on-ball pressure. Everything up until the SC game will be walks in the park against marshmallow competition. Who will bring the ball up against SC and can the team effectively combat the switching double-team and the all-court press without committing many forced turnovers leading to baskets in the other direction? We shall soon see.

Agree re. South Carolina.  The intense pressure we'll see from the Gamecocks will push our Princeton offense farther from the basket and beyond the 3-point line as they did twice in the past.  Back door plays will work sometimes, but we need to surprise Dawn Staley's team with tweaks in our offense; things they are not expecting.  We're too predictable.

My observations on our 3 guards (so far)- Agnes is clearly the best defender, but she remains limited offensively.  Talana is clearly the best ball handler and I would trust her to bring the ball up against pressure.  She is also the best assist-maker of the three and her ability to score is ahead of Agnes. She is a decent defender, but not in the class of Agness.  Indya has shown more scoring potential than Agnes and Talana and she can handle the ball, but defensively she is vulnerable to getting screened and letting her defender go by her.

At this point, I'd be in favor of starting Talana who would relieve Haley of bringing the ball up and allowing her to play more at the wing where she is more dominant.

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The second and third string would be a juggernaut the the CSUN world. At the start of the fourth quarter, Tara subbed out the entire lineup with the second string and none off the starters played from there out. They outscored CSUN 32-9. Green and Papadaki got a solid four minutes of play.

All well and good, BUT this Juggernaut-like squad has yet to demonstrate that it has the ability to break South Carolina's intense all-court press and on-ball pressure. Everything up until the SC game will be walks in the park against marshmallow competition. Who will bring the ball up against SC and can the team effectively combat the switching double-team and the all-court press without committing many forced turnovers leading to baskets in the other direction? We shall soon see.

Agree re. South Carolina.  The intense pressure we'll see from the Gamecocks will push our Princeton offense farther from the basket and beyond the 3-point line as they did twice in the past.  Back door plays will work sometimes, but we need to surprise Dawn Staley's team with tweaks in our offense; things they are not expecting.  We're too predictable.

My observations on our 3 guards (so far)- Agnes is clearly the best defender, but she remains limited offensively.  Talana is clearly the best ball handler and I would trust her to bring the ball up against pressure.  She is also the best assist-maker of the three and her ability to score is ahead of Agnes. She is a decent defender, but not in the class of Agness.  Indya has shown more scoring potential than Agnes and Talana and she can handle the ball, but defensively she is vulnerable to getting screened and letting her defender go by her.

At this point, I'd be in favor of starting Talana who would relieve Haley of bringing the ball up and allowing her to play more at the wing where she is more dominant.