Quote:I expect Kate to start Mary Ashley Stevenson, Lepolo, Clardy and Somfai, but I'm hopeful we'll see significant minutes from Swain and Eschmeyer. Will Kate choose to follow her mentor and pull the freshmen as soon as they make a mistake, OR, will she let them play and learn on the court?
Stevenson is close to, or she's reached her ceiling; same with Lepolo and if Kate (choosing experience over potential), continues to start those two, I don't see us doing much better in the ACC than last season. Swain can be a brobdingnagian difference maker and challenge the opponent's defense. Once Eschmeyer gets minutes and touches, we'll have a better presence in the post. Along with Nunu (an all-ACC performer) and a much improved Clardy, our future rests with the freshmen. We cannot afford to lose Somfai, Swain and/or Eschmeyer in the portal, so they need to be heavily in the mix in every game.
Expecting Kate to start the veterans -- Lepolo, Clardy, Agara, Stevenson, Ogden and hopefully substitute liberally. Excited to see how the freshmen look.
I was not that impressed with the offensive ball movement at the scrimmage -- too much pass, then hold, looking for an open player. Exception was Somfai who looked to shoot/drive first before passing.
I DO believe that this young team will improve each game over the season, and that the coaching staff will figure out the best way to make the pieces work together.