07-28-2020, 04:15 PM
Well your link worked and another great story by Jake. Great scouting by Folkl and husband.
(07-28-2020, 08:59 PM)81alum Wrote: A really interesting highlight reel. One of the best attackers of the basket I have seen, especially for that age. Great defense and aggression. It would be nice if she picked up a mid range jumper over the next couple of years--she will eventually have to play against tall zone defenses in the Pac 12. But what an incredible youngster.
I'm basically accepting that we won't have basketball next year. Which means the 2021-22 season will be amazing, with so many talented players that we will never have seen play before.
(07-28-2020, 08:59 PM)81alum Wrote: A really interesting highlight reel. One of the best attackers of the basket I have seen, especially for that age. Great defense and aggression. It would be nice if she picked up a mid range jumper over the next couple of years--she will eventually have to play against tall zone defenses in the Pac 12. But what an incredible youngster.
I'm basically accepting that we won't have basketball next year. Which means the 2021-22 season will be amazing, with so many talented players that we will never have seen play before.
(07-28-2020, 10:03 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Yeah, that is a nice spin move she has. I worry a little bit that against better help defenses, her shots will get swatted (especially the underhanded scoop shots), but there were a number of plays where she easily got around her defender in one-on-one action. She reminds me a bit of Alana Smith for her combination of size and grace going at the basket.I think that's right. She is 6'2" at the moment and spins in both directions, making it impossible for a single player to guard her. But with help or zones and going into the paint against taller players, she is going to need an alternative like a jumper. For example, when she goes up against 6'5" Nyrara Sabally, or 6'6" Kennedy Brown. She might get around them, but not in a zone or if they have help. But she has a lot of time, and adding a jumpshot is a whole lot easier than becoming athletic--which she clearly is already. I like her future.
BC
(07-28-2020, 10:03 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Yeah, that is a nice spin move she has. I worry a little bit that against better help defenses, her shots will get swatted (especially the underhanded scoop shots), but there were a number of plays where she easily got around her defender in one-on-one action. She reminds me a bit of Alana Smith for her combination of size and grace going at the basket.I think that's right. She is 6'2" at the moment and spins in both directions, making it impossible for a single player to guard her. But with help or zones and going into the paint against taller players, she is going to need an alternative like a jumper. For example, when she goes up against 6'5" Nyrara Sabally, or 6'6" Kennedy Brown. She might get around them, but not in a zone or if they have help. But she has a lot of time, and adding a jumpshot is a whole lot easier than becoming athletic--which she clearly is already. I like her future.
BC