Unforced turnovers were rampant.
Watched the entire game, and I never saw a perimeter shot by Oral Roberts that was actually guarded. There probably was one guarded, but I didn't see it. Running at someone helps them shoot the ball, it doesn't constitute defense. It is actually the opposite, it is "no-defense". You defend a perimeter shot by making them dribble the ball. Kids, particularly girls, just shoot the ball too well to let them shoot. Oral roberts shot the same percentage in warmup as they did in the game. If you are playing any defense, the percentage should go down.
On the bright side, the conditioning of the girls was light years better. I thought every girl on the team last year carried unneeded weight. They all look really fit. So, good on who ever got that done.
Individually, I thought all the kids looked improved from a skill perspective.
We are way way way more athletic. I like the look of the freshman point (r scott) and the both freshman tall girls. Could see all three being really good in the years to come and will definitely help this year.
And, as I have said before, JMO, but Madi is the best woman's player in the college game. She is a baller.
So, who knows. We will have to play better defense to reach any really high goals but in any event, we should be a good team.
