I think this worked against us. Clearly, Depaul is a great program. Haven't they won their conference the last four years? They are ranked in the top 20 this year and should be good again. They laid an egg in their opener and certainly played a lot better against us.
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I think this worked against us. Clearly, Depaul is a great program. Haven't they won their conference the last four years? They are ranked in the top 20 this year and should be good again. They laid an egg in their opener and certainly played a lot better against us.
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Looking at the box score, the stat that determined the outcome of the game wasn't defense or their 3 point shooting. It was our free throw shooting.
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I was at the game. I loved that I got a chance to see this team in person. There were a decent amount of Sooner fans (in DePaul's veryyyy small arena), and I presume most of them were family members of players. It was cool to sit among them -- always good to be reminded that these women are good people from good families who give their all to OU.
I went to the game with a group of people who don't typically watch women's basketball and this was a perfect game to take them to because it was so exciting. They saw the most points ever scored in an OU women's game! I love seeing this sport gain new fans.
It was a VERY fast-paced game, particularly in the first half. Back and forth, punch for punch. They could not contain Shaina - not even a little bit whatsoever. She was made for this style of game. Coach Coale is exactly right that her speed is a gamechanger.
We were notably tired in overtime. Only 9 players (8 after Ana fouled out) in a very fast where DePaul applied full court pressure for 45 minutes is not conducive to winning in overtime. I remember Gabbi attempting a big 3-point shot late in the game and it was lined up perfectly but hit the front rim. She was tired because she worked her butt off for 45 minutes and didn't leave the game.
Ya know, holding an opponent to 42% from the 3-point line isn't good but it isn't TERRIBLE. The fact that they attempted 45 3s is objectively wild. I highly doubt we see anything like that for the rest of the year.
Maddie oscillated between struggling and dominating pretty much all night. She handled the press well and our offense, in general, looks much smoother when she's in there. But she also forced a lot of ill-advised passes.
ViVi had a MONSTER game. She was also VERY passionate on the bench, screaming at her teammates late in the game. Good to see that from her. I don't think it was malicious, I just assume she was frustrated that she was the only one crashing the boards effectively at times. She HAS to stop trying to put the ball on the floor all the time though. That resulted in too many turnovers. I want to see her kick it back out for a wide open 3 when she's double or triple teamed.
This was a good early test for this team. Hopefully we use it for good.
Anyone else frustrated that Soonersports.com never uploads post-game quotes for away games?
I went to the game with a group of people who don't typically watch women's basketball and this was a perfect game to take them to because it was so exciting. They saw the most points ever scored in an OU women's game! I love seeing this sport gain new fans.
It was a VERY fast-paced game, particularly in the first half. Back and forth, punch for punch. They could not contain Shaina - not even a little bit whatsoever. She was made for this style of game. Coach Coale is exactly right that her speed is a gamechanger.
We were notably tired in overtime. Only 9 players (8 after Ana fouled out) in a very fast where DePaul applied full court pressure for 45 minutes is not conducive to winning in overtime. I remember Gabbi attempting a big 3-point shot late in the game and it was lined up perfectly but hit the front rim. She was tired because she worked her butt off for 45 minutes and didn't leave the game.
Ya know, holding an opponent to 42% from the 3-point line isn't good but it isn't TERRIBLE. The fact that they attempted 45 3s is objectively wild. I highly doubt we see anything like that for the rest of the year.
Maddie oscillated between struggling and dominating pretty much all night. She handled the press well and our offense, in general, looks much smoother when she's in there. But she also forced a lot of ill-advised passes.
ViVi had a MONSTER game. She was also VERY passionate on the bench, screaming at her teammates late in the game. Good to see that from her. I don't think it was malicious, I just assume she was frustrated that she was the only one crashing the boards effectively at times. She HAS to stop trying to put the ball on the floor all the time though. That resulted in too many turnovers. I want to see her kick it back out for a wide open 3 when she's double or triple teamed.
This was a good early test for this team. Hopefully we use it for good.
Anyone else frustrated that Soonersports.com never uploads post-game quotes for away games?
I like Shay as a starter, but not sure if it should be in the point guard roll... Williams has been scoring consistently, but Shay has more upside and really plays down hill, starting her would put pressure on the defense at ththe start of games...
Manning was guarding Coleman with her hands down, she also went for a flop and Boom! Coleman hits a game winner, as someone who is looked to as a lead/tone setter it was hard to watch...
Manning was guarding Coleman with her hands down, she also went for a flop and Boom! Coleman hits a game winner, as someone who is looked to as a lead/tone setter it was hard to watch...
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Could not get any thing but the running play on the stat thing. So it is hard to reach many conclusions. But a few.
At this time it is apparent that we are a 6 deep team. Very few minutes for Simpson, EJ and Penzo. How do you end up with only 9 scholarship players when you have 15 available.
Don't know what went wrong defensively but when you score 98 points in regulation you should win. We allowed 45 three point attempts and at one stretch gave up five consecutive scores on layups. Looks like if you can't control both the outside and inside you should control at least one of them.
We can't afford for our seniors to commit most of the turnovers in any game.
Apparently we were strong offensively. Watching the highlights Pellington's layups were legit as far as skill and she will hit those against anyone. She has great elevation and shoots them with a good angle and with nifty moves. Some of our other players go pell mell for the hoop and end up shooting heavily guarded and from bad angles.
I think Pellington will eventually start at point because we need Maddie at the 4.
At this time it is apparent that we are a 6 deep team. Very few minutes for Simpson, EJ and Penzo. How do you end up with only 9 scholarship players when you have 15 available.
Don't know what went wrong defensively but when you score 98 points in regulation you should win. We allowed 45 three point attempts and at one stretch gave up five consecutive scores on layups. Looks like if you can't control both the outside and inside you should control at least one of them.
We can't afford for our seniors to commit most of the turnovers in any game.
Apparently we were strong offensively. Watching the highlights Pellington's layups were legit as far as skill and she will hit those against anyone. She has great elevation and shoots them with a good angle and with nifty moves. Some of our other players go pell mell for the hoop and end up shooting heavily guarded and from bad angles.
I think Pellington will eventually start at point because we need Maddie at the 4.
I disagree with this part... Depual has had the same game for the last few seasons, knowing they were going to shoot 3's and letting them get a whooping 45 attempts off, is poor scouting by OU...
Mac, not only poor scouting, but poor adjustments during the game. After they were 4 for 4 from the arc, there should have been more emphasis on switching all screens and sticking with their assignments. I could only hear the game and watch the live stats, so I don't know how difficult the screens were to get through. I am almost of the opinion to guard the arc aggressively and take chances in the paint, at least try something different. I am not going to throw the baby out with the bath water after 2 games. I don't think we will see anything like this the rest of the season, except maybe West Virginia.
I really do like this team. It is apparent that we are going to be strong 7 deep, with EJ maybe getting better as the season moves on to maybe give us 8. The kids will learn from this, its nice to see we have penetrators that we haven't seen in a while. I'll wait til after the Oregon game to see where we are at. It will be a good idea where this team sits before the end of non-conference and how we might fare with Texas our first conference game.
I really do like this team. It is apparent that we are going to be strong 7 deep, with EJ maybe getting better as the season moves on to maybe give us 8. The kids will learn from this, its nice to see we have penetrators that we haven't seen in a while. I'll wait til after the Oregon game to see where we are at. It will be a good idea where this team sits before the end of non-conference and how we might fare with Texas our first conference game.
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Pellington is the future I think. So explosive.
Ana is good, but really just a slightly quicker Dungee if you asked me. Will have a great career but not as good as Shaina.
I like the talent of this team. If they can put this together and bring the young ones up to speed quickly we could be really good. I think we actually have roles this season, where as the last 2-3 years we really had no idea. We will benefit from that- our record may not be better as I could see some losses earlier- but I think we’ll be great by the tournament- time will tell.
Ana is good, but really just a slightly quicker Dungee if you asked me. Will have a great career but not as good as Shaina.
I like the talent of this team. If they can put this together and bring the young ones up to speed quickly we could be really good. I think we actually have roles this season, where as the last 2-3 years we really had no idea. We will benefit from that- our record may not be better as I could see some losses earlier- but I think we’ll be great by the tournament- time will tell.
