Nancy Mulkey

[BlackwellSooner]

Since the bulk of the women's games have been on FSOK/FSN or some other variant of Fox which I don't get (I get Fox and FS1, but none of the others), I haven't watched much women's ball up to this point. I watched most of the Texas game the other night.

Which brings me to my question: Nancy's minutes have been all over the place, per the SoonerSports Stats information. She averaged 7 minutes per game through the first 10 games, then averaged 17 min/game for the next 8 games (through the WV game), with good production from both a point and rebounding perspective. The last 3 games she has averaged about 8 min/game and her production has dropped back off.

My question is this: I part of the problem a conditioning problem on Nancy's part, or is Sherri playing her more against a bit softer competition to build her confidence?

 

[sybarite]

We had a stretch when Vivi wasn't playing well. She seemed to be having difficulty knowing what to do. So, we put Nancy out there.

At first, Nancy just reacted. It was like she had no fear and was relaxed. She blocked shots at will, and her touch on layups was great. After she won the Freshman Player of the Week, it seemed that she began to try harder. Her touch became hard, and layups that went in were now bouncing hard off the backboards. She began to try to do what other players did rather than just remain under the glass and misdirect shots. We also began to try to get the ball to her, unsuccessfully. It looked like she and Maddie had it going for a game or so. But, they began to collapse on her, and she tried to shoot anyway.

So, she took a step back while trying to do things that didn't come naturally. Meanwhile, it came as Vivi began to come around. The next test will probably be Baylor. The taller girls gave Vivi some difficulty. Nancy just needs to relax. Chelsea began to try too hard as well. Last night, she went with the flow and did well.

 

[MsProudSooner]

Since the bulk of the women's games have been on FSOK/FSN or some other variant of Fox which I don't get (I get Fox and FS1, but none of the others), I haven't watched much women's ball up to this point. I watched most of the Texas game the other night.

Which brings me to my question: Nancy's minutes have been all over the place, per the SoonerSports Stats information. She averaged 7 minutes per game through the first 10 games, then averaged 17 min/game for the next 8 games (through the WV game), with good production from both a point and rebounding perspective. The last 3 games she has averaged about 8 min/game and her production has dropped back off.

My question is this: I part of the problem a conditioning problem on Nancy's part, or is Sherri playing her more against a bit softer competition to build her confidence?

I think it's a combination of both plus ViVi has been playing much, much better the last few games.