Fun team to watch. They are still trying to get comfortable with the speed of the game but we have great ball movement and some good individuals that will play well in most games.
Good to see Murcer get her feet wet. Thought she held up well and had a very good first game. Maddi is going to be a monster on the boards but needs to look for more offensive opportunities. Career best game for Simpson but I still am concerned about her lack of quickness against the better teams. Center will be some adventure for this team. Tatum still doing a great job running the team. Robertson still money behind the arc and is playing a very good all around game. Pellington is unstopable at times. Think Sherri got unhappy with her in the first half. We are still playing a lot of players and won't see what we really have until we are down to the players who will have to carry the load in the big games.
We are still allowing too many weak side treys. Need to be shure we are close enough to close out on the good shooters.
Three bad things tonight.
1) Turnovers. We will have a fair number but should stop with the unforced.
2) Free Shots. Even the good shooters had a bad night.
3) Officials. Horrible. Contributed to a ragged game with their constant whistles.
Pretty much agree.
The good news is that we have a lot of scoring options this year. A lot of players are capable of hitting twenty, some with little effort. It seems that we have about seven who understand how to play defense. The rest have some learning to do. We are a much better shooting team than we have been, except at the free throw line. Need to shoot about 500 free throws a day. Just get the touch where it doesn't land on iron with a bang.
Raw is right. But, these kids have not worked together as a unit. Usually, you would add one new person to a rotation that included four that knew the system. This year, we are adding four to one. Havoc until they get some experience with each other.
We do have some people who tend to watch the game at times. The other team gets down court rather quickly, and nobody goes to cover them, especially inside. Fall asleep.
I see some attributes in Aspen and Nydia that can be valuable. I don't know if either will be reliable this year. But, they do have some tools. Nydia knows nothing and must learn from scratch.
We will lose some games. It would not surprise me to see us upset someone later in the year. A game without turnovers and missed free throws, and we would be a tough out. By next year, I think we will be a top twenty team, at least. Good young talent that plays with intensity.
