SoonerinNC and Atlanta, I'm a bit disappointed in your responses. I expect more vision, and hope.
The one thing that we lacked other than a solid post was a consistent point. Tatum and Jessi showed some flashes, but neither were ready to run the show. Shaina wouldn't, too self-interested. We may still see Jessi and Tatum mature into it. They have some tools. But, they are sophs.
Lemon will be a junior as I understand. She is brought in for immediate duty. I can't tell much from the video. She is obviously a lot better than some rather mediocre players. Does she have D-1 potential. Sherri is a far better judge than I, and she is the one faced with this situation. I would say that he immediate needs were someone to play defense in the interior and grab a few boards, along with Madi, and someone to set up the offense and keep it set up. The only thing of value that I saw was that her first pass was always crisp. We often lost our first pass because it was tossed softly. I didn't see her setting up shooters. But, I'm only through the first quarter.
Oh. and she shoots free throws better than Shaina did---after two years. Two years as a shooter/scorer, and you can't hit free throws? Attitude.
This may or may not be what we need. It is a two-year fix. It has nothing to do with who we are recruiting. She saw a need, probably for more than one thing, and she went for it.
We may have what we need in Aspen, Dee, and Chloe. I think we need a solid back to the basket post. We'll see. We are better off with Dee and Chloe than we were last year, and one may be a break out player. I think Aspen can be a force. She isn't a total non-athlete. Let's see what plays out between now and November before we give up.
The one thing that we lacked other than a solid post was a consistent point. Tatum and Jessi showed some flashes, but neither were ready to run the show. Shaina wouldn't, too self-interested. We may still see Jessi and Tatum mature into it. They have some tools. But, they are sophs.
Lemon will be a junior as I understand. She is brought in for immediate duty. I can't tell much from the video. She is obviously a lot better than some rather mediocre players. Does she have D-1 potential. Sherri is a far better judge than I, and she is the one faced with this situation. I would say that he immediate needs were someone to play defense in the interior and grab a few boards, along with Madi, and someone to set up the offense and keep it set up. The only thing of value that I saw was that her first pass was always crisp. We often lost our first pass because it was tossed softly. I didn't see her setting up shooters. But, I'm only through the first quarter.
Oh. and she shoots free throws better than Shaina did---after two years. Two years as a shooter/scorer, and you can't hit free throws? Attitude.
This may or may not be what we need. It is a two-year fix. It has nothing to do with who we are recruiting. She saw a need, probably for more than one thing, and she went for it.
We may have what we need in Aspen, Dee, and Chloe. I think we need a solid back to the basket post. We'll see. We are better off with Dee and Chloe than we were last year, and one may be a break out player. I think Aspen can be a force. She isn't a total non-athlete. Let's see what plays out between now and November before we give up.
