TT

[Sweetest OU Girl]

They are tending to shoot too quickly so far. I expect that means SC has told them to do so. I will admit I don't understand that. Perhaps we will come to understand it in time -- or come to even greater frustration about it.

I know Sherri said she expected them to shoot above 40% from the 3 point line. My guess is she has told the team the same thing - and they have reacted to that by being somewhat careless with their shots - just expecting them to fall. I cannot see that happening unless they become more disciplined and be patient about getting good shots. Seeing them catch the ball while moving and shoot it without ever getting set, is deeply troubling. Such an approach does not work for anyone on a consistent basis.

 

[sybarite]

I wonder if the "new offense" isn't simply an attempt to generate some intensity on the offensive end. Either that, or it might be an attempt to make the shooters more relaxed as they shoot more. If there is anything different about the "new offense," I haven't seen it. The players like it, but I haven't seen anything that hasn't been there all along.

It is interesting that as we approach conference season, we suddenly placed an emphasis on avoiding the three. We had only nine three-point attempts against Tulsa. We had 22 against Cal, but that may have been due to the fact that we were trying to catch up. We were 0-6 in the first half, and 7-16 in the second.

It is also possible that it was being used to differentiate between players. In Vegas, the points scored:

50 Maddie
40 Peyton
29 TT
27 Gabbi
24 Nancy
19 Chelsea
19 Vivi
11 LaNesia
6 Gioya

We found out who was hitting shots this year.

FG%
61.54% Nancy
56.16% Vivi
50.00% Shaya (1 of 2)
48.57% LaNesia
45.00% EJ
43.10% Maddie
42.11% TT
40.28% Chelsea
38.52% Peyton
33.33% Gileysa (2 of 6)
32.95% Gioya
31.25% Gabbi
31.25% McKenna
28.00% Derica

Does this coincide with the minutes that each is getting recently?

 

[SoonerinNC]

Sherri is supposed to be a protege of Geno but somehow her players do not improve like the UConn players. Or even like Amanda Thompson, Ny Stevenson, and Joanna McFarland did in the past.

I am concerned with the lack of improvement of key players the last few years.

I think Little has improved her mid range game quite a bit this year but her outside shooting has dropped from 34.4% to 31.9 % last year and 29.7 so far this year.

Maddie seems to get it more now and is playing better all around but still making too many turnovers.

LaNesha Williams seems to be doing a better job. I expect her to earn more time as the season moves along.

TT deserves a lot of credit. Seems like she has heard Geno all the way from UConn to Oklahoma when he tells his players to be better than the limits they place on themselves. She has improved each year and I admire her for it. Having said that, she had a long way to go and I am concerned that we are going into the Big 12 with her at point. She has too many turnovers and wild shots which are the same as turnovers and other player are charged with turnovers on very difficult passes from her.

Gabbi started every game as a freshman and started on a gold medal national team but is not starting in her junior year.

Carter started 26 games as a sophomore and averaged 9.9 points but is not starting as a senior as of the last game and didn't do enough to earn the start in the next game.

Campbell-Olds improved through her junior year and suddenly fell of as a senior.

Wyatt has provided some instant offense off the bench with her 3 point shooting in the past but is playing very little and hitting 26.1% of her treys.

Compare this with the improvement of:

Becky Samuelson 20.9 points and 47.4% beyond the arc vs 11.0 and 39.4% last season.
Naphreesa Collier 6.8 and 15.9% vs 19.6 and 37.5 behind the arc this season.
Kia Nurse 9.3 and 37% last year vs 13.5 and 43.4% this year.
Gabby Williams also very much improved.

To be somewhat fair they are getting more minutes this year.

Two juniors and two sophs are key players to a still undefeated team.