Maybe so, but as I recall the replay, she was all alone and others especially our guards were not moving. If she would have got holding the ball, then how much outrage here.
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Maybe so, but as I recall the replay, she was all alone and others especially our guards were not moving. If she would have got holding the ball, then how much outrage here.
I watched the replay. Betts was closing in. Too risky for O'Grady to attempt the pass. I think Clark would have been able to make the pass but not O'Grady.
Started playing better when Jan realized HS wasn’t a 4. And yes, the shorter rotation also.
Yesterday Stuelke and O'Grady played together for extended minutes. Nothing is cut and dry.
I think that was a decision based on defending Betts, Neither one could defend her 1 on 1. Don’t think they were in together when Betts wasn’t on the floor. I could be wrong though.
Possibly, but you couldn’t say that for every player ? I’ll tell yo this, if Ava knew the offense, & could make 15 ft jumpers like AOG, I’m confident she’d be playing 🤷♂️
Honestly I'm not concerned with the scoring end so much. Ava can score enough. My issue is NONE of our other bigs can defend a good post taller then them. Hannah at least does the job on the boards, unless again she's outsized. AOG is simply not a good rebounder regardless. Its an issue when your biggest regular post player probably has the worst rebounds/mins played on the team. UCLA controlled their O glass in the 2nd half and was probably the biggest reason they won the game. Heiden is also a much better rim protector, clearly just from her minutes played. Its moot at this point as its obvious Jans not going to play her in games unless she has no other options. Like I said it is what it is at this point. I'll try not to bring it up again...
On the podcast Kachine Alexander does after Iowa games (Hawkeye of the storm) she said Ava really needs work in the weight room. She thinks she will eventually be very good. Again her opinion but she said asking Ava to try to match up with Betts at this point in her career would have been very unfair to Ava.
That’s my opinion. I’m of fan of kceasthawk so I have zero interest in questioning him, but I dont see it. Addie has questionable hands, Check…Addie is not a very good rebounder. Check…Addie is not a terrific defender Check….but I never notice Addie getting pushed back under the basket like Betts did to Stuelke. In no way shape or form have I watched Ava play and thought she was physical in any stretch. But that’s just me. I do watch these girls a lot and I do feel like I’ve had a pretty good gauge on them for a few years and I will readily admit we haven’t seen tons of Ava, but never once have I thought she had the weight or strength to wall somebody off. Addie has slow feet, so she struggles staying in front of somebody, but I don’t particularly see her getting pushed around.
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Interesting, didn’t know that & that is good perspective. Fanbases, and as reference South Carolina, fans clamored all year for Fulwiley to play more & even over others but it wasn’t until Watkins’s got hurt that her minutes went up. But back on point fans seem to always think there’s a freshman or other player on the bench that would make us better. And generally, it’s my belief, coaches typically have a pretty good reason why they’re playing who they’re playing.
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