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Not sure I would start Puckett over Dye. She is playing the "spark off the bench" role well, so there's no need to mess that up.
Perez and Crutchfield are solid, have good chemistry and are experienced in the system. I think Johnson coming off the bench for NCST makes sense for now.
Not sure Warren and Taylor-Allen are deserving of the starting spots/minutes for Texas. I'd have Harmon/Matharu in the backcourt, and have a true wing to go with Gaston/Ebo. They can't get away with 3-4 sub 5'9 players on the court at the same time.
I'm back and forth on the issue of starting Dye or Puckett. Like you said, Puckett has provided a spark off the bench. And in several games, Dye has scored the important first basket, and always seems to get big put-backs off O-boards early on. Big.
That said, Sara has mentioned in interviews how important it is to her for her teammates (and coach) to have confidence in her -- and that she is growing along with their confidence. Knowing that she craves their confidence in her, it makes me wonder if she might have even a slightly higher gear to shift into if she were to be given the start. Obviously us fans/athletes and from eons ago know that starting isn't everything, but you never know what's in those kids' minds about it. If she considers getting the start as the ultimate show of confidence, then maybe giving her a start might be great. Or maybe it wouldn't. I do think at some point in the not-too-distant future it might be worth experimenting with.
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I’m looking at SEC stats and the numbers paint an interesting picture of the Lady Vols.
Our strengths are rebounding and defense, and we struggle with turnovers, shooting % and FT %.
It’s basically everything we discuss here.
There were a few things I learned about the 14-team league we haven’t discussed much.
• LSU 1st in FG% (48%)
• MSST Rickea Jackson 1st in scoring (21.5 PPG)
•Mizzou Aijha Blackwell 1st in rebounds (12.5 RPG)
• Key leads in blocked shots (4 per game) and offensive boards (4.4 per game).
• USC & Tennessee are rebounding nearly half of their missed shots. Offensive rebounding will be the story when we face them.
•MSST Myah Taylor leads in assists (6.5 apg) and assist to turnover ratio (4.2).
• UK Rhyne Howard & Dre Edwards are both averaging 18 PPG, good enough for second and third leading scorers among all SEC teams. UK scores almost 81 PPG, which leads the conference.
I’ll be interested to see how stats change once conference play begins.
Our strengths are rebounding and defense, and we struggle with turnovers, shooting % and FT %.
It’s basically everything we discuss here.
There were a few things I learned about the 14-team league we haven’t discussed much.
• LSU 1st in FG% (48%)
• MSST Rickea Jackson 1st in scoring (21.5 PPG)
•Mizzou Aijha Blackwell 1st in rebounds (12.5 RPG)
• Key leads in blocked shots (4 per game) and offensive boards (4.4 per game).
• USC & Tennessee are rebounding nearly half of their missed shots. Offensive rebounding will be the story when we face them.
•MSST Myah Taylor leads in assists (6.5 apg) and assist to turnover ratio (4.2).
• UK Rhyne Howard & Dre Edwards are both averaging 18 PPG, good enough for second and third leading scorers among all SEC teams. UK scores almost 81 PPG, which leads the conference.
I’ll be interested to see how stats change once conference play begins.
I'm shocked about LSU! Agree about the future focus of our matchup with SC. Already sick of Rhyne Howard, and I've only seen them play once this season.
Speaking of Howard, the game I saw Nikki Fargas was one of the commentators, and she used the word "lazy" at when point in the convo about Howard, and I strongly agreed. Sometimes she looks downright bored and disinterested, and that drives me crazy. She sometimes just hangs out if things aren't going great, and it looks lazy to me.
Gawd, with all that natural talent, if she ever were to get truly serious about the full game instead of just picking and choosing her moments, she will become one of the best ever. She's one of those naturally gifted athletes who has always been the best player on every team she has played on, so that has been enough for her. But to MY eye, she rarely has been as good as she COULD be even though her 75% has obviously been good enough to be SEC-POY twice already.
For what I see as a mentally lazy approach to the game, Rhyne H. is one of my least favorite "big name" players. Aliyah Boston, for having decided to finally take the game seriously, is one of my favorites.
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- LSU with the highest FG% is mind-boggling, considering what they looked like under Nikki. That's an amazing, immediate turnaround by Kim.
- Not too surprised. Rickea is a great player. But I bet her FG% has seen better days. Some are probably surprised that she's the focal point of the offense, not Anastasia Hayes.
- Blackwell leading with rebounds is a surprise. She didn't look impressive against MoSt. This will likely come down, but then again she also plays a lot more minutes than the players you would expect would be leaders for this statistic.
- No surprise on blocked shots. O-boards is a good surprise. I don't think she has historically been very good at this.
- Yep. If one team dominates the boards, it will be hard for the other to come out with a win
- No surprise that Myah leads in assists and ATO. She's had that locked down for a couple of years now. Very steady PG. However, her 3 pt and free throw shooting have been horrendous for some reason so far this year.
- Edwards has been great this year. Would like to see how she does against bigger teams, but she looks to be in much better shape (physically and game-wise) than last year.
Messed up up Joni’s silk press and for what? water showed are reserved for big upsets in tourneys
I love it! Overtime wins, especially after having lost a big lead down the stretch, are exhilarating. But this win was absolutely HUGE for the program as the best win in 17 years. SEVENTEEN. Yeah, that celebration was warranted!
I don't think any team -- ours included -- should hold back on locker room celebrations if that's what they're feeling. Life is so short. Enjoy every moment to its fullest!
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I know I’m jokingI love it! Overtime wins, especially after having lost a big lead down the stretch, are exhilarating. But this win was absolutely HUGE for the program as the best win in 17 years. SEVENTEEN. Yeah, that celebration was warranted!
I don't think any team -- ours included -- should hold back on locker room celebrations if that's what they're feeling. Life is so short. Enjoy every moment to its fullest!
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You limit your opponent to one shot per possession your more than likely to win. Rebounding and turnovers usually determine the winner. If you can get 15 to 20 more shots at the basket than the opponent while staying equal at the line your odds are really high to win the game. The opponent has to shoot an amazing percentage to beat you when you control the possessions.
She's been quite good in the past on O-boards but has definitely taken it to another level this season.
- Freshman: 2.4 O-boards per game, 5.1 O-boards per 40, 13.8% ORB%
- Sophomore: 2.7 O-boards per game, 4.5 O-boards per 40, 12.1% ORB%
- Junior: 4.4 O-boards per game, 6.8 O-boards per 40, 17.3% ORB%
And actually, her defensive rebound percentage has shown even more significant improvement (from 11.5% as a freshman, 12.0% as a sophomore, and now 20.2% as a junior). Have to think some of that is additional opportunity with Rennia gone, who was pretty excellent on defensive boards. Also Tamari's foul rate has dropped (6.3% to 6.1% to now 4.5%) which probably allows her to be more aggressive on the glass and stay on the court more.
Watching Ole Miss and Samford. My one observation for Ole Miss is that they do not look to be in very good shape. They will lose a lot of close games in the 4th quarter in the SEC because of it.
They have a talented roster but about half of them don’t look physically fit. A couple just came back from injury so that’s acceptable, but a couple others should not be looking so gassed against a team like Samford so early in the game.
Also think she has a problem of too many similar players. When Yo goes to her bench she doesn’t bring anything new in. Just a bunch of small guards.
They have a talented roster but about half of them don’t look physically fit. A couple just came back from injury so that’s acceptable, but a couple others should not be looking so gassed against a team like Samford so early in the game.
Also think she has a problem of too many similar players. When Yo goes to her bench she doesn’t bring anything new in. Just a bunch of small guards.
Not sure why you are shocked about LSU. They returned a great core of super seniors that had been the reason for so many close games last year and brought in some really good talent along with a coach that does not like to lose. They beat A&M last year and almost knocked off South Carolina. The returning core was good. The additions make them scary dangerous against any team in the SEC
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