I believe Rickea can take over a game, and I think her play will inspire our team’s play. Hope you’re right about Sara, but to me, she can block under the basket, but she doesn’t rebound or shoot well under the basket. It’s not in her comfort zone, but I think she’s a leader, so we’ll see.
I expect RJ's scoring to stay roughly the same, consistent 20 ppg, maybe upping the rebounds to around 8 fm last yrs nearly 7. IMO it's the consistency, the efficiency, the ability to take over a game and the assurity of the big bucket when one is most needed that will make her the SEC POY. Along w a few crazy high scoring games, like Miss St, Arky, and KY in tourney last year.
Behind who? IMO Angel does not come out and if she did, will not be top 5 unless its for the hype and publicity. Also think there's a good chance Paige and Azzi stay in school, esp if they don't win the natty. Pretty sure Clark comes out and is the #1 pick. Maybe Edwards above Rickea, but who else? Brink? I just can't see that.
Right? Did I dream Mexico? Did she not go down there and kick all available ass? Brink? Really?
That same move was a spin into a bucket move alot, and for some crucial baskets. So it's not like it was an unmitigated disaster. She just has to learn not to go to the well too often with it, and for it to develop more quickly. It will help alot that she's bigger and stronger now, which is why it worked against players like Edwards this summer. Just needs a better feel for when and where, which hopefully is part of what she's been working on all summer.
She averaged less than three turnovers a game so yes it was usually a couple takeaways on that move. I think the bigger problem is that she would have to average about 30 ppg with over 50 percent shooting average to get in the conversation with some other players like Clark, You have to have that big average 18 to 20 ppg won't get you noticed no matter how effective you are. With our team and all the scorers we have that is exactly where I expect her to be as far as average.
I said a long time ago Rickea will mostly likely not be national POY. No one not named Clark or Paige probably has a chance. She will not be that kind of scorer. But she may well be the SEC POY, where a 20 pt avg gets plenty of notice.
Disagree. She's now got the body she and the coaches have worked hard for all summer. She was plain skinny by the end of last season and was getting thrown around by players like Edwards like a rag doll. The "spin into turnover" move almost always ended w RJ on her backside on the floor. Easily knocked off her feet by the helpside defender. Didn't appear to lack quickness in Mexico, and any "litheness" she sacrificed in favor of lower body strength seems to be part of the plan.
I think it could be a situation where she is bulking up to add muscle then will slim down in the next phase of this type of strength and muscle building program. Body Builders and other athletes do this all the time to add muscle in large voume then when they slim down they will end up with a lot more lean weight and far less body fat. If she is eating the right foods to do this then she could be awesome physically by the start of the season or soon thereafter. Stronger and quicker than she was before.
