10-31-2024, 09:05 AM
I am hoping that someone who attended can offer some insight. From my look at the boxscore, this is what I can glean:
1) Agara may become our most important offensive star this season. I got the feeling last year that she could have scored a lot more if she had not been behind so much other talent. Now she isn't. Hopefully 25 points and 13 rebounds becomes a regular event. Also impressed that she led the team with 5 assists! However, she may have more difficulty when playing against DIV I teams with players who are equally athletic but taller than her.
2) I was very interested in who Kate played as starters, and for how many minutes. Harriel and Tess Heal started, but Harriel got the most minutes of any player. Her stock has certainly risen. And her three point shooting continues to be good.
3) A bit concerning that it wasn't a blowout from start to finish. Apparently it even got close in the 2nd quarter. But how much of that was due to playing new players, experimenting with rotations, etc, and how much of that was an actual talent issue remains to be seen. It is called an exhibition for a reason.
4) Nice to see the offense spread around a lot. That fits Kate's preseason narrative that this will be a team with no superstar--although Agara may contest that plan. But I've always thought having that superstar player is a mixed blessing--unless you have several superstars! It is harder to defend a team which has 5 scorers on the floor and no real tendencies for any one to dominate every night.
5) Looking at who did not play much: My love fest with Stavi Papadaki from the earlier scrimmage apparently was not repeated during the exhibition. Despite that wonderful performance, she played only a couple of minutes. Also of note: Umeh and Peterson barely played. Peterson coming off of an injury is explicable, but Umeh is not as easy to explain.
6) I would like to hear more about Mary Ashley Stevenson. I half expected her to start, but she did not, and played only 18 minutes. She did not make a basket but sank 4 free throws.
7) Ever since Ki graduated we have begun every season with a "point guard" question, and this season is no different. Lepolo is still coming back from injury, but we don't know if her offense will improve when she does come back. Tess Heal could be a starting point guard--but I was a bit surprised that she was not more dominant in the boxscore, and wish I could have been there to see the performance with my own eyes. Harriel might be the surprise, and might be our most effective guard. But did she play point or shooting guard, or both? Someone who was there, please tell us ;)
1) Agara may become our most important offensive star this season. I got the feeling last year that she could have scored a lot more if she had not been behind so much other talent. Now she isn't. Hopefully 25 points and 13 rebounds becomes a regular event. Also impressed that she led the team with 5 assists! However, she may have more difficulty when playing against DIV I teams with players who are equally athletic but taller than her.
2) I was very interested in who Kate played as starters, and for how many minutes. Harriel and Tess Heal started, but Harriel got the most minutes of any player. Her stock has certainly risen. And her three point shooting continues to be good.
3) A bit concerning that it wasn't a blowout from start to finish. Apparently it even got close in the 2nd quarter. But how much of that was due to playing new players, experimenting with rotations, etc, and how much of that was an actual talent issue remains to be seen. It is called an exhibition for a reason.
4) Nice to see the offense spread around a lot. That fits Kate's preseason narrative that this will be a team with no superstar--although Agara may contest that plan. But I've always thought having that superstar player is a mixed blessing--unless you have several superstars! It is harder to defend a team which has 5 scorers on the floor and no real tendencies for any one to dominate every night.
5) Looking at who did not play much: My love fest with Stavi Papadaki from the earlier scrimmage apparently was not repeated during the exhibition. Despite that wonderful performance, she played only a couple of minutes. Also of note: Umeh and Peterson barely played. Peterson coming off of an injury is explicable, but Umeh is not as easy to explain.
6) I would like to hear more about Mary Ashley Stevenson. I half expected her to start, but she did not, and played only 18 minutes. She did not make a basket but sank 4 free throws.
7) Ever since Ki graduated we have begun every season with a "point guard" question, and this season is no different. Lepolo is still coming back from injury, but we don't know if her offense will improve when she does come back. Tess Heal could be a starting point guard--but I was a bit surprised that she was not more dominant in the boxscore, and wish I could have been there to see the performance with my own eyes. Harriel might be the surprise, and might be our most effective guard. But did she play point or shooting guard, or both? Someone who was there, please tell us ;)