[jonnyss]

perhaps you didn't watch the wbit quinnipiac game? to my eyes it was the only game in which kate gave mas the green light to drive, and the results were eye-opening: 10 points on 100% shooting and 9 rebounds in 16 minutes play. suddenly she wasn't hesitant (slow) at all. i suspect the coaches had shackles on mas for her tenure at stanford. one of several problems with having a coaching staff of mostly ex-stanford players might be, do the coaches have experience with any style of play other than tara-light?
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Just curious what the evidence is that the difference was Paye giving Stevenson the green light on that particular game versus not (every other game).  Isn’t the more likely explanation that MAS had a decided advantage against a mid-major team defender?  I think the coach just randomly deciding to unshackle a player for one and only one game doesn’t really pass Occam’s razor.

BC

evidence? is this a criminal trial or perhaps a clinical trial of a medication? i wrote "to my eyes," ie i was offering an subjective opinion, as do the great majority of posts on this forum.

my eyes said that for 95% of the season, MAS received the ball in the mid or high post, facing away from the basket, and looked to pass. that she quite rarely attempted to drive or shoot seemed to my eyes no green light from the coach. to my eyes she had the green light in the Quinnipiac game and looked great.

but anyway, wouldn't my point hold? that anyone predicting, based on last year's stats, that a transfer from a mid-major will do much better than MAS might consider the competition.

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This is MAS’ father so of course I admit that I am biased.  For those of you taking shots at my daughter, let me remind you that she had 330 points and 180 rebounds as a freshman in the Big 10 and was both freshman of the year and honorable mention All Big 10 that year. She can run, jump, shoot and score.  She can defend and rebound.  All of those things were well documented before she came here.  And please remember the Big 10 is a better conference than the ACC, at least according to the number of teams who made the NCAA tournament the last two years. 

Besides her, this year’s team was full of highly regarded players including multiple McDonald’s All Americans and the second best recruiting class in the country last year. And they got along very well with each other both on and off the court. They are high-quality kids.

Seven underclassmen are leaving the program; including the two undergraduate captains and many of the players who played the most minutes and were the top scorers and rebounders. They are going to TCU, Michigan, UNC, Cal, Tennessee, Maryland and Columbia, which are all highly regarded in WBB. 

FYI, MAS chose Columbia because it is a great school (still needs to finish her degree) and they have a strong program (won the WBIT by beating BYU by double digits).  

So apparently, the women’s college basketball world believes these 7 girls can play, just like the quality players who are staying. 

I would caution anyone on this forum against taking shots at any player, whether they are leaving or staying.  There are a number of factors that contribute to whether a kid plays well or not at a particular program or with a certain coaching staff.

thank you!

[jonnyss]

perhaps you didn't watch the wbit quinnipiac game? to my eyes it was the only game in which kate gave mas the green light to drive, and the results were eye-opening: 10 points on 100% shooting and 9 rebounds in 16 minutes play. suddenly she wasn't hesitant (slow) at all. i suspect the coaches had shackles on mas for her tenure at stanford. one of several problems with having a coaching staff of mostly ex-stanford players might be, do the coaches have experience with any style of play other than tara-light?
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Just curious what the evidence is that the difference was Paye giving Stevenson the green light on that particular game versus not (every other game).  Isn’t the more likely explanation that MAS had a decided advantage against a mid-major team defender?  I think the coach just randomly deciding to unshackle a player for one and only one game doesn’t really pass Occam’s razor.

BC

evidence? is this a criminal trial or perhaps a clinical trial of a medication? i wrote "to my eyes," ie i was offering an subjective opinion, as do the great majority of posts on this forum.

my eyes said that for 95% of the season, MAS received the ball in the mid or high post, facing away from the basket, and looked to pass. that she quite rarely attempted to drive or shoot seemed to my eyes no green light from the coach. to my eyes she had the green light in the Quinnipiac game and looked great.

but anyway, wouldn't my point hold? that anyone predicting, based on last year's stats, that a transfer from a mid-major will do much better than MAS might consider the competition.

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This is MAS’ father so of course I admit that I am biased.  For those of you taking shots at my daughter, let me remind you that she had 330 points and 180 rebounds as a freshman in the Big 10 and was both freshman of the year and honorable mention All Big 10 that year. She can run, jump, shoot and score.  She can defend and rebound.  All of those things were well documented before she came here.  And please remember the Big 10 is a better conference than the ACC, at least according to the number of teams who made the NCAA tournament the last two years. 

Besides her, this year’s team was full of highly regarded players including multiple McDonald’s All Americans and the second best recruiting class in the country last year. And they got along very well with each other both on and off the court. They are high-quality kids.

Seven underclassmen are leaving the program; including the two undergraduate captains and many of the players who played the most minutes and were the top scorers and rebounders. They are going to TCU, Michigan, UNC, Cal, Tennessee, Maryland and Columbia, which are all highly regarded in WBB. 

FYI, MAS chose Columbia because it is a great school (still needs to finish her degree) and they have a strong program (won the WBIT by beating BYU by double digits).  

So apparently, the women’s college basketball world believes these 7 girls can play, just like the quality players who are staying. 

I would caution anyone on this forum against taking shots at any player, whether they are leaving or staying.  There are a number of factors that contribute to whether a kid plays well or not at a particular program or with a certain coaching staff.

thank you!