12-01-2014, 07:09 AM
Interesting comment from Tara:
She seems upbeat. Meanwhile, North Carolina had to struggle a bit to get past Hawaii, who had their star back at full strength for the game.Â
This, on the other hand, puts it in perspective:
I worry that McCall does know how to dominate when she has an advantage, but she had not learned how to compete against players who are her own height or taller. That will be critical in Pac 12 play. Hopefully that will come along soon, and she will be competitive against Tennessee, even if she can't dominate.
Quote:"We played against a great team in North Carolina and we did not play well enough. I wish we could've played in the reverse order but I really feel the tournament has been very helpful," said VanDerveer, who is in her 29th season as Stanford's coach. "We played against excellent competition and I think people have really improved a lot. I'm really excited. I think our team has really grown."http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.db...=209787478
She seems upbeat. Meanwhile, North Carolina had to struggle a bit to get past Hawaii, who had their star back at full strength for the game.Â
This, on the other hand, puts it in perspective:
Quote:"The height difference was h uge," said McCall a 6-foot-3 sophomore forward. "I think it was easier for our bigs to dominate, get a lot of boards and really dominate in the paint."
I worry that McCall does know how to dominate when she has an advantage, but she had not learned how to compete against players who are her own height or taller. That will be critical in Pac 12 play. Hopefully that will come along soon, and she will be competitive against Tennessee, even if she can't dominate.