*** WBB at UCF (Sat., 11:00 CT) ***
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and she's our only post player....because Isnelle is pretty much useless......she can't ever get position on a defender and when she does, she either travels right away or chucks the ball at the hoop
but it's the seniors who are also not helping....I've been so disappointed in Ny lately....whatever slump she's in, she just can't get out of it right now
If I didn't know better I would think BF has been watching the "Building a Championship Defense" VHS from Fran McCaffery. Our defense is just plain poor.
We had to miss double digit shots at the rim. At least 12-15 misses within 3 feet.
yep even as bad as we played in other areas of the game, we missed so many layups that would've made the difference in the game
she did but not a ton....I don't know why she's not getting more minutes unless she's injured or something
I’m already getting messages from folks asking about selling their conference tournament tickets
That cancelled TCU game seemed to completely derail this team
Conference road games are always difficult, especially for a young team. Ironically, it’s not really our youngsters who are faltering - I’m not seeing the “freshman wall” several have referenced. We grind to a halt when the ball gets sticky and that’s on Emily Ryan - the extended backdown at the end of the first half with backdoor steal for a layup was inexcusable for a player of her caliber. Our veteran leadership (and coaching) was lacking in the second half. Lastly, tip of the cap to Central Florida - they stepped up and made shots / plays when it mattered!
I offer a 2nd on that observation. Audi Crooks ended up with a double/double of 15 and 11 but their defense of her was VERY good. Sort of a credit to how well she has been doing that 15 points means the other team did a good job.
I liked their coach. She's sort of got this calm stoic demeaner and doesn't rant or act very animated on the sidelines. However, she's got "the stare" down pat. I don't mean in that as she's got an angry stare, just a "I see you, I saw that, I see everything look". She definitely comes off as someone with "presence".
ISU is 225th in defense, 49th in offense. Even more telling, we are 347th in turnovers forced per game and 340th in turnover margin. I am a little surprised the 3pt defense is as high as it is (185th), as we seem to be WAY slow in closing out on shooters. There are 360 D1 WBB teams.
edit add: Our FTs are way down this year. 230th in FTs attempted, 210th in FTs made. and we are generally a good rebounding team, just not today.
edit add: Our FTs are way down this year. 230th in FTs attempted, 210th in FTs made. and we are generally a good rebounding team, just not today.