Good pointseems as if Russell is now the player that comes in when we get tired. I am surprised she is not in more but since he has gone to this rotation we haven’t had that 4th period breakdown.
I thought I might have a stroke with that awful call on Olivia.This freshman class is starting to get comfortable. Arenas, Roberts, Randolph and Berry are each contributing in one way or another.
With that said, Juffermans may be a “diamond of this class”. Isla looks to be the most athletic “big” that we have on the roster …..she runs the floor, actually jumps when rebounding and has fairly good touch. She played only 5 minutes in admittedly “mop up duty” last night, but she contributed 4 points and 4 rebounds in a performance that stood out in terms of activity.
Olivia can be so confounding at times, drawing exasperation from all of us, yet despite several missed opportunities, she contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds and played good defense. Victimized by a horrible call on the late 3 point shot.
Isla looked good when she came in. She looks like a rock in the paint and made a couple of good outlet passes off rebounds. I am confident her offensive game will improve with more coaching and minutes.Isla certainly needs to refine her offensive game. Defensively she isn’t too bad. She will certainly improve. She can be a strong/power presence in the paint and that is a very useful player. I also like Hardy and wish she was getting some spot court time.
It was a gamble bringing in all those freshmen for that very reason. Without good NIL money will lose many top notch players.Facebook goobs are convinced Arenas is as good as gone next year. They also think Randolph will bolt as well.