Must say I was uncomfortable about this game. What I have observed is very encouraging. Still want to see better blocking out and tenacious rebounding; but, overall rebounding has been very solid. So far a very well-played game by our Cards.
Much different team then the last game. Dixon and Cochran are playing better. Making their layups.Must say I was uncomfortable about this game. What I have observed is very encouraging. Still want to see better blocking out and tenacious rebounding; but, overall rebounding has been very solid. So far a very well-played game by our Cards.
I wish the Cards had caused the Cats to commit 27 turnovers but alas they had less turnovers than the Cards. The Cats did have to foul a lot (27 personals)). I suspect Hailey has bruises to demonstrate that. Hailey may be following the same script as last year in shooting a dismal percentage of three point shots early in the season. At least I hope that is true. The difference this year is that Hailey is going for the basket and getting fouled. She is a dead eye from the foul line. She must be a strong lass as Jeff plays her far more than any one else on the team.We were 1-15, and they were 6-15 from 3, but it was a nice trade-off as our defense gave them some open looks from the perimeter, but it pushed them into 27 turnovers. Walz owns UK.
Coach Walz did play his leaders more, but it was along the line of 31 to 32 minutes a game. He is playing HVL a bit more at almost 37 minutes so far. Actually Carr is playing over 29 minutes and Robinson at over 27 minutes a game. I attribute the high minutes for HVL to trying to get this team to jell around her. In the last game, however, the Cats were fouling a lot. Who is better to shoot foul shots than HVL? Morgan Jones needs to continue to improve her team play and consequently get more minutes. We need more assists out of Carr, improved shooting by HVL, and continued good play by Dixon. All very "doable". This could be a fun season.CJW is doing the same thing with HVL that he did with Dana Evans, Schoni, Angel, Asia and others. The team leader hardly comes out on his teams, this is nothing new.
Exactly! HVL plays all those minutes because she does a bit of everything and does all of it with maximum effort and leadership. She was never going to be the scorer like Dana and Shoni, but she gives everything while on the court and right now that's what Walz needs.I guess you don’t remember Dana going through her scoring slump at the end of her Senior season. She also had scoring slumps in her freshmen and sophomore seasons. Even though during her senior season she stayed on the court. The reason HVL looks so tired at the end of her ballgames is because she is always in motion.
She is always looking for the shot for herself and her teammates. She is always playing defense and rebounding and handing out assists. She gives verbal instructions during the games she is the leader on the team.
So just tell us. Who would you want to take up her minutes and tell me why they would be more effective than HVL?I disagree with you all, HVL not coming out and getting periodic breathers will be toxic for this team. Whoever said she is a play maker is far from the truth. But this is the Coach Walz way, he likes too have one player with the green light, it works until that player has an off game and then our supporting cast doesn’t know what to do……. It happened with Dana and Arizona, and it happened with Asia….
And I’m a fan of HVL, but her passing in the post is much to be desired. Too many times a player is posting and she either fails to deliver the entry pass or calls them out to set a pick so she can shoot. I have no issues with Coach playing her 49 minutes if she was a playmaker, but that’s not her game.
I will stick with my earlier prediction, that by the time tournament time rolls around, this UL team will be playing at a much higher level, as I expect to be competing at the same high level as ND, VT, NCST and UNC.I disagree with you all, HVL not coming out and getting periodic breathers will be toxic for this team. Whoever said she is a play maker is far from the truth. But this is the Coach Walz way, he likes too have one player with the green light, it works until that player has an off game and then our supporting cast doesn’t know what to do……. It happened with Dana and Arizona, and it happened with Asia….
And I’m a fan of HVL, but her passing in the post is much to be desired. Too many times a player is posting and she either fails to deliver the entry pass or calls them out to set a pick so she can shoot. I have no issues with Coach playing her 49 minutes if she was a playmaker, but that’s not her game.
You just contradicted yourself. First you say she's not the PG but yet you want her assist to turnover ratio to be better. She makes things happen because she has the ball in her hands more. You trust her decision making unlike a certain PG named Ellis.... Difference between the two is one is a winner and the other is well... Ellis.HVL is not a floor leader, she is a team leader, she doesn’t control the ball, that responsibility is Chrislynn Carr who has done a very good job of doing so. But HVL’s overall spunk and leadership would be felt immediately. She brings a lot to the table from a mental aspect of the game.
Nobody is kicking HVL off the team, would like to see her used in a more efficient way. As THE team leader, her assist to turnover ratio has to improve heading into league play. She’s drawing the attention, needs to show more love feeding her bigs…..
Just can't take anyone serious who advocates for less HVL. Both Carr and HVL are the playmakers.Well if you had kept up with the conversation I was answering a question. I’ve stated I don’t like the way she’s being used as a 2 guard shooter.
She should be the playmaker and coached up as such, she’s not making a WNBA team as a shooting guard. She’s following the same foot steps as Dana, who should be starting but she doesn’t have playmaker skills, she was also a scoring Guard in college instead of being coached as a playmaker. Atleast Dana played PG in college.
HVL is not benched for her mistakes, poor entry pass to the post or TO’s. So yes, if she’s playing 38 to 39 min a game she needs to improve her assist to TO ratio as well as shoot the ball better. 25% from 3 pt range for a shooting guard and team leader is NOT living up to her pre season 2nd team All American billing.
And who in the hell mentioned Ellis?