Ok, two wins so far. Canisius was awful and couldn't handle our press. We had 14 steals while they had an almost unheard of 35 TO's. I say "almost" because our team last year also had unheard of TO #'s. We had an A/T0 ratio of 15/11 in the Bucknell game, MAJOR improvement.We'll see if that holds up against WVU (next game) and once we're in ACC competition. IMO we're an improved team because of our transfers. I posted in the summer that we now have tremendous depth in the backcourt and the newbies might be starting ahead of our returnees.
Marley doesn't have to be playing the point where she was a TO machine. Transfer Miles is a definite improvement there, although not a scoring threat. Battle however is proving as a Sophthat she was a legitimate recruit last year. She also can score and run the offense effectively. Marley not worrying about running the team can now concentrate on what she does best.....be
physical, draw offensive charges, and get steals. So far it appears she can give us some scoring, yet only have 4 TO's in two games. The main guard addition appears to be Jenkins. She's had 10 and 19 pts so far. She's physical enough, has a good floor game, and a decent handle. What does surprise me is the reduced minutes Malcolm is getting. Same with Perkins.
As for the inside, the addition of Faye is what we needed. She can score, is physical, and can rebound. She's had 25 and 8 pts so far, has a presence inside and rebounds. Elmore also is a good addition inside. We're definitely better there.Rust is also on the inside, a little undersized at 6'0'', but we have no other choices.
I've only seen us on tv, so this is knowingly limited.....just what I see so far. I'd be interested to hear what those seeing games in person think. I think we''ll still struggle in the ACC, but I see us stronger due to a more talented backcourt with depth, and better talent with some height inside. This program has a long way to go, but it looks better IMO so far this year.
Marley doesn't have to be playing the point where she was a TO machine. Transfer Miles is a definite improvement there, although not a scoring threat. Battle however is proving as a Sophthat she was a legitimate recruit last year. She also can score and run the offense effectively. Marley not worrying about running the team can now concentrate on what she does best.....be
physical, draw offensive charges, and get steals. So far it appears she can give us some scoring, yet only have 4 TO's in two games. The main guard addition appears to be Jenkins. She's had 10 and 19 pts so far. She's physical enough, has a good floor game, and a decent handle. What does surprise me is the reduced minutes Malcolm is getting. Same with Perkins.
As for the inside, the addition of Faye is what we needed. She can score, is physical, and can rebound. She's had 25 and 8 pts so far, has a presence inside and rebounds. Elmore also is a good addition inside. We're definitely better there.Rust is also on the inside, a little undersized at 6'0'', but we have no other choices.
I've only seen us on tv, so this is knowingly limited.....just what I see so far. I'd be interested to hear what those seeing games in person think. I think we''ll still struggle in the ACC, but I see us stronger due to a more talented backcourt with depth, and better talent with some height inside. This program has a long way to go, but it looks better IMO so far this year.
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