Yep, there was a Stanford 'hangover'. Expected, like everyone here has said.
This was a 'get through it' game. Don't incur injuries, get players some significant minutes, see who is going to be able to contribute in later games.
The NET rating? Means something. But it makes for messing with the basketball gods. If a coach keeps their starters in just to keep piling on, it will catch up. Karma can be a mutha-you-know-what.
I think it was very important to see Maul, Mafua, King and Abigor get minutes. I can see Abigor will help and she'll have to since we need some depth inside.
Mafua looked lost out there a bit - hopefully she can get some more minutes in the next game to get some rhythm and flow.
Maul looks like she can contribute some. Being a taller guard, she might have to play some if Krimili or Lulu need to sit for whatever reason.
King looked more comfortable out there out of all the reserves. Was aggressive and showed she had a better shot than even a few weeks ago. Active player and a good matchup against a guard-oriented Austin Peay team. She earned more PT, let's see if she gets it.
Drousani looked okay - have not really figured out her game yet. Looked like she struggled with lateral movement but probably due to the recent injury?
Wasn't too worried that the starters (plus Noble and Ackerman) were less than perfect - we know what have with them. This one (and hopefully the next one) is about getting the reserves into the flow to see who can be effective later in the season.
From a basketball perspective, the Bears are in a pretty good position as of now.
Finally, yes - we are fortunate to have Charmin. There was a chat after the game for the booster club and she conveyed how much it meant to beat Stanford. She was also pretty forthcoming about discussing the NIL and other processes. She was also candid about the locker room situation and how challenging everything is. Quite frankly, if we want the program to succeed, it won't happen in a vacuum. People have to pony up. It's that simple. She mentioned it is more important to take care of the players (unless you have deep pockets and can help with a significant sum towards the locker room, she said it's better to make the smaller contributions to NIL) and that's the reality.
This was a 'get through it' game. Don't incur injuries, get players some significant minutes, see who is going to be able to contribute in later games.
The NET rating? Means something. But it makes for messing with the basketball gods. If a coach keeps their starters in just to keep piling on, it will catch up. Karma can be a mutha-you-know-what.
I think it was very important to see Maul, Mafua, King and Abigor get minutes. I can see Abigor will help and she'll have to since we need some depth inside.
Mafua looked lost out there a bit - hopefully she can get some more minutes in the next game to get some rhythm and flow.
Maul looks like she can contribute some. Being a taller guard, she might have to play some if Krimili or Lulu need to sit for whatever reason.
King looked more comfortable out there out of all the reserves. Was aggressive and showed she had a better shot than even a few weeks ago. Active player and a good matchup against a guard-oriented Austin Peay team. She earned more PT, let's see if she gets it.
Drousani looked okay - have not really figured out her game yet. Looked like she struggled with lateral movement but probably due to the recent injury?
Wasn't too worried that the starters (plus Noble and Ackerman) were less than perfect - we know what have with them. This one (and hopefully the next one) is about getting the reserves into the flow to see who can be effective later in the season.
From a basketball perspective, the Bears are in a pretty good position as of now.
Finally, yes - we are fortunate to have Charmin. There was a chat after the game for the booster club and she conveyed how much it meant to beat Stanford. She was also pretty forthcoming about discussing the NIL and other processes. She was also candid about the locker room situation and how challenging everything is. Quite frankly, if we want the program to succeed, it won't happen in a vacuum. People have to pony up. It's that simple. She mentioned it is more important to take care of the players (unless you have deep pockets and can help with a significant sum towards the locker room, she said it's better to make the smaller contributions to NIL) and that's the reality.
