1. When was the last time Cal beat two top 25 opponents in a row.
2. Better still, when was the last time Cal beat two top 25 opponents in a row on the road? My answer would be maybe in a Pac 12 tourney.
3. Cal won 4 Pac 12 games this year. All on the road. We won none at home. when did that last happen?
4. The freshman have matured. Leilani and Crocker both have played point guard well. Don't think we need Green to move ahead of them. They have really improved their defense by getting around screens.
5. The whole team is playing man to man much better. When you have the lineup of Leileani,Crocker, Green, Brown, and Schipholt, you have a pretty good defensive team. When I watched the first team practice I said I thought we would be better defensively because we were more athletic. But it didn't come to fruition till the end of the season.
6. We are also playing the zone better. Lindsey tried for years to play the zone. Partly to protect Anigwe who was foul prone. But it didn't work. Charmin tried to go with man to man for a good part of the season but it wasn't working so they started playing a zone. And it didn't work at first. Now they are playing it much better. Especially like the box and one they played on Arizona the last seconds of the game where they really hounded McDonald.
7. Crocker was not a good shooter in high school. and she started off the season not shooting well . but she came alive the last 10 games or so and also became a good free throw shooter.
8. Schipholt is a very good defensive player who sometimes gets in foul trouble. Is a very good shot blocker because she is a quick jumper and waits till the last second to go up. She, Leilani, and Brown can definitely put some pressure on you.
9. Will be nice to have veturn guards leading this team the team next year with the new bigs. Having Schip will help to.