bearchamp said:
The freshman might improve greatly over the summer, just on natural physical maturation. I hope the freshman do not have to suffer the "go with experience" mindset if they are as good as advertised. I think this past season's freshman were underutilized in favor of "experience" to the detriment of the team and the development of the freshmen.
There were many times during the season Jaelyn was on the floor with the four freshman. A great photo posted on Cal WBB Twitter and Charmin's Twitter account is when Jaelyn was shooting foul shots because of the intentional foul as Llelani was roughed up. I remember the look on Cailyn Crocker's face as she was looking at Llenai on the floor. I think it was near the end of the Arizona victory. The four freshman were standing in a straight line at mid-court watching Jaelyn shoot foul shots. Llelani had 100 assists and got 50 turnovers this season. She played so hard every game, and came out of the game very little. Jazzy and Cailyn really improved, and were able to put points on the board as they played more. I have watched re-runs of the Arizona St. game at the Pac-12 tournament. They were playing with confidence in the second half. Of course Jaelyn Brown had a stellar performance. ESL performed well when she was on the floor. When Charmin put Sara in the tournament game vs Arizona St, she turned the ball over twice having just gotten in the game. It was in the first quarter, and Charmin pulled her right out. I don't think she played again during the game. There are so many transfers this spring at Auburn, Ohio State, Tenn., etc. I have the feeling Charmin and April are putting together a cohesive, and compatible team. The Pac-12 is just tough...Oregon's 2020 class are all McDonald's All Americans. Stanford is loaded, and experienced, never mind UCLA. This year's team was out sized most of the time. Now, they have height, very good forwards and posts. Work hard during the summer, and GO BEARS!
GGV