WBB vs Idaho
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:10 pm
Offense is looking good so far. Good ball movement, lots of made 3s, and Madison has one charge drawn before the first media timeout. Go Cats! Reporting live from the Brick 
They’ll need them as they have that many air balls on offense. I expect them once in awhile from freshman, but not seniors. Their defense in the end should win this game for them.rfischer94 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:28 pmSecond verse - same as the first! Some nice transition buckets and a 3 by KJ to make Idaho burn a timeout with 6:26 left in the 2nd. It's a straigr up block party in here too! KJ's mom and I found l count at least 4 blocks by the Cats so far.
I think doghouse. She was moving fine in warm ups. She's been very turnover prone-which is not good on an already turnover prone team. That's my guess. If I'm not mistaken, coach only played 6 in the second half. They have no legs left-can't even make a free throw. Been bad in the 4th quarter a lot lately-even in the win at Sac they were bad.
Not really a great look when you bench one kid, when the rest of the team is just as guilty of turning the ball over.BelgradeBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:38 pmI think doghouse. She was moving fine in warm ups. She's been very turnover prone-which is not good on an already turnover prone team. That's my guess. If I'm not mistaken, coach only played 6 in the second half. They have no legs left-can't even make a free throw. Been bad in the 4th quarter a lot lately-even in the win at Sac they were bad.
On the other hand, this is Division 1 athletics and no player has a guarantee of receiving playing time if the coaching staff doesn't think they give the team the best chance to win by being out there. Berry was playing the least minutes of anyone in the rotation so I'm not sure if "benched" is really an accurate term to use. Brooke is a talented player but definitely needs a year or two to develop her skills before she's going to work her way more into the rotation.JudithBasinCat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:53 pmNot really a great look when you bench one kid, when the rest of the team is just as guilty of turning the ball over.BelgradeBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:38 pmI think doghouse. She was moving fine in warm ups. She's been very turnover prone-which is not good on an already turnover prone team. That's my guess. If I'm not mistaken, coach only played 6 in the second half. They have no legs left-can't even make a free throw. Been bad in the 4th quarter a lot lately-even in the win at Sac they were bad.
hoopsforhope, have you ever watched Iowa play? How often does Caitlin Clark come out of the game? When Geno had his greathoopsforhope wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:09 amThe bench is not deep enough- last year it was 5 on 5 off- now the players don't get a rest - look at minutes that are putting in.
Agreed Berry needs to work on game and get to the Div 1 level of defense.
Nice to see Picton continue to develop, Dykstra take 3s when inside jammed up, Limardo looks like she was more of herself last night.
If they still had Dedin, Hein & Dylan they would be at the top.
This team is so young - but still promising.
So how many turnovers and bad shots do the more experienced players get before they sit? How many back door cuts for easy baskets? My point is it’s a whole team situation not just one player and sitting anybody is obviously not going to fix it.MSU01 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:04 amOn the other hand, this is Division 1 athletics and no player has a guarantee of receiving playing time if the coaching staff doesn't think they give the team the best chance to win by being out there. Berry was playing the least minutes of anyone in the rotation so I'm not sure if "benched" is really an accurate term to use. Brooke is a talented player but definitely needs a year or two to develop her skills before she's going to work her way more into the rotation.JudithBasinCat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:53 pmNot really a great look when you bench one kid, when the rest of the team is just as guilty of turning the ball over.BelgradeBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:38 pmI think doghouse. She was moving fine in warm ups. She's been very turnover prone-which is not good on an already turnover prone team. That's my guess. If I'm not mistaken, coach only played 6 in the second half. They have no legs left-can't even make a free throw. Been bad in the 4th quarter a lot lately-even in the win at Sac they were bad.
High expectations if we're comparing MSU's true freshman point guard to the best college women's basketball player and teams of all time. Binford's substitution patterns always seem to be pre-planned and can lead to some odd-looking moves like taking Picton out yesterday. I think it's valid to question some of those moves, though we also need to remember that it's a 40-minute game and making any amount of 3s in the first quarter will be meaningless if that player is totally out of gas by the 4th.aucat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:40 amhoopsforhope, have you ever watched Iowa play? How often does Caitlin Clark come out of the game? When Geno had his greathoopsforhope wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:09 amThe bench is not deep enough- last year it was 5 on 5 off- now the players don't get a rest - look at minutes that are putting in.
Agreed Berry needs to work on game and get to the Div 1 level of defense.
Nice to see Picton continue to develop, Dykstra take 3s when inside jammed up, Limardo looks like she was more of herself last night.
If they still had Dedin, Hein & Dylan they would be at the top.
This team is so young - but still promising.
NC teams at UConn he rarely took out his most outstanding and productive players. Last night Natalie Picton hit her first three three pointers. She was hot. Then after only four minutes into the came she was taken out.
Of course sitting a player isn't going to fix the issues the team has this year. But neither is playing everyone on the roster in every game. Brooke has the lowest field goal percentage (27.7%) this year of any MSU player except Drea Brumfield who only took four total shots in the four games she played before her injury, so I find it hard to identify any statistics that suggest she should be playing more than she has. Again, that's not a knock against her as I think she'll be a very good player with more time in the program to develop.JudithBasinCat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:15 amSo how many turnovers and bad shots do the more experienced players get before they sit? How many back door cuts for easy baskets? My point is it’s a whole team situation not just one player and sitting anybody is obviously not going to fix it.MSU01 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:04 amOn the other hand, this is Division 1 athletics and no player has a guarantee of receiving playing time if the coaching staff doesn't think they give the team the best chance to win by being out there. Berry was playing the least minutes of anyone in the rotation so I'm not sure if "benched" is really an accurate term to use. Brooke is a talented player but definitely needs a year or two to develop her skills before she's going to work her way more into the rotation.JudithBasinCat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:53 pmNot really a great look when you bench one kid, when the rest of the team is just as guilty of turning the ball over.BelgradeBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:38 pmI think doghouse. She was moving fine in warm ups. She's been very turnover prone-which is not good on an already turnover prone team. That's my guess. If I'm not mistaken, coach only played 6 in the second half. They have no legs left-can't even make a free throw. Been bad in the 4th quarter a lot lately-even in the win at Sac they were bad.