WBB: Landmark Conference

[saratoga]

Thanks Tim.
States she's a junior...I guess that's academically but I believe she has sophomore eligibility basketball wise.

[NEPAFAN]

Thanks Tim.
States she's a junior...I guess that's academically but I believe she has sophomore eligibility basketball wise.

Very nice, and thanks Tim!

[Tim the Enchanter]

Thanks Tim.
States she's a junior...I guess that's academically but I believe she has sophomore eligibility basketball wise.

You are correct.  She red-shirted last year because of injury, so she should have 3 years of eligibility remaining, if she chooses to use them.

[NEPAFAN]

Does she suit up tomorrow?

[Tim the Enchanter]

Does she suit up tomorrow?

I think she does, but probably will only get limited PT tomorrow with only a couple days of practice.

[ronk]

Kyra scored 16 points in her first game as a freshman.
She may not be a prototypical post player but she has soft hands, catches a lot of difficult passes and could easily fill the void of the current non-scoring 5th. starter.
To me, it appears Kyra came in as a freshman with a skill set that was ready to take off with some basic coaching on post play.
Unfortunately, she is primarily used as a passer/screen setter out front and is given minimal opportunities for touches down on the blocks.
She works very hard when she's in...they need to get her the ball more often.
When a kid comes in their first college game two years ago with more confidence in their game than where they are at after two years in the program, then something is missing.
He has a post presence, it's just that in his version of offense, their role is traffic cop/handoff screen-setter.
The best way to open up some lanes to shoot from the outside, score a few in the paint.
A singular offense will only take you so far.

That was my impression of Kyra when I pointed her out to Trevor during her rising senior AAU play: that she was as complete a D3 post prospect as I saw that summer, unfortunately, Trevor left for Bucknell and never got to coach her; Scranton is fortunate that Kyra stayed with her college choice instead of her coaching choice.

[ronk]

 With 1/3 of the schedule completed, it's time for the Lady Royals to play to their capabilities starting tonight against Dickinson. Confidence of players, self and in teammates to play as one should takes fruitful practice to reach the level that Scranton historically has attained.  Integration of the new mid-season player may take a few more weeks, but I see only Baldwin-Wallace or possibly Susquehanna providing a test before February. Looks like the Colby game in Naples has been changed to Albright, probably due to NESCAC covid concerns.

[saratoga]

First half positives:
*The new scorers table looks great.
First half negatives:
*Is he pulling his substitution patterns out of a hat?
OMG...this team is getting worse over time...they actually look lost out there.
This team has far too much talent to be looking this sloppy.

[Royals85]

Ronk,Saratoga,Tim the enchanter-Question why not start Abby(something in practice or just playing Gamez)

[ronk]

 Certainly, not for lack of effort on Abby's part; i guess she's being made an example of, as in Coach is so unhappy with team play that he'll sit a top player. Didn't work; too many trying to do what they are less capable of doing; Kyra isn't a passer; keep her within 8' of the bucket and get the ball to her instead of 18' from the bucket..

[saratoga]

Looks like the coach is going through his learning curve.
Too bad he didn't hone his head coaching skills elsewhere before landing this position.
As Ronk stated, not sure why he sat Abby but it sure as hell isn't because of her effort.
She busts every minute she's in there.
Many of these moves appear to be out of frustration and not exactly calculated matchups.
Appears like he's throwing jello at a wall & hoping something sticks.
He better get his perimeter defense ready for todays game otherwise TCNJ will have a field day shooting uncontested 3's.

[saratoga]

PS.

All the best Ronk with your knee replacement recovery.
You'll need to work hard in rehab if you're going to be ready for Spring training. 

[Tim the Enchanter]

I actually thought that they played a little better last night (after the first quarter).

Defensively, I thought they rotated well and contested virtually every shot.  There were some times that they got caught flatfooted on the perimeter and allowed the ballhandler to drive by them and/or have someone slip by them on the weak side to get open under the basket, so that needs to be tightened up.

Offensively, their passing needs to be a crisper (too many unforced turnovers!) and they can't keep missing shots from 2 feet and closer.  Let's get them doing some Mikan drills!  On the positive side, Shurina played with a little more fire, and who knew that Allie Lynch had such a smooth 3-point shot?

[ronk]

 There were a couple of close=in missed shots last nite(Larrabee,Angelini) that were emblematic of rushed,on-the-move,get-it-off while I'm open instead of gathering, get your body under control, and going up strong. An example of the latter was Hartman pulling up from 7' with body under control and banking her shot even though at an unusual angle. The key was body under control. It takes mental discipline to shoot under control versus get it off because I'm somewhat open even though I don't have that body control. Hoping that discipline will spread throughout the team.

[saratoga]

Tim:
Regarding Allie & that smooth 3 point shot.
Don't be fooled by last evening.
On the season she's 4/24...19%.
That certainly needs to improve...maybe last night will be the start of that improvement.
Looks like Maddy H. has found the sophomore jinx.
Doesn't look like the same kid that won ROY honors last season.