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linkster
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 Posted: 03/03/15 10:12 pm ::: |
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That only makes sense if the 6'3" player is trying to play at a 6'10" level. Meaning trying to jump 7" above their normal vertical. If they are playing at their normal level, they should be at the same level of tired as the 6'10" player.
ND monitors the players and how much they run and jump during a game and practice. Jewell should be fine. |
My position is that shorter players rely on their legs more than tall players and that their legs tire, effecting their shooting.
But let's watch the conference championship final games. Ill predict that the outside shooting will be significantly worse in the 3rd game in three days and it will be due to leg fatigue.
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| Posted: 03/03/15 10:38 pm ::: |
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| Jlcarter wrote: |
Art does have a point. Teams in AAC are not exactly top competition.
I want too see how she does in the WNBA against someone like Parker. |
Yeah Art has a point.
But ....
Stewart made her own point by being the MOP of the last 2 FF's. As a freshman and a sophomore no less. I don't think there were any AAC teams in those games.
Remember Diggins as a freshman? I don't. She made her rep as a junior and a senior.
And Parker will be 30 when Stewart graduates. She may be retired by then.
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| Posted: 03/03/15 11:00 pm ::: |
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But ...Yeah, Loyd got 31, but 15 of them were in the first 10 minutes of the game. She had but 16 the rest of the game, took 27 shots to get that 31 |
And the interesting thing is that with her team's entire scoring load on her shoulders, with UConn's defense entirely focused on trying to stop her, Loyd's 10 for 27 shooting percentage was still way better than Stewart's 3-12, despite Stewart being the tallest player in the game. |
Better, but not "way" better. Loyd made .87 points per shot. Stewart made .8 points per shot. And scoring isn't all there is. Stewart grabbed 9 rebounds 2 assists and had 2 TO's while Loyd had 1 rebound, 2 assists and 7 TO's.
And with Notre Dame concentrating their entire defense on Lewis and Stewart, Tuck burned them with 25 on 12-19 shooting (11-15 from 2). The goal wasn't to be the leading scorer, it was to win the game.
But I will admit that Notre Dame was faced with a much better defense than UConn. Like you said with respect to the AAC, the level of competition wasn't the same. 
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| Posted: 03/03/15 11:05 pm ::: |
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Stewie is an awesome player, no doubt about it. But I think she does have trouble against physicality, which is what happened in the Stanford game...so it depends on a) do the refs allow physicality and b) if she's doubled, can her teammates perform? If a but not b, then UConn is vulnerable. Otherwise they are unstoppable.
That aside, I too think Loyd should be POY. Stewie will go #1 next year, but Loyd has just steadily performed all year while Stewie has just started to go into her unstoppable mode.
That said, it will mean the voters have to go on what actually happened, not on hype. As we have seen in the past, that doesn't always happen. |
Stewart in the Stanford game was double and tripled teamed and despite that she score 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. She was bothered by physicsl contact, not anymore. Their problem that game it was just mostly Stewart, especially on both ends and no one else. The point you made about her teammates needing to support was the problem identified by Geno right after that game and worked on since.
Geno wanted balance in scoring, team effort on defense and has gotten both. Now that he feels comfortable that at any given time he will have as many as five scorers of on the floor plus five quality defenders, he is focusing on Stewart once again having the most touches. Jefferson controls the game but the offense once again runs through Stewart. She is unstoppable.
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| Posted: 03/03/15 11:18 pm ::: |
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| Oldfandepot2 wrote: |
| myrtle wrote: |
Stewie is an awesome player, no doubt about it. But I think she does have trouble against physicality, which is what happened in the Stanford game...so it depends on a) do the refs allow physicality and b) if she's doubled, can her teammates perform? If a but not b, then UConn is vulnerable. Otherwise they are unstoppable.
That aside, I too think Loyd should be POY. Stewie will go #1 next year, but Loyd has just steadily performed all year while Stewie has just started to go into her unstoppable mode.
That said, it will mean the voters have to go on what actually happened, not on hype. As we have seen in the past, that doesn't always happen. |
Stewart in the Stanford game was double and tripled teamed and despite that she score 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. She was bothered by physicsl contact, not anymore. Their problem that game it was just mostly Stewart, especially on both ends and no one else. The point you made about her teammates needing to support was the problem identified by Geno right after that game and worked on since.
Geno wanted balance in scoring, team effort on defense and has gotten both. Now that he feels comfortable that at any given time he will have as many as five scorers of on the floor plus five quality defenders, he is focusing on Stewart once again having the most touches. Jefferson controls the game but the offense once again runs through Stewart. She is unstoppable. |
Lewis was diagnosed with influenza after the game and missed UConn's next game. But I'm not using that as an excuse. In fact I am glad that Stanford fans have at least one shinning moment to remember this season.
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| Posted: 03/04/15 5:05 pm ::: |
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| I think Stewie is the better player. If I could only pick one to be on my team it would be her. But I would argue that Loyd has been the most consistent this year and should be given POY. POY should be based on performance, not on who is the best athlete. It's close enough that Stewie will likely get it anyway just because of the hype, and that wouldn't be a terrible thing. Both are deserving.
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