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[Jssanto]

I saw some pre season ranking. 5th in the big ten and somewhere in the 20-25 national range.
We have a great PG in Chloe. I don’t know if she will, but I think she could shoot more and score more. Very experienced and great defensively.
SG looks like Shay Cieski. About a 35% 3 point shot. Shorter at 5’9”. I don’t know about her defense.
SF likely is Syd (Parish). At 6’2” she is tall for a guard but not so tall as a W or small forward. Good 3 pt shooter. I think solid defensively. Maybe better than solid? Not sure.
PW will be Yardon. 6’3” and maybe our best 3 point shooter at 40%. Not fast at all but Moren has praised how she uses her length. Not sure about her defense grade.
C I think is unknown. They might use Lilly and play more 2 forwards than a C and a PF. They also have Striplin at 6’3” who was depth at Tennessee last year. Currie Jelks is 6’2” and I have no idea what she could bring.
Lexi is a good PG and apparently plays very good D but she cannot shoot. Maybe improved?
I like Beau as my breakout player. Only 6’1” so more a G than F.
Jules seems to play more as a SF. 6’1” like Beau. We really need some players to jump and surprise.
Henna is solid but so far has been bench strength rather than starter.
Faith and Syd (Fenn) are tall - 6’4” and 6’3” respectively. I do not know about practices and do not know if either will provide meaningful minutes.
The new lady from, I think Czech. Valentyne Kavlecova, is a G and about 6’0”. I have no idea if she is a potential scorer or shut down defensive player.
I have no doubt missed someone, and have no real info. Just mostly trying to guess from what we saw last year.

 

[GeorgeStrait IU]

I saw some pre season ranking. 5th in the big ten and somewhere in the 20-25 national range.
We have a great PG in Chloe. I don’t know if she will, but I think she could shoot more and score more. Very experienced and great defensively.
SG looks like Shay Cieski. About a 35% 3 point shot. Shorter at 5’9”. I don’t know about her defense.
SF likely is Syd (Parish). At 6’2” she is tall for a guard but not so tall as a W or small forward. Good 3 pt shooter. I think solid defensively. Maybe better than solid? Not sure.
PW will be Yardon. 6’3” and maybe our best 3 point shooter at 40%. Not fast at all but Moren has praised how she uses her length. Not sure about her defense grade.
C I think is unknown. They might use Lilly and play more 2 forwards than a C and a PF. They also have Striplin at 6’3” who was depth at Tennessee last year. Currie Jelks is 6’2” and I have no idea what she could bring.
Lexi is a good PG and apparently plays very good D but she cannot shoot. Maybe improved?
I like Beau as my breakout player. Only 6’1” so more a G than F.
Jules seems to play more as a SF. 6’1” like Beau. We really need some players to jump and surprise.
Henna is solid but so far has been bench strength rather than starter.
Faith and Syd (Fenn) are tall - 6’4” and 6’3” respectively. I do not know about practices and do not know if either will provide meaningful minutes.
The new lady from, I think Czech. Valentyne Kavlecova, is a G and about 6’0”. I have no idea if she is a potential scorer or shut down defensive player.
I have no doubt missed someone, and have no real info. Just mostly trying to guess from what we saw last year.

IU has top of the line coaches in Soccer, football and women's basketball, thats for sure. Baseball solid as well.

 

[Irregulars]

I saw some pre season ranking. 5th in the big ten and somewhere in the 20-25 national range.
We have a great PG in Chloe. I don’t know if she will, but I think she could shoot more and score more. Very experienced and great defensively.
SG looks like Shay Cieski. About a 35% 3 point shot. Shorter at 5’9”. I don’t know about her defense.
SF likely is Syd (Parish). At 6’2” she is tall for a guard but not so tall as a W or small forward. Good 3 pt shooter. I think solid defensively. Maybe better than solid? Not sure.
PW will be Yardon. 6’3” and maybe our best 3 point shooter at 40%. Not fast at all but Moren has praised how she uses her length. Not sure about her defense grade.
C I think is unknown. They might use Lilly and play more 2 forwards than a C and a PF. They also have Striplin at 6’3” who was depth at Tennessee last year. Currie Jelks is 6’2” and I have no idea what she could bring.
Lexi is a good PG and apparently plays very good D but she cannot shoot. Maybe improved?
I like Beau as my breakout player. Only 6’1” so more a G than F.
Jules seems to play more as a SF. 6’1” like Beau. We really need some players to jump and surprise.
Henna is solid but so far has been bench strength rather than starter.
Faith and Syd (Fenn) are tall - 6’4” and 6’3” respectively. I do not know about practices and do not know if either will provide meaningful minutes.
The new lady from, I think Czech. Valentyne Kavlecova, is a G and about 6’0”. I have no idea if she is a potential scorer or shut down defensive player.
I have no doubt missed someone, and have no real info. Just mostly trying to guess from what we saw last year.

I was hoping to hear from you about the exhibition game.

 

[Jssanto]

I was hoping to hear from you about the exhibition game.

My apologies, and appreciation.
1. It is difficult for the fans to make too much of a 70 point win against a D 2 school. The coaches perhaps can tease out things like positioning, shot form, missed block outs, etc.
2. Injuries were a problem. Not for the game but for missed practice and conditioning. Lex and Beau were listed as out pregame. Syd Parrish came out of the locker room in the 3rd quarter on crutches. Ankle injury. Sydney Fenn (Freshman) is out for the year. That could be good. A year of film study and staggering her and Faith’s contributions.
3. Lilly, I think, surprised fans (tho not coaches or teammates) with her scoring and post presence.
4. Henna played a lot of minutes, but I think that was just because Lex and Beau were out.
5 Currie Jelks played only mop up minutes. Since she was out last year it is hard to know what her ceiling is. My bet is she will be practice help only.
6. I am hoping that the Czech girl, Valentyna Kadlecova, will surprise and contribute as a freshman. Nothin from this game supported that hope.
7. Elite talent. Moren recruits good people who can develop. It reminds me of Knight who has said he teaches about life thru basketball. Unfortunately we do not have national level elite players. USC, UCLA, UConn, SC, are teams that brought in super talent from both the portal and recruiting. I don’t think we are on their level.

 

[Irregulars]

My apologies, and appreciation.
1. It is difficult for the fans to make too much of a 70 point win against a D 2 school. The coaches perhaps can tease out things like positioning, shot form, missed block outs, etc.
2. Injuries were a problem. Not for the game but for missed practice and conditioning. Lex and Beau were listed as out pregame. Syd Parrish came out of the locker room in the 3rd quarter on crutches. Ankle injury. Sydney Fenn (Freshman) is out for the year. That could be good. A year of film study and staggering her and Faith’s contributions.
3. Lilly, I think, surprised fans (tho not coaches or teammates) with her scoring and post presence.
4. Henna played a lot of minutes, but I think that was just because Lex and Beau were out.
5 Currie Jelks played only mop up minutes. Since she was out last year it is hard to know what her ceiling is. My bet is she will be practice help only.
6. I am hoping that the Czech girl, Valentyna Kadlecova, will surprise and contribute as a freshman. Nothin from this game supported that hope.
7. Elite talent. Moren recruits good people who can develop. It reminds me of Knight who has said he teaches about life thru basketball. Unfortunately we do not have national level elite players. USC, UCLA, UConn, SC, are teams that brought in super talent from both the portal and recruiting. I don’t think we are on their level.

Thanks good thoughts.