DRAKE GAME DAY THREAD (day early)

[HUD]

Jaz has problems on defense when opposing guards too often drive to the hoop and score.  She seems to not be physical enough.  The biggest gap is on offense especially when shooting threes.  She has taken twice as many shots (25% of team total) then any other player but is hitting at only a 20% rate.  Which is the worst by far of all 10 players on the current active roster. Maybe she feels too much pressure to do it all without Sam.

[All About the Corn]

Agree Jaz is trying to do too much with the absence of Sam. I also do not get Trinity Brady in the starting line up. Her last true meaningful time for a season was 2020 when she played in 17 games. 20-21 was all of two games and 21-22 was a completely missed season. The last two games have been all of 11 minutes and 15 minutes with almost no production. IMHO she would have been better coming off the bench. Maybe Maddie, of one of the Kendall's in the line up. We are missing a reliable three pointer shooter and a 4-5 this year. Maggie will help but most likely still a month away. One thing Sam did was force the drives sometimes. More often than not made to the free throw line. Jaz and Allison seen to want to avoid contact in the paint. 

[NUtball]

Only watched a few minutes at the end of the first half after NU made the run to get back in the game and then Drake returned the favor.

 

I have a feeling it's going to be a long year.

[12dozen]

March is a long ways off.  We stumbled against two very good teams.  I'm more annoyed, after Tarleton (B1G+), you'll need Flosports(2) or the ACC streaming service (1), to see the next 3 games. 

[All About the Corn]

I also would point out Drake almost took Iowa down. It went to OT before Iowa won. I think this is more than just a problem from the last two games. As JB says, more wood to chop.