In Reply to: this team ... posted by barrya on November 18, 2024 at 10:19:27
grinder teams. The good thing is that they look to have a ton of depth, lot of fouls to give. I'd just tell Lauren to stay out of it. She's the one player whose game we can't duplicate if she's off the floor. By "stay out of it" I mean just play your game, don't step up the aggressiveness.
If Betts gets in foul trouble, I wonder if we put Gardiner at the 5. She can board, and on offense maybe she can pull their 5 off of post with her shooting.
Re: the men, I agree again. The women look like they are filled with guys that can star for other teams. The men look like a team with a lot of good players. There are no stars. I mean Mick is trying to make Bilodeau a star. The guy was a 15 and 7 guy last year at OSU. Stat-wise (not style of play wise) he's the second coming of Laz.
The women, if they can play the physical teams, could win the NC. The men, I don't think they'll make the NCAA's, and I think their ceiling is a first round win. Maybe we pull it together at the end of the season, sneak into the tournament, and get a little run to the 16.