Pope too.
We actually have 4 guys that can go off in Pope, Mark, Kaluma, and Johnson. Mark hasn't really shown it so far this year but he's more than capable of going off for 20 points.
This is a weird team. So flawed but not sure I would want to play them in a 1 game setting during the NCAA tournament just based on how many scorers there are.
It looked like we actually designed that play for Mark.
We overloaded one side of the court for Mark to attack Wade. As good of an offensive player as Wade is his defense is pretty bad at times. On that last possession, I'm not sure why Wade was forcing Mark left when 1) He's a lefty and 2) He had no help to that side of the court.
This is just horrible D. Why is he forcing a lefty to his dominant hand?
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They can't shoot which is their biggest issue. That's been the issue with Buzz since he's been at aggy. They are terrible from 3.
Their offense is really predicated on just putting their head down and praying for fouls. If refs swallow their whistle they will have trouble on any given night.
Weaver was almost unplayable in his 2 SEC games (A&M and Auburn). Granted, it wasn't many minutes but Terry limited his minutes against Auburn for a reason.
We will probably be top 30 in NET tomorrow.
At this point, it's not even about NET. It's just about getting enough wins in the SEC. 7-11 might do the job and I think 8-10 will for sure do the job.
Kent and Mark are finally healthy which helps a lot.
On the flip side, I think the Weaver injury actually helped us. Weaver is zero offensive threat and takes too many risks defensively. I love his hustle but we are better giving his minutes to other players.
Vic decided to stay big with Jones and Moore. We couldn't really guard them off the dribble but they also couldn't do anything with our size inside.
In the end it worked.
I don't think I'm even remotely worried about this unless Harmon is just over college.
Pay in the WNBA is terrible and there are zero guarantees in the WNBA. See Charli Collier being the #1 pick and only lasting 2 years in the WNBA. There are just minimal roster spots.
Abbie was always a pretty big reach. She was a 3 star and I think the lowest-ranked recruit Vic has ever taken at Texas.
We pretty much rolled the dice with her based on height. Maybe she can get healthy and contribute at a smaller school.
I'm betting Crooks is going to transfer after this year. She's never going to win anything at Iowa State.
With Jones graduating, we will have a need at the 5 but not sure it's a fit as Crooks and Oldacre are pretty similar. Seems like we need a more athletic big if we hit the portal.
They've lost 1 game at home in 5 seasons.
That's why I didn't overreact to that game. Playing them at home isn't indicative of anything. They're almost impossible to beat at home. We won't play teams like ND or South Carolina on the road in the NCAA tournament.
South Carolina was always going to be a huge uphill battle.
They're really good to begin with but they haven't lost a game at home in 4 years. They're almost impossible to beat at home.