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KLS sees herself as a wing/guard, and plays that way. Effective post play is a mindset as well. Yes, she is hard nosed and yes as her game develops she will learn to use her height and arm length inside to her advantage. And yes as time goes on she will be more effective offensively down low. Unless she's caught in a switch her strength is not defending post players because her body type puts her at a disadvantage. As it stands now she's a nightmare for the 2's and 3's she covers. Let's keep it that way. Geno by the way has often compared her to Abrosimova, not Stewie.
Just a note on the post turnovers, especially when a post is the best scoring option on a team - it is quite usual for them to have a lot of turnovers - they are frequently being double teamed, and will have guards reaching in all the time. I suspect she also gets quite a few offensive fouls called which are recorded as turnovers. Tina for example had 87 TOs and only 63 assists as a senior on a very well balanced team.
I agree. But freeing up Stewie can also entail hitting shots on the perimeter which Geno has stated many times. This prevents teams clogging the lane allowing Stewie to post isolate and/or get easier post entries which in turn allows open perimeter shots.In an ideal world, Jordy, putting Lou inside might be a bad idea. I'm not advocating it (as if my opinion mattered). Using Bre inside wasn't that pleasant to watch, given the pummeling she got; same issue as KLS (wrong body type). Geno spoke often of "freeing Stewart up" by getting her some help in the post. But as "necessity is the mother of invention," Bre wound up doing what the team needed. The fact that she is so darned good at it, is a bonus. Let's keep it that way? Obviously Geno will figure it out. We're just having fun speculating and flapping our lowers . . .
I thought Courtney got assertive after the TO last night too.Anyone else notice the difference in play since the Cinci game? Seems to me the experiment was a success! Lou has taken a more active role on the court as has Collier and to some degree Butler. They aren't being quite so deferential to their older teammates and are asserting themselves more.
(This coaching staff actually might know what they are doing!
He then says that Lou needs to do more. Kaleena didn't do more her freshman year and, therefore, didn't win a national championship. I think Geno would agree that Kaleena did more her next 3 seasons. If Kaleena had boxed out at the end of regulation in the semi-final game in 2012, she probably would have won 4 championships. Attention to detail, as Geno and CD preach! That one play motivated K for the next 3 seasons.In an ideal world, Jordy, putting Lou inside might be a bad idea. I'm not advocating it (as if my opinion mattered). Using Bre inside wasn't that pleasant to watch, given the pummeling she got; same issue as KLS (wrong body type). Geno spoke often of "freeing Stewart up" by getting her some help in the post. But as "necessity is the mother of invention," Bre wound up doing what the team needed. The fact that she is so darned good at it, is a bonus. Let's keep it that way? Obviously Geno will figure it out. We're just having fun speculating and flapping our lowers . . .
Can't wait to see what she has in store for us fans over the next 3+ seasons!
Lou leads the team in charges taken. I wish that were a statistic. It's more important blocked shots, because it IS a blocked shot, but it also: 1. guarantees possession of the ball, and 2. adds a personal foul to the other side. It is an inspiring play that gets your team juiced.
