Why I Absolutely Love Moriah Jefferson...

[Huskies Rule]

The beautiful, humble, soft-spoken and supremely talented KILLER speaks. (Suggest you fast-forward to the 1:15 mark, to avoid all the useless Beth Mowins crap).

http://espn.go.com/womens-college-b...er-season-opening-victory-ohio-state-buckeyes

 

[Icebear]

She was completely in charge and control of the game last night. Whether she was at the point or moving someone into the point she was completely in control and driving the Koenigsegg One and everyone knew it.

 

[Bigpetunia]

I've simply run out of superlatives to apply to her game. On an enormously talented team, she is, in my opinion, the MVP...on both ends of the floor!

 

[VAMike23]

Moriah in her 'zone' is something to behold. And something very frightening for the rest of WCBB.

Be afraid! Be very afraid!

 

[msf22b]

I remain (as does my wife...she confided to me this AM) in fear of her getting mugged by some frustrated opponent.
She's not very big or strong, you know

And some down hair or pony-tail whatever, seems not to matter at all this season

 

[VAMike23]

By the way, she seems to have let out all the stops on her drives to the rim -- she has moved beyond orthodoxy and simply uses whichever hand, and whichever launch leg--that gets the ball up onto the glass in the least amount of time, from any angle. (Given an extra split second she still uses the 'proper' hand and launch leg from both sides.)

To make this worthwhile you have to really EXPLODE to the rim so as to take advantage of that extra split second. It also requires extra body control because you're sometimes going to have to roll your body in order to use that hand, especially if you're doing a reverse layup, as Mo did effortlessly several times last night (while rolling).

Mo is now the sensei of the explosive layup, from all angles and in all permutations.

 

[Icebear]

I remain (as does my wife...she confided to me this AM) in fear of her getting mugged by some frustrated opponent.
She's not very big or strong, you know

And some down hair or pony-tail whatever, seems not to matter at all this season

Big, no, strong, Moriah is very strong.

 

[CocoHusky]

Geno said something about Moriah at halftime that I knew but could not put into words as well as Geno did:
"Moriah is the only player that can control the pace of play for both teams."

 

[j66kicker]

Geno said something about Moriah at halftime that I knew but could not put into words as well as Geno did:
"Moriah is the only player that can control the pace of play for both teams."

Loved that: "I decide when we go fast!"

 

[Bestiarius]

I remain (as does my wife...she confided to me this AM) in fear of her getting mugged by some frustrated opponent.

They'd have to catch her first. Not gonna happen.

 

[alexrgct]

I wrote this post here about Mo over the offseason. My feelings about her haven't changed one iota.

 

[TWG236]

Simply put, this could be the year that the NPOY award voting ends in a tie. Stewie and Mo are playing superior basketball and if it continues the entire season, both will deserve the award. Last time it was this close was when Maya and Tina battled for it. I can't imagine this team playing without either of them. Great debate going on the tread "Does Mo Replace Sue on the Starting Five". Lots of good points of view for both Sue and Mo.

 

[alexrgct]

There five NPOY awards, as well as the Honda:

AP
Wooden
Naismith
Wade
USBWA

Stewie clean swept last season, but she had to share the season before (Odyssey Sims won the Wade, Chiney won the Wooden, Stewie won the other three). In 2010, Maya won the Wade and Tina won the AP. I think there's a very good chance history repeats itself...if, of course, Mo and Stewie have the seasons we expect them to have.

 

[Zorro]

I remain (as does my wife...she confided to me this AM) in fear of her getting mugged by some frustrated opponent.
She's not very big or strong, you know

And some down hair or pony-tail whatever, seems not to matter at all this season

Ah, but you ignore the fact that she is constructed entirely of stainless steel springs tightly wrapped in genuine India rubber.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Moriah outran the vaunted OSU backcourt on at least one fast break last night. It reminded me of the SC game last year, when she outran 9 other players over 94' and did so by a good 10'. The fastest person with the ball other than maybe John Wall or Calvin Murphy.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I was very pleased to see Saniya dressed and actually playing last night. I want my Moriah frosty come March. I hope the IT Band thing is behind Saniya and she prospers this year. I also liked the way Courtney handled the ball last night. Guards who give breathers are a valuable asset.

 

[CocoHusky]

MoJeff's best game with the ponytail down?

 

[Gus Mahler]

By the way, she seems to have let out all the stops on her drives to the rim -- she has moved beyond orthodoxy and simply uses whichever hand, and whichever launch leg--that gets the ball up onto the glass in the least amount of time, from any angle. (Given an extra split second she still uses the 'proper' hand and launch leg from both sides.)

To make this worthwhile you have to really EXPLODE to the rim so as to take advantage of that extra split second. It also requires extra body control because you're sometimes going to have to roll your body in order to use that hand, especially if you're doing a reverse layup, as Mo did effortlessly several times last night (while rolling).

Mo is now the sensei of the explosive layup, from all angles and in all permutations.

She is simply sensei-tional.

 

[Gus Mahler]

They'd have to catch her first. Not gonna happen.

Neep Neep!

 

[Bronxjeff]

I remain (as does my wife...she confided to me this AM) in fear of her getting mugged by some frustrated opponent.
She's not very big or strong, you know

And some down hair or pony-tail whatever, seems not to matter at all this season

I noticed that she, Morgan and Briana all sported the pony-tail. Maybe it's their new class signature.

 

[Bestiarius]

I noticed that she, Morgan and Briana all sported the pony-tail. Maybe it's their new class signature.

Not pony tails - quarter horses!

 

[Icebear]

MoJeff's best game with the ponytail down?

Absolutely, she seems in balance now.

 

[Kibitzer]

UConn applied suffocating defense, scored 100 points, and several players played really well, I awarded the Badass Award to Mo and there was not even a peep of disagreement by anyone here.

Imagine! Unanimity on the Boneyard!

 

[Wbbfan1]

Some are saying that if Stewie was in this years WNBA Draft that Moriah would be the 1st player selected.

 

[Bayareahusky]

MoJeff ROCKS!!!