Ducks with a solid opening day win, 87-54.
Hard for me to know how to evaluate these things (I was in attendance). I do think the Ducks will need to shoot better, especially from beyond the arc, to be a good team this year -- though three of the five starters were collectively 10-19 from three, with Cain's 1 of 6, hopefully an anomaly, bringing the starters' 3-point % down. I also think that this game might have been somewhat competitive had the Rainbow Warriors been able to consistently get the ball into their really long girl, whom the Ducks couldn't seem to do much about when she got the ball anywhere near the basket. All to say that I can definitely see the Ducks struggling this year against teams with good frontcourts with some height.
Still, a good way to start the counting games.
WBB: Hawai'i at Oregon (Nov. 2, 3 PM)
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Re: WBB: Hawai'i at Oregon (Nov. 2, 3 PM)
Oregon is going to have to outshoot teams most games to compensate for being on the smaller side.
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Re: WBB: Hawai'i at Oregon (Nov. 2, 3 PM)
Graves swears that Cain is their best 3 point shooter on the team and has hit 50% during the practice season against the male practice squad. Her game on the defense has improved so i am hoping this is just an off night for her. Long gave her at least 4 wide open looks on drive and dishes. They look really in tune with each other.
2 games in and I am sold on freshman Brooklynn Hayward. She is ready right now to be the first off the bench and will be a double digit scorer & 3-5 assists, if not this year then next.
The pleasant surprise for me is freshmen Krstevski, the only big girl on the roster. I didn't think she would be ready to contribute at all this year but I think she can give 10 minutes a game. It's nice that she has good hands. Some raw bigs can be turnover machines and a detriment to have on the floor because they have hand issues.
This will be a fun team to watch though their lack of height will haunt them all year long. Fiso is just a flat out really good point guard. Long is crafty and a defensive menace with her quick hands and timing. She was 6th in the conference last year in steals and looks like she has added to her theft tools. And Etute is our Charles Barkley, leagues best inside post per inch of height.
One thing about Hawaii is they had 2 legit Power conference starters. Flavell would be a top 10-15 scoring guard in the conference and only 2 posts in all the conference games last year handled Etute as well as Tamilo did.
2 games in and I am sold on freshman Brooklynn Hayward. She is ready right now to be the first off the bench and will be a double digit scorer & 3-5 assists, if not this year then next.
The pleasant surprise for me is freshmen Krstevski, the only big girl on the roster. I didn't think she would be ready to contribute at all this year but I think she can give 10 minutes a game. It's nice that she has good hands. Some raw bigs can be turnover machines and a detriment to have on the floor because they have hand issues.
This will be a fun team to watch though their lack of height will haunt them all year long. Fiso is just a flat out really good point guard. Long is crafty and a defensive menace with her quick hands and timing. She was 6th in the conference last year in steals and looks like she has added to her theft tools. And Etute is our Charles Barkley, leagues best inside post per inch of height.
One thing about Hawaii is they had 2 legit Power conference starters. Flavell would be a top 10-15 scoring guard in the conference and only 2 posts in all the conference games last year handled Etute as well as Tamilo did.