[Husker] NU women's basketball

Thu Nov 18 15:38:29 CST 2010

 Periago (6'4", Sr, C),Mauer (6'3", Fr, C),  This is my point there is no 
depth at center, the Huskers are a bit better off at guard and at the 
forward positions. And I did say here on the list that Nebraska was one 
injury away from having the season they had last year to not having a good 
one. I just don't see the Huskers having the depth to deal with Big 12 play 
without depth at Center I watched the game last night and Redmon was getting 
pushed away from the post.  I guess Yori could move Hooper to post if it 
comes to that, I think she is a better fit than Periago.

 Tony Lambert
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Reichenbach" <reich at inetnebr.com>
To: <husker at tssi.com>; <slimmer37 at hamilton.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] NU women's basketball

>
> Judging from last night, Yori's reserves are Periago (6'4", Sr, C),
> Mauer (6'3", Fr, C), Leick (6'1", So, F), and McCann-Smith (5'9", Fr,
> G).  Moore played 39 minutes.
>
> Of course, injuries can hurt any team.  An injury to Moore really
> would change the dynamics of the team (as one might judge from the
> number of minutes she plays).  Losing Kelley or Hooper would remove
> a player who can really be a factor in a game.  Losing Redmon would
> be more of a problem against a team with height in the middle ---
> there would be a real drop-off to Periago and Mauer is a freshman.
>
> Still, one might argue that last year's team would have suffered more
> from the loss of Griffin than this year's team would suffer from the
> loss of any one player.  (To argue that, look at the record of two
> years ago and then last year.)
>
> So, yes, an injury to key players would affect the success of this
> team, but as they are now, I think that the preseason Big 12 Coach's
> poll, which picked NU 7th is way off the mark.  I think some of that
> is wishful thinking that last year was a fluke.  Those coaches have
> Kelley honorable mention, but didn't give Moore the same credit.
> Moore is going to be a big contributor this year.
>
> I don't think #5 is too high.
>
> First, the schedule works in favor of NU.  Arguably, the four best
> teams are in the South --- Baylor, TAMU, OU, and Texas.  NU gets to
> play some of the weaker teams --- CU, Missouri, and KSU --- twice.
> OU, Baylor, and TTU are in Lincoln.
>
> Suppose that NU sweeps CU and Missouri; splits with ISU, KU, and
> KSU; and beats TTU.  That is 8 wins --- enough to finish .500 ---
> and there are other winnable games.  Pick up a couple of other wins
> and NU is 10-6.
>
> Winning against OU or even Baylor is possible in Lincoln.
> Beating KSU in Manhattan, KU in Lawrence, and/or OSU in Stillwater
> are not unlikely.
> Winning in Austin or Ames will be tough and winning in College
> Station probably will be tougher still.
>
> Still, a 10-6 record doesn't require too much going NU's way and
> a 10-6 record probably would be at least #5.
>
> It's tough to see either TTU or OSU, which play in the South, finishing
> with a better record than NU and if one of Baylor, TAMU, OU, or Texas,
> which also play in the South, struggles even a little, they could finish
> lower than NU.  In the North, NU should finish ahead of CU, Missouri,
> and KSU.  So, that might leave NU competing with ISU, KU, and the 4th
> place South team (e.g., Texas) fighting it out for the 4-7 positions.
> If ISU or NU plays really well, with the advantage of playing in the
> North, finishing #3 isn't impossible.
>
>
>
>
>> I not buying it yet Not much depth at the 3,4,5 spots so one better hope
>> that injuries pop up. I think the number 5 seed in the Big 12 might be a 
>> bit
>> high. you have Baylor,OU, OSU,aTm, ISU and maybe KSU with more 
>> experience.
>>
>> > Some folks may not see much news about the women's basketball
>> > team, so here is a recap of last night.
>> >
>> > The NU women's basketball team beat a good Miami team at home
>> > last night 99-85 and is now 2-0 on the season.  Miami was the WNIT
>> > runner-up last year, finishing 22-14, and returned the core of its
>> > team.
>> >
>> > NU is ranked #21 in the ESPN/USA Today poll and is just out of
>> > the AP top 25.  Most people figured that was mostly a carryover
>> > from last year's success and that the voters hadn't considered
>> > how much NU had lost off that team (3 of its top 4 scores, including
>> > its #1 and #2 scorers, and 3 of its top 5 rebounders, including its
>> > #1 and #2 rebounders).  That said, this team looks really good.
>> >
>> > Kelly is still a great all-around player
>> > Moore is still a great point guard and has stepped up her scoring
>> > Redmon has stepped up, especially scoring
>> > Burke has come back from an injury to be a solid second guard
>> > Hooper, just a freshman, looks great and although she can't make
>> >  up for the loss of Griffin and Montgomery, is filling the gap
>> >
>> > Look at the line from last night against a quality team:
>> > STARTERS  MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
>> > J Hooper  32  6-13  4-7   6-6     0  6   0   1   1   4  4  22
>> > C Redmon  34  7-8   0-0   0-0     5  13  1   0   1   4  3  14
>> > D Kelley  31  7-10  0-0   11-13   1  9   5   1   0   5  4  25
>> > K Burke   26  3-3   2-2   0-0     0  2   3   1   0   2  2  8
>> > L Moore   39  8-11  2-4   4-6     0  2   9   2   0   7  1  22
>> > The turnovers were bad, but when you score 99 points and shoot
>> > 35-55 from the field, you can afford a few errors.  Every starter
>> > was in double figures except Burke who was 3-3 including 2-2 on 3s.
>> > Among the starters, the worst shooting was by the freshman Hooper,
>> > who was 6-13 and 4-7 on 3s to score 22.  Otherwise, the other
>> > starters shot 70% or better.
>> >
>> > Massey's computer rankings have NU at #4.  That is almost certainly
>> > too high and based on last year's performance, but it's hard to argue
>> > otherwise after last night's performance.  It looks like NU may have
>> > almost reloaded from last year, which would be really something.
>> >
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