3 point shooting needs a lot of work but there have been quite a few nice drives to the basket.
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UT-Arlington looks tired now. Constant pressure and running has wore them down
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Congrats to the team and coaches! A very good way to start the season and build on.
Go Coogs!
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20025 Season outlook
There is hope and reason for optimism this season.
UT Arlington may not be that bad of a team. They made the conference final and missed the NCAA Tournament last year. by 1 game. They beat UH last year at Arlington. The Reynolds sisters from South Bend Indiana were highly recruited.
Amiyah - 6-0 So - transfer from Purdue - rated no.35 in USA by Prep Girls Hoops.
Mila - 6-3 Jr - transfer from Purdue and Maryland - rated no. 32 by PGH.
Kira - 6-3 Fr - 96 in USA. Kira had 15 pts and 16 rebs against UH.
It is not unheard of for teams in smaller conferences - WAC - to get former High School AA transfers but to get a High School Freshman is unusual. If UTA can take care of the ball they have a good chance to make NCAA Tournament this year.
As far as UH it appears they will make a lot of progress this year. Last years biggest problems included lack of balance and inconsistent scoring in all 4 quarters.
I listened to the game I was not there.
Balance means you get at least 10+ pts from all 5 positions( counting starters and subs). Last year UH did not do this.
UH according to their Game Book plays a F and 4 Gâs. 3"regular" Gâs and tall G or winger or corner G or whatever ⊠the position played by Pitts 6-1.
F - Abur - Rahim 16 pts.
G - Pitts - 12 pts
G - Peguro - 14 pts
G - Merchant - 3 pts
G - King - 11 pts
Ideally counting subs you get 10+ from F , 10+ from WG Pitts(plus sub), and 40+ ( since UH plays up tempo and presses a lot and shoots a lot of 3PtA) from the 3 other Gâs.
Counting subs Jones G 13 pts, Poole G 4 pts, and Anumele G 1 pt.
I am not sure if Jones substituted for Pitts or the other 3 guards.
The Fr guards recruited by former Coach Huey - Jones and King(started) - neither of whom were top 100 players - played well.
UH was also able to avoid a serious Quarter slump like they quite often had last year. Ex scoring 6 pts in 2nd Q against univ Minnesota last year.
Last night UH had consistent scoring in all 4 Quarters: 1Q - 17 pts, 2Q - 20 pts, 3Q -17 pts, and 4Q - 22 pts.
Judging by the photos UH did not get 1,000+ in attendance(figure in Game Book).
I missed the first 5 minutes of game on radio âŠIs Jorynn Ross injured. She did not play.
I assume the 6-5 Fr from Australia Jemma Hunter is going to red shirt.
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Ross wasnât dressed, so she is either redshirting or injured.
We looked well coached on both ends most of the time. The biggest weaknesses are size and a questionable backup pg situation. I think the shooting was bad due to shot selection and the players are getting used to the 40 mins of pace that Mitchell wants.
Also the 2 freshman King and Jones are going to be really good foundation players for the program. They both were impressive.
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I was there last night and had a wonderful time. We were no way near 1000 at FC but the Spirit of Houston was amazing once again. Cheerleaders and Cougars Dolls were there as well. Our WBB program has been dead for a while so I can understand there wonât be many fans at the game. I think Coach Mitchell can and will revive the program to compete in B12. The ladies play hard and aggressive on both end of the courts. Win more games and hopefully can we can get few thousands to show up and support the team. Definitely more exciting to watch the women play in person than watch them on TV.
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Highlights from the Game.
Link:
Game day ⊠Go Coogs!
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The ladies are playing hard. Need to move the ball around more. Like the defense tho.
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Game Day - Go Coogs!
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Back to reality. Coach has a big rebuilding job ahead
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Yes he does but thankfully he is the right coach for the job
Shake it off, learn, improve, move forward.
Go Coogs!
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No doubt. Huge upgrade in coaching and he now has plenty of time to upgrade recruiting
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UH need to improve on making FTâs, shooting more 3PTA, and taking better care of the basketball.
The biggest surprise was that UH had more turnovers than Rice(26-16).
The Coogs took 33 FTA and made only 18! 55%. Rice took 31 and made 28! 90%!
The Cougars took only 10 3PTA and made 2! Rice took 24 and made 6.
UH need to take more 3PTA! Especially the guards.
Merchant 3PTA 2 M 1
Peguero " 2 " 0
Poole " 2 " 0
Hunter " 4 " 0
King, Jones, and Anuemele did NOT take any 3PTA!
Hunter has been playing better the last couple of games. Hopefully Anuemele a So transfer from St. Louis will start playing better. The 2 Fr King and Jones might struggle with consistency
should get better has the season goes along.
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Yes - on top of that, they also miss so many easy layups across the 3 games theyâve had so farâŠ
Thatâs leaving easy 2pts every time that bites you in the end.
Took a look at the Rice box score the other day and noticed that we were 16/51 from inside the arc. I donât even know how thatâs possible.
Itâs not a good sign when game scores arenât even reported this early in the year. The women lost by 4 at SFA Monday night, 82-78. The offense did better but the defense took a step back, allowing SFA to shoot 50 percent from the field. A couple of players on the bench (Hunter and Jones) had nice games.
Still, with this conference schedule, any NC loss is going to hurt because wins will be tough to come by once conference play begins.
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I watched this game and some of the vets let the team down. The 2 freshman and Hunter all played well but the others were all pretty bad.
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