Originally posted by jakejc795
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unfortunately from the glitched up bits I could see, the Jacks played one of the worst games that I can remember from our girls. from what I saw, I disagree with assessments that GT is the better team. I think the refs were bad, but most of all, we NEVER made any real attempt to stop them for going after EVERY offensive rebound. at one point they had 53 points and 22, yes TWENTY TWO, of them were on second chances!! freaking grotesque!!!
honestly, if i was in AJ shoes, I would be canceling all of the fun activities for the next two days and looking for a gym that we could use to work on endless boxing out drills
beyond the rebounding, we simply did not play well. i am not gonna be critical of individuals, so I will leave it at that. generally i would never doubt these girls effort, but they got absolutely murdered on the boards and there is simply no excuse for that. NONE
I do feel bad for Kallie. two years ago she probably deserved to be 1st team all conference, but she played less minutes than she deserved because Paiton was a senior. this year it is wildly clear that Mesa is the better all around player and needs to be on the floor more. the team simply plays better when Mesa is on the floor. i would guess they might say that Kallie is totally healthy, but she is VERY clearly lacking athleticism and explosiveness compared to what she was before the most recent injury. BUMMER!!!
clearly some of the problem is that AJ has yet to find a good rhythm with lineups and substitutions, but how many players are playing as well as they did last year so far? I think Mesa is the only one so far. i have absolutely zero doubt that these girls will terrorize the summit teams, but it would be nice to play closer to their talent level in some of these OOC games. i believe this loss is going to look worse and worse as the year goes along. I dont think GT is anywhere close to as good as we just made them look
hoping for a very motivated response vs Oregon!!
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