I’ve got to head out to work now, but I thought I’d get this started first.
Quickly, if I were to give a letter-grade based on my early impression of the job the staff is doing — ALL of the staff, including social media staff — I would give them an “A.” The players get a A-, but only because they’re missing too many shots at close range. That’s a focus issue, which is 100% on them.
Only five games in we can already see steady increments of improvement, JUST as Kellie mandated from the start. The players have obviously bought in.
You might say, “A-minus? With all those turnovers?” My answer is “Yes!” That the team is already beginning to reduce turnovers even before the staff has made that a top priority is really, really encouraging.
I look at Jordan Horston and think, “Now THAT’s a kid who is not being (mis)coached into playing tentatively. She is being allowed time to go out there and mix it up... to get a feel for the college game and what she can do, can’t do, and needs to work on. But, thank goodness, she’s not being reeled in too early and made to feel like she can’t try things. Yes, she occasionally tries something that doesn’t work, but man oh MAN! I sure like how she works!!! Eventually, with more experience, her decision-making is going to match her skills and then WATCH OUT. I just got goosebumps thinking about it.
In short, I am crazy about this team and staff. More later...
Quickly, if I were to give a letter-grade based on my early impression of the job the staff is doing — ALL of the staff, including social media staff — I would give them an “A.” The players get a A-, but only because they’re missing too many shots at close range. That’s a focus issue, which is 100% on them.
Only five games in we can already see steady increments of improvement, JUST as Kellie mandated from the start. The players have obviously bought in.
You might say, “A-minus? With all those turnovers?” My answer is “Yes!” That the team is already beginning to reduce turnovers even before the staff has made that a top priority is really, really encouraging.
I look at Jordan Horston and think, “Now THAT’s a kid who is not being (mis)coached into playing tentatively. She is being allowed time to go out there and mix it up... to get a feel for the college game and what she can do, can’t do, and needs to work on. But, thank goodness, she’s not being reeled in too early and made to feel like she can’t try things. Yes, she occasionally tries something that doesn’t work, but man oh MAN! I sure like how she works!!! Eventually, with more experience, her decision-making is going to match her skills and then WATCH OUT. I just got goosebumps thinking about it.
In short, I am crazy about this team and staff. More later...