And in my opinion Joens was slower than Carleton.
Denae Fritz transferring
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She reminds me of Steph Curry. Especially when haters suggest she doesn't have the size oe skills to play in the WNBA .
Totally agree Joens was slower. Carleton averaged 2x more steals and assists per game which tend to be speed related metrics.
Joens has a pretty jab-step 3 but Carleton's all-around game is much more fluid and pleasing to the eye.
There are a few glaring flaws here. First, Ashley played .2 minutes more this year than last. Hardly worth mentioning. Ashley SHOULD have fewer assists than Clark. One is a point guard and the other a forward. Big difference In roles. Ryan and Donarski's regression was also relatively minor. Donarski still shot 38% overall but did lose 5% off her 3 pt shot while shooting considerably fewer shots from all ranges. Ryan also shot far fewer shots maintaining a high overall percentage (overall dropped 4% but her 3 point % went up 5%. M&M had her minutes drop as did her overall performance. No matter when she was in the game she struggled. The theory that continuing to play her will fix what ailed her just doesn’t fly. Even in games where she played significant minutes the performance just wasn’t there. She also wasn’t shooting to try and work through it. For example, she played 21 minutes v Baylor and only attempted one shot. As you pointed out her minutes (she lost 7 per game) were more than taken up by Fritz who did perform at a high level.
I can’t disagree about flaws in our offensive scheme. I’ve always been frustrated watching the players circle the three point line and stand. Strangely, we had several games this year where the offense was more free flowing and in attack mode. One example was in the Big 12 tourney. Puzzling for sure…especially if the treys aren’t falling.
Ashley wasn’t a burner. Brown looks bigger than Ashley and will likely be a much better passer. I think she will present some of the same mismatches that Ashley did.
We can all guess why Lex and Denae left the program, but all that matters is that Bill knows the truth and he is making plans to fix issues in the program going forward. If he is too stubborn, then Pollard needs to make him. It is not normal for girls like Lex and Denae to leave and it is for sure a sign that an issue exists.
Guess is the operable word…
And Emily stayed. Addy Brown said the new recruits all support Bill. Hope Lexi and Denae find what they are searching for.
It’s very normal to transfer in this day and age. We have what 5 outgoing? Several other P5 programs will have 5 or more leaving for one reason or another.
Five outgoing is really overstating it…two are graduate students who weren’t expected back and one was a minimal use bench player. Nothing like the exodus seen at Maryland last year. Life goes on and the Sisters will be just fine.
It’s now officially offseason so let’s discuss Coach Bill Fennelly versus Coach Brenda Freese, since you went there…
I just think it's funny you keep hammering home this "guess" stuff as though these girls don't talk to people who talk to people. The reasons they left are pretty well known and have been discussed on this website several times by several people. Willful ignorance is fine, if that's your thing. But this is going to continue to be a problem unless and until Bill changes the way he treats his players. And maybe he will, but given his quotes and the quotes of his family I have my doubts.
You can reread the thread if you'd like. It's in there plenty of times and there's no sense rehashing all of it. Again, if you want to think that 2 of your best young pieces leaving and saying nothing positive about the staff is just part of "transfer culture", go for it. To each their own.
So you make a general attack on Fennelly and then refuse NOW to simply post facts instead of innuendo and say “go back and read the thread”.
IMO Lexi and Denae are finding opportunities to be like the LSU transfers and make some money while being some of the most sought transfers in the portal. Fennelly is really not much different from most other coaches that are successful. They are all control freaks IMO.
This is a new age with transfers and NIL. LSU had 9 new players come into their program this year. Players, even slightly frustrated, can move to another program with ease. Hope Lexi and Denae find what they are looking for.
