Nia Washington Playing on ESPNU on Fri 4/1 10am CT

[mwwbbfan]

ISU Signee Nia Washington and her Riverdale Baptist team play tomorrow morning in the ****'s Sporting Goods Classic on ESPNU. If they win that they play in the Championship game on Sat from Madison Square Garden on ESPNU.

dicksnationaltournament.com/

 

[BenEClone]

Interested to see the "32 Minutes of Havoc" - Riverdale Baptist is a high school girls' team which presses. Nia comes with great big-game experience and credentials and experience with intense defense.

http://www.dicksnationaltournament.com/

 

[BenEClone]

Her team won today and will play tomorrow in the finals. Nia played 17 min. Was 0/2 from the field and the line. She got 1 reb., 2 assists and 3 steals. I recorded and will watch tonight. Caught a couple of minutes on WatchESPN on my phone - intense game.

 

[Thompsonclone]

Looks like a good passer, ball handler and pesky defender. Has some quickness. Needs to work on her shot. That was the first time I've seen her play though so I'm not jumping to any conclusions about her shot. I think she could be good for someone like Bridget. Not sure if passing is ever going to be Buckleys strength. Carleton could use a good passing PG.

 

[Cyclad]

Looks tiny to me.

 

[BenEClone]

Nia is 5'6" according to the signing story. Her team lost in the finals shooting 15% from the floor and the opponent shot 51%. I don't think Nia's role is to score. In 40 minutes of play in the semi and final games she had 1 turn over and brings the ball to the front court quickly. She can shoot, she was 4/4 from the line today. I like her exposure to D-1 caliber players and exposure to the pressure of the tournament and the final game in the Garden. She can contribute as a frosh.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Nia is 5'6" according to the signing story. Her team lost in the finals shooting 15% from the floor and the opponent shot 51%. I don't think Nia's role is to score. In 40 minutes of play in the semi and final games she had 1 turn over and brings the ball to the front court quickly. She can shoot, she was 4/4 from the line today. I like her exposure to D-1 caliber players and exposure to the pressure of the tournament and the final game in the Garden. She can contribute as a frosh.

Hope you are right. We haven't had much (any) success with putting really small and short gals on the court in the Big 8/12 at ISU.

 

[Cyclad]

Nia is 5'6" according to the signing story. Her team lost in the finals shooting 15% from the floor and the opponent shot 51%. I don't think Nia's role is to score. In 40 minutes of play in the semi and final games she had 1 turn over and brings the ball to the front court quickly. She can shoot, she was 4/4 from the line today. I like her exposure to D-1 caliber players and exposure to the pressure of the tournament and the final game in the Garden. She can contribute as a frosh.

I also hope you are right, but she looks too small to me to be able to compete in the b12. Granted, she has played with and against some major competition. Just looks like she lacks the size and strength to be successful in our league.

 

[CyArob]

Nia is 5'6" according to the signing story. Her team lost in the finals shooting 15% from the floor and the opponent shot 51%. I don't think Nia's role is to score. In 40 minutes of play in the semi and final games she had 1 turn over and brings the ball to the front court quickly. She can shoot, she was 4/4 from the line today. I like her exposure to D-1 caliber players and exposure to the pressure of the tournament and the final game in the Garden. She can contribute as a frosh.

15%? Woof.

 

[Royalclone]

Hope you are right. We haven't had much (any) success with putting really small and short gals on the court in the Big 8/12 at ISU.

Yeah, Stacy Frese and Lauren Mansfield were giants in comparison with that extra inch or two.

 

[gizzsdad]

We've had some tiny guards give us fits through the years as well.