Twister Sister Summary - Looking Ahead (Part 2)
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Yes. Donarski, Ryan, Diew, and Zingaro all have an option for a fifth year. They are the last class with that option.
Since Zingaro's first year was just a half year, we can assume she's taking the extra year, and the roster listed her as a redshirt sophomore even though technically her situation is identical to the other three.
They need center help. Zingaro is not an option.
Ezell and Kidd were somewhat of that mold too.
Could someone take a crack at the projected depth chart for next year as things currently stand?
I always thought of her as a forward, but on her high school site and in some other publications she is listed as a point guard which really surprised me. I put it in here to share and see what everyone thought. IF she is indeed a PG then that speaks volumes to being a big ball handler/distributor.
Reminds me of what Megan Taylor was like. She was feisty and always found a way to get things done. We joking referred to her as the "little engine that could" back then.
My hope for next season is that we can get some good limited play from the incoming freshman as they get acclimated to the college game to help our returning players, What I saw was Lexi having to always have a tough player to defend which then hurt her shooting if we can help her there I feel her shooting will come back, Emily at times tries to hard to give players an assist when she should just take a shot as she is a good shooter. This could help open up the post area. Diew needs to be more consistent night in night out or just be ready to come off the bench and see how it goes. In the post I would like to see us find a SO/JR from the pool with experience to help work Audy into the college game. That would give us 3 post players (15 fouls) to rotate. On paper we have a team that could be a more flowing type play on offense and still play good defense.
This thread is sad after the Lexi news, but at least we still have Ryan, Fritz, and Diew, plus the younger players. Any idea what the staff will look for in the transfer portal? A Soares clone would be ideal, even a poor man's Soares. Will they try to replace Lexi, or spread her minutes among some of the younger players?
Looking ahead: Emily Ryan is on pace for the all-time career assist record at ISU. (Insert plug for mred's outstanding thread tracking records.) Can't wait to see whoever emerges as the recipients for those passes.
I thought I caught in Bill's interview yesterday on KXNO that they are looking to add a couple players- specifically mentioned adding a guard. That makes sense, would seem like he would want to add replacements for Lexi and Maggie Vick.
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IMHO - we need a BIG. Izzy is not the answer. Who will rebound next year? The huge sometimes forgotten part of Ashley’s game. I do not care if they can score, just rebound and play a little defense.
Also - definitely need a guard, preferably a creator.
Although some disagree, the portal will be extremely critical to our hope of a decent season imo. Without some good transfers I think we will struggle.
At least a European trip might be a selling point to a potential transfer. I liked how Izzy was growing at the end of this year, but she will not play 30+ minutes and Audi is an unknown now. Def need at least a Mo-level post.
The only question I really have is if things were so bad, why didn’t they leave last year??? Joens comes back and they are all in. Steph gets hurt, Joens is done, and now they go?? I get MEM and Kane, they are seniors, Vick didn’t play..but Lex and Denae make no sense. Maybe Lex a new start…Denae was finding her game after injury. I’ve gained a ton of respect for Emily. Hope her leadership is what helps the new teammates the most! Go State!
I think as adults and fans looking back at actions and circumstances, we see things in such a different light. Recall, if you can, what was most import to you when you were 19-21 in college. Would you have been “strong” enough to leave a place where you thought you belonged for years? Not me.
