And from the piece about the Bevoettes:
So why are they pretenders? Their three-game losing streak and .500 record in conference play raise some small red flags, but ultimately it comes down to how they score the ball. Much of the Longhorns’ offense comes from their ability to generate turnovers and get out and run. In the halfcourt, they rely on getting the ball on the rim and crashing the glass. When Texas goes up against teams who take care of the ball and have enough frontcourt size to keep them off the offensive boards, they run into trouble.
Texas also heavily eschews the 3-point line, ranking 326th in 3-point attempt rate. It’s another reason lengthy teams give them trouble — with so much of their scoring coming in the paint, good rim protectors can have a greater impact. Kansas’ Taiyanna Jackson and Tennessee’s Alexus Dye each had four blocks in wins over Texas, and Dye’s teammate, Tamari Key, racked up an incredible 10 blocks.
Teams like Texas have been ISU's kyptonite, as we don't match their size.. Will be interested to see what CBF does to counter. They had 22 fouls to our 11 last time, and turned us over 15 times compared to their 10. Em had 7 of those TOs, but made 12 of 14 FT's. They obviously dogged her the whole game. Bottom line though, we have to hit more than 28% from the field. I did not watch that game, but it appears they simply intimidated us w/o Ashley.
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