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crazybuckfan40
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OSUBasketballJunkie;1124678; said:
I really think your answer is already here, just needed more seasoning...I really like Britany Johnson and Alison Jackson, and along with them two Stokes will add athleticism...They can both score as well especially Johnson, she scored over 4000 pts in high school...
Stokes isn't a great shooter, but like I said will add athleticism and the ability to score the ball...This year we didn't have anyone other than packer that could score from the outside...
We really need Tribilcock to find her shot and along with Jackson and Johnson we should have a better shooting team with more athleticism...
And don't forget about Prahalis...She is a very good shooter and can score and play PG...
We will also have size on the wing as Stokes, Jackson, and Johnson are all 5'11''...
Here is a good writeup on Stokes and Prahalis...
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
Not sure if anyone watched the Girls Mcdonalds AA game tonight and only watched about half the first half...
But what I saw was Prahalis and, she is very very good...IMO we have the freshmen of the big ten in her...She makes behind the back passes, very good bounce passes, and has a great jumper, and one little pull up J she hit, hit nothing but the bottom of the net, with great touch...
Also she told the commentators that asked her the question about playing up tempo as we are a uptempo team and supposedly we are going to try and run more next year...So maybe Foster is going to change his style a little...With Prahalis, Jackson, Johnson, Moeller, Little we are very athletic on the wing and Lavendar can run the floor...
Also talked to someone about Amber Stokes and I was told that her stroke is much improved and she will be a very solid player here...This from someone that would know what they are talking about...
But what I saw was Prahalis and, she is very very good...IMO we have the freshmen of the big ten in her...She makes behind the back passes, very good bounce passes, and has a great jumper, and one little pull up J she hit, hit nothing but the bottom of the net, with great touch...
Also she told the commentators that asked her the question about playing up tempo as we are a uptempo team and supposedly we are going to try and run more next year...So maybe Foster is going to change his style a little...With Prahalis, Jackson, Johnson, Moeller, Little we are very athletic on the wing and Lavendar can run the floor...
Also talked to someone about Amber Stokes and I was told that her stroke is much improved and she will be a very solid player here...This from someone that would know what they are talking about...
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
I liek the idea that they are going to try and play more uptempo...I think Foster let the idea of him continuing to win games fall into a law of thinking that there was no reason for this, but the losses in the tourney bothered him to the fact of switching things up...Really think we will see a more athletic team next year...
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OSU_D/
COYBIG, COYG
Faster Tempo
Well, considering he made some up-tempo promises to Sammy P in an effort to get her commit to OSU I would say he does intend to see a faster pace.
But I wonder if he has the proper people for it. It is one thing to say you will run, but if you haven't been recruiting with the philosophy in mind - save a freshman pg - then how well will it work? I also question his willingness to recruit a player more oriented to run but we shall see how that manifests going forward.
The other thing I noted was a quotation of Foster's in the article:
"The whole Big Ten has to ask itself some questions," Foster said. "Where are we? Where do we want to be? Where do we need to be? We've started in another direction, and it's a necessity."
Someone posted about Foster's lack of success at OSU in the NCAA's but noted his success at Vandy in the NCAA's. The Big 10 is horrid. Think about it, it is much easier to be able to play up tempo and play different styles in the tournament when you have to go up against an up tempo Tennessee at least 2x a year not to mention LSU. A lot of the SEC is nothing to write about but playing those elite teams really helps a team come tournament time. The Big 10 does not have an elite team to go against year in and year out and save Whalen's Minnesota team and the Purdue team a couple of something like 5 years ago all Foster does is go up against subpar, nonathletic, grinding Big 10 teams.
Think about OSU's other sports and that it must play that elite competition to get better or stay at an elite level if already there:
Soccer - Indiana
Wrestling - Iowa and half the big 10
Football - Michigan despite its current position
T&F - Wisconsin and Michigan
crazybuckfan40;1127420; said:
Well, considering he made some up-tempo promises to Sammy P in an effort to get her commit to OSU I would say he does intend to see a faster pace.
But I wonder if he has the proper people for it. It is one thing to say you will run, but if you haven't been recruiting with the philosophy in mind - save a freshman pg - then how well will it work? I also question his willingness to recruit a player more oriented to run but we shall see how that manifests going forward.
The other thing I noted was a quotation of Foster's in the article:
"The whole Big Ten has to ask itself some questions," Foster said. "Where are we? Where do we want to be? Where do we need to be? We've started in another direction, and it's a necessity."
Someone posted about Foster's lack of success at OSU in the NCAA's but noted his success at Vandy in the NCAA's. The Big 10 is horrid. Think about it, it is much easier to be able to play up tempo and play different styles in the tournament when you have to go up against an up tempo Tennessee at least 2x a year not to mention LSU. A lot of the SEC is nothing to write about but playing those elite teams really helps a team come tournament time. The Big 10 does not have an elite team to go against year in and year out and save Whalen's Minnesota team and the Purdue team a couple of something like 5 years ago all Foster does is go up against subpar, nonathletic, grinding Big 10 teams.
Think about OSU's other sports and that it must play that elite competition to get better or stay at an elite level if already there:
Soccer - Indiana
Wrestling - Iowa and half the big 10
Football - Michigan despite its current position
T&F - Wisconsin and Michigan
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
OSU_D/;1127473; said:
I agree with all you said...I think that the girls from Illinois, along with Lavendar can run...also Moeller and Little are pretty athletic...
I know we have scheduled a couple stronger games non conference the past couple years, but maybe that is where we need to pick up the scheduling and that will get us more ready for the big ten and then the tourney...
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LitlBuck
Kevin Warren is an ass
I have said this in some of my previous posts regarding Foster's offensive philosophy and the fact that it worked at Vanderbilt. The problem is now was scheduling. The problem has been in his recruiting. Hopefully, he will change his style of play next year and show recruits that he is going to run a more up tempo type of game. The problem is not with his scheduling the problem is with his old-time philosophy and recruiting!
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
That would be a great opportunity for Meury...She is one of the nicest poeple I have ever met...
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osubucksfan2
All-American
Dont really know if it is posted or not, but Lesslee Mason is gone........................She was a friend of mine, she just didnt like it here. She mentioned a school in Texas..........
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LitlBuck
Kevin Warren is an ass
She did not like The Ohio State University and Columbus or she did not like the basketball program and the way it was being run. I would be curious as to why she left. Saying "just didn't like it here" can mean many things.osubucksfan2;1138413; said:
The fact that she grew up in the Midwest, Illinois, makes this even stranger.
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Dispatch
OSU women's basketball: Mason-Cox leaves team, plans transfer
Monday, April 14, 2008 2:54 AM
By Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Sophomore Lesslee Mason-Cox left the Ohio State women's basketball program yesterday and plans to transfer to another school. A highly touted prep forward from Cincinnati Princeton High School, Mason-Cox saw limited playing time in two seasons with the Buckeyes. Mason-Cox missed a majority of her freshman season with academic problems. She averaged 1.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 30 games this season.
"It was different things and not just about playing time," said Mason-Cox, whose father is former NBA star Mark Aguirre. "I just decided to try something different and to do what is best for me and to have fun."
Mason-Cox said she has not chosen a new school. She has two years of eligibility remaining
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OSU women's basketball: Mason-Cox leaves team, plans transfer
Monday, April 14, 2008 2:54 AM
By Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Sophomore Lesslee Mason-Cox left the Ohio State women's basketball program yesterday and plans to transfer to another school. A highly touted prep forward from Cincinnati Princeton High School, Mason-Cox saw limited playing time in two seasons with the Buckeyes. Mason-Cox missed a majority of her freshman season with academic problems. She averaged 1.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 30 games this season.
"It was different things and not just about playing time," said Mason-Cox, whose father is former NBA star Mark Aguirre. "I just decided to try something different and to do what is best for me and to have fun."
Mason-Cox said she has not chosen a new school. She has two years of eligibility remaining
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