Out & About: Twofer 4AAAA Style

#3 posting 1.28.2006

Today was a 4AAAA type of day with games at St. Paul Johnson and North St. Paul. The only non 4AAAA team was Duluth East (they took on Johnson). Roseville, the defending section champ, traveled down MN36 to NSP.

Game #1
St. Paul Johnson 47, Duluth East 46
Last time I tried to see DE I only saw the second half. Today I missed the first 30 seconds. So it is a little better view. I can sum up this game with two slogans--missed firing 3s, and turnovers. Neither team looked outstanding on the offensive end, and I'm not prepared to credit the defenses.
Early in the contest DE held the lead. Their biggest leads were 6, the last coming at 16-10. Marisa Yernatich had six of DE's first 10 points. Danielle Mathis was the tugboat for SPJ with five of their first six. Mathis posted, was fouled, and worked the offensive boards. Her counter part was Julia Rickert. The matchup was at times looked like a sumo wrestling match with the bodies looking for leverage at the blocks. Mathis gave SPJ the first lead at 19-18, as they finished a 8-2 run. SPJ's biggest lead in the first half was a 25-22 margin on an Ebony Black put back basket and one. Becky Anderson ended the half with two free throws with 2.0 seconds left and both teams were tied at 28.

DE imitated the first half by grabbing the early lead again at 33-28. Yernatich cashed in a three for the extra margin. Mathis answered with three straight scoring possessions and SPJ was up 34-33. SPJ pushed that lead to six at 45-39. During this time DE had strings of 0/7 possessions of which were three turnovers. But DE got their act together and outscored SPJ 7-2 the rest of the way. The problem was that left them one short. Alex Moore scored what proved to be SPJ's final points on a drive for a 47-43 lead. Rickert made a free throw to cut it to 47-44. 2 SPJ turnovers, and two missed 3s by DE later Essence Tyler was fouled and missed a one and one. Yernatich rebounded and Alanna Scott was fouled and made her two shots. Tyler was fouled again and missed again. This time Rickert rebounded. DE had four shots in the last 11.6 seconds to win, the last time with 4.8 seconds left out of bounds under the basket. Becky Anderson received the ball, drove the lane and her shot was not close.

Height Matters: St. Paul Johnson 5-7.8, Duluth East 5-9.8
Department of Defense: everyone did a bit of both. SPJ pressed and looked to trap 1/2 court and full at times. SPJ also tried 1/3/1 zone.

player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
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St. Paul Johnson Player Evaluations
Starters
Ebony Black 19, 23 82.6, .391 She toys with opposing players like a cat with mouse waiting to strike with an explosive move to the glass. She can be extremely effective with a penetration and dish. She had a three and nice range. lefty. good leaper. decent speed. I felt better about her performance than the first time against Armstrong. RF: However there are times when she is disinterested as when a teammate turns it over. Has a tendency to be lackadaisical, or sloppy with ball handling.
Danielle Mathis 18, 18, 100.0, .556 physical inside block presence. made a couple shots that were not squared up, but had a radar for the hole. RF: needs to be more consistent at the line. needs to work on speed/quickness
Essance Tyler 0, 8, 0.0, .000 RF: needs to understand time/score. Needs to recognize that 3 may be open, but no one from own team is on weak side boards. Size at the next level
Alex Moore 4, 8, 50.0, .250 RF: where is the player that was ripping the nets against Armstrong?
Sasha Barnes 2, 4, 50.0, .250 steady point guard. lefty. RF: Size at the next level.
Bench
Nichole Lewis 1, 1, 100.0, 1.000
Lindsey Rogers 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Stephanie Moore 3, 2, 150.0, .500
RF: this goes for the entire SPJ team. You can't expect to give up that many offensive rebounds and win games. DE had four shots in the last possession. In March if block out situation doesn't improve it may be one and done.

Duluth East Player Evaluations
Starters
Sarah Johnson 8, 18, 44.4, .222 RF: ball handling/decision making, shooting consistency
Alanna Scott 6, 14, 42.9, .214 RF: see above
Marissa Yernatich 11, 12, 91.7, .417 most consistent shooter. Can run the floor. scored in transition and off the press. RF: more consistent outside.
Julia Rickert 6, 9, 66.7, .444 size is going to attract much attention. RF: needs to work on speed/quickness. Needs to spend time in the weight room.
Becky Anderson 7, 7, 100.0, .571 point guard responsibilities. not afraid to get hit. RF: my old mantra of strength
Bench
Jackie Reinemann 4, 4, 100.0, .500
Jenn Dillon 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Brianna Larson 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Trench player: In a close call Danielle Mathis

BY THE NUMBERS
team, points, possessions, pp100, scoring %
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St. Paul Johnson, 47, 69. 68.1, .348
Duluth East 46, 69, 66.7, .333
Bench: DE 8, SPJ 4
made FT: DE 15, SPJ 8

Game #2
Roseville 60, North St. Paul 40
This game featured two teams tied together by MN 36. Roseville made a statement that the road to the state will go through them. It was a tale of two halves. Roseville was clicking in the first half with the pp100 hitting 108.6 and scoring % at .543. But the 2nd half exposed another type of Roseville with pp100 at 73.3 and scoring % at .400. (.400 is about average for the teams I have been charting, but average teams don't go to the Target Center).
The game was tied at 2 and after that Roseville held the lead the rest of the game. Roseville had strings of scoring of 4/4, 3/3, 4/5, and only had missed chances of two a couple of times. Nash-Garloch had six of the first 8 Roseville points. In three straight possessions for Roseville Talisha Barlow had a drive to the glass, a free throw, and a three from the right side. Then Amy Beggin, the point guard and leader of the triumverate scored the next five points. NSP, by contrast, had one string where they scored in three possessions, but their droughts consisted of 4, 6, 4, and 5 possessions. Beggin ended the half with a pull up jumper and Roseville led 38-22.

Roseville at the start of the second half came out flat. Coach Thielke was asking for more energy and took a time out after three possessions without a connection trying to shake the complacency. NSP had a 5-0 run to start the half including a 3 from Carolyn Mobley. NSP had strings of 3 and 4 scoring possessions in the second half, but they had a deeper hole to dig their way out of. Roseville never really got into rythym until late in the game with a string of 5 straight scoring possessions and 6/7.

Height Matters: Roseville 5-8.2; NSP 5-8.2
Department of Defense: Roseville tried some diamond pressing along with 3/4 court looks. man
NSP man and some 2/3.
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
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Roseville Player Evaluations
Starters
Amy Beggin 19, 17, 111.8, .529 true leader, coach on the floor, active hands on defense, scrappy, nice pull up jumper, dialed long distance twice. strong ball handling skills. can penetrate and dish with the best. took a charge. in right spot at right time. Controls tempo. RF: will need to get stronger for the next level.
Deborah Barany 1, 3, 33.3, .333 RF: strength
Alison Nash-Gerlach 10, 11, 90.9, .455 Started strong. RF: Only contributed two free throws in the second half out of five possessions. Never scored from the floor after 14:25 in the first half. Needs to assert on defense, finish shots in the paint, or make sure you are positioning yourself to get hit. needs more physical play.
Brittany Starr 2, 5, 40.0, .200 RF: strength
Talisha Barlow 19, 15, 126.7, .667 explosive. active on defense. good leaper as she has opening tip responsibilities. looks to go hard to the glass. has nice range with one 3. works boards. RF: need to look to block out all the time, not once in awhile. ball handling can be improved on.
Bench
Maddie Hanson 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Janae Burich 5, 6, 83.3, .500 starting to get more playing time. (6-2, c, 2009), will probably be a factor down the stretch run. Will give Roseville a bigger presence. RF: experience/strength
Devyn Smith 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Lauren Uhl 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Karen Gogins 0, 1, 0.0, .000

North St. Paul Player Evaluations
Starters
Danielle Daniels 11, 15, 73.3, .333 quick, aggressive can shoot outside, and drive. point guard. RF: foul problems hampered play.
Carolyn Mobley 5, 5, 100.0, .400 good leaper, decent shot RF: needs to look to create shot, or get open so she can contribute more consistently. Has the ability
Lauren Jader 3, 8, 37.5, .250 RF: consistent shooting
Nina Haider 5, 10, 50.0, .400 drives to basket, doesn't mind getting hit. RF: needs to develop consistent outside shot.
Emily Wigfield 10, 15, 66.7, .333 worked the boards for points, RF: only 2 points in second half--needs to be more consistent.
Bench
Leah Nash 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Kendra Brooks 6, 6, 100.0, .500
Kimmie Linda 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Molly Holder 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Trench player: Amy Beggin in another close call

BY THE NUMBERS
team, points, possessions, pp100, scoring %
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Roseville 60, 65, 92.3, .477
North St. Paul 40, 64, 62.5, .328
Bench Roseville 9, NSP 6
Made FT: Roseville 17, NSP 8

DEFINITIONS
Possessions=the end result is measured. Only four things can happen. Either the player scores or misses a FG or FT, or turns it over. Sally may shoot and miss, but if her team rebounds it does not count as a possession for her. Only the termination of possession matters in this system.
PP100=What a player would average if they had 100 possessions. 1 point for 1 possessions would get a player 100.0. In theory a player could shoot once and hit a three. They would then have a pp100 rating of 300.0. That is why one should look at possessions and not get flamfoozeled by a high pp100 rating. A low pp100 means the player misses too many shots or coughs it up too much.
Floor/scoring %=a player (or team's) scoring possessions divided by total possessions.