Out & About: Rogers/New London-Spicer

#2 posting 7.17.2006
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This game took place Saturday, July 15
Semifinals Blue Division Rogers Showcase
Rogers 44, New London-Spicer 27

Rogers jumped out to an 8-0 lead with the first six scored by Casey Mann. Mann eventually ended up with 29. NLS endured a seven possession drought at the start of the game, 4 of which were turnovers. They scored the next 7 points in the game to cut the lead to 8-7. NLS pulled ahead on #11's second 3 of the game. But that was to be NLS's last lead of the game. Rogers had a 5 possession string leading to a 10-0 run. Three transition lay ups by Casey Mann helped their cause. NLS was not helped by the fact they had an 8 possession drought right before half. #11 broke up the curse with two free throws. Rogers led 21-14 at half, Mann had 17 for Rogers.

NLS's #22 canned a three to start the scoring in the second half, but that was as close as the score was going to be. NLS had another 8 possession drought in the early part of the 2nd half. During the time Rogers had a 10-0 run. The press was causing problems as NLS had six straight possessions with turnovers. Later on Rogers worked on their delay game as NLS had nothing in the tank left.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

ROGERS
STARTERS
Heather Brunn 0, 3, 0.0, .000 one of the triplets.
Jennifer Dowd 2, 3, 66.7, .333 point guard, steady, unselfish player, RF: needs to look to take her own possessions/shots
Casey Mann 29, 21, 138.1, .667 RF: a pass thrown behind player slowing the offense down. good in transition, is a pest on defense with good anticipation. can hit a 3. Free throw shooting improved. RF: size for position post HS
Amanda Chesness 4, 9, 44.4., .222 active on defensive glass. RF: questionable shot selection late in the game when in delay mode.
Stephanie Williams 0, 1, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Camille Laughlin 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Jenna Berkley 3, 3, 100.0, .333
#42 2, 2, 100.0, 1.000
#25 0, 1, 0.0, .000 picked up some boards.

NEW LONDON-SPICER
STARTERS
#22 3, 6, 50.0, .167 point guard. got after rebounds. RF: needs to calm team down during press times.
#25 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Renae Henjum 0, 9, 0.0, .000 post player, lefty. RF Needs to be a consistent force inside. needs to be a more physical player. ball handling/passing vs the press was a liability. looking for more rebounds
#41 (Jennifer Wendlandt?) 6, 9, 66.7, .222 likes baseline drives. sturdy frame. RF: passing decisions
Cassie Ziemer 11, 6, 183.3, .833 cut well to the sweet spot of the zone. has 3 range.
BENCH
#11 8, 8, 100.0, .375 has the 3 touch. RF: passing decisions
#43 0, 3, 0.0, .000
#4 1, 2, 50.0, .500
#21 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Casey Mann

BY THE NUMBERS
Rogers 44, 45, 97.8, .467
New London-Spicer 27, 46, 58.7, .261

Rogers had been to the Wisconsin Team camp and did quite well there. Their passing was sharper and their defense more intense. Mann was a thorn in the side for NLS. Both teams opened in zones, later on Rogers varied it up with some of their traps. Rogers was more aggressive on offense and it showed with 9 made free throws to 5 for NLS. Both teams had three 3s. Both teams showed some patience on offense looking for the primo shot.

The main difference between AAU/All Star teams vs HS play in the summer is the pace/speed of the game. There was a noticable difference in tempo and it wasn't all due to the running clock. For those of you old enough to know the record lingo it was 33 1/3 to the 45 rpm of AAU.

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