Out & About: Edina/Maple Grove

#7 posting 12.1.2006
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STILLWATER TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS
EDINA hornets 49, MAPLE GROVE crimson 36

Edina moved to the final with a 49-36 win over MG. Edina had more athletic talent, even if it was younger, than MG. MG led early up 8-4, but then fell down a deep hole. They went on a 1/19 possession drought and were outscored 31-6 the rest of the half. MG would miss chip shots when they got the ball inside, and MG didn't have the shooting game they wanted from the outside. Edina ran their flex offense all night and exploited mismatches. Edina led at half 33-14.

In the second half, it was Edina's turn at droughtdom. Edina was a collective 2/20 on their first 20 possessions of the half. It seemed that the game was well in hand and a lack of urgency, or at least, a lack of aggressiveness halted the Edina momentum. MG cut the lead to 38-32. Then Lauren Young for Edina made some noise. She scored on three of the next four Edina possessions with a 3 from the top right. the shot that put some breathing room between the two teams.

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

EDINA
STARTERS
Natalie Pastor, 2, 8, 25.0, .125 running the point now. quick llikes to shoot off the dribble. RF: seemed to be all over the place with her mind. Elbow too far away from body on dribble. could be forced to turnover if pressured
Elise Biewen, 1, 5, 20.0, .200 another that likes to shoot off the dribble
Emily Warner, 3, 7, 42.9, .286
Lauren Young, 11, 15, 73.3, .333 finesse player. prefers the out side, perfers to stay away from the paint. RF: needs to get her feet set and will be a better shooter, like catch and shoot. Showed signes of exhasperation.
Hana Potter, 2, 4, 50.0, .250 big strong solid post and young. likes the short corners for shot preference. RF: still learning system. didn't inject herself into the mix. footwork when she is onthe perimeter.
BENCH
Taylor Young, 16, 13, 123.1, .615 competitive, fighter, aggressive, gets on the floor. nice pull up jumper. good energy not afraid of contact. will rebound. RF: needs to control the tendancy to reach and get off balance.
Grace Veker, 9, 4, 175.0, .750 needs to have more than four possessions on the night. player can shoot.
Paige Mooty, 3, 5, 60.0, .200 moves without the ball RF: fade away from contact, ball handling in traffic.
Si Si Wu, 2, 2, 100.0, .500 reserve post

MAPLE GROVE
STARTERS
Marit Sadler, 0, 1, 0.0, .000 RF: tried to feed the post with no angle.
Elisabeth Geisendorfer-Lindgren 4, 4, 100.0, .500 enjoyed the high low game.
Taylor House 13, 15, 86.7, .467 strong inside presence. worked the high/low game will rebound. hard drop step. RF: needs to hold follow through at the free throw line. needs to set and hold screen
Rachel Smith 0, 7, 0.0, .000 RF: needs to have better footwork; didn't lead passer, threw behind
Cate Cavanagh, 6, 11, 54.5, .273 the most aggressive of the three perimeter players. RF: small, forced decisions.
BENCH
Kelsey Eitel, 5, 6, 83.3, .500 another post player.
Madison Smith 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Brooke Baker, 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Jacque Ackerman 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Erin Steile, 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Alyssa Silva 0, 4, 0.0, .000
Julie Kruse, 8, 6, 133.3, .667 young post.
Anna Gruhlke, 0, 2, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Taylor Young

BY THE NUMBERS
Edina 49, 63, 77.8, .381
Maple Grove 36, 62, 58.1, .306
Both teams hampered by a massive droughts. Part of the MG comeback involved the post play and Edina came back to slam that door shut by taking away the high/low option. MG used too many players, even in the first half.
But both teams were looking for decent shots and that is why they were more controlled than other teams I have seen this brief fall/winter with only 63 possessions.

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