#2 posting 5.23.2008
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The Week That Was #8: Magic
This was the second week in a row with a Minnesota state Tournament. This time it was MYAS holding their state event. Here are the winners this week:
19 Gym Rats
17 Southern Minne Magic
16 Minnesota Dynamite
15 Lady Cats (MN Stars Jihad)
14 MN Stars Martin
13 Hopkins
12 MN Stars Wade (Farview)
11 MN Stars Nelson
The Minnesota Stars won four of the events over the weekend.
How do the numbers compare to the week before?
Tournament pp100, floor %
AAU 84.37; .400
MYAS 83.33; .384
If you look at just the 17s
AAU 86.72; .415
MUAS 86.03; .389
If you look at the championship teams
AAU (NC Heat/MN Stars Borowicz) 110.79, .518
MYAS (Southern Minne Magic/Triple Threat) 91.23; .412
So the differences are fairly small to begin with, but at the high end AAU clearly dominates with a pp100 that is 19.56 better that MYAS.
RECRUITING TRENDS
The trend this week, and for the past two weeks, is the verbals from the 2009 class going out to D2 schools. Four players, three from Minnesota and one from South Dakota have made collegiate decisions. That might not sound a lot, but consider that Minnesota has (so far) 43 from the 2008 class that are headed to D2 that means that 7% of the 2009 potential class has verballed in the past two weeks. I don't think 7% of the 2008 class had made a move to D2 at this point last May.
For South Dakota it is 1/6, using last year's numbers or 16.7% have made the decisions.
For the 2009 race the numbers overall look like this---
Minnesota 9
Indiana 6
Wisconsin 6
Iowa 5
South Dakota 5
Michigan 3
Ohio 2
Illinois 1
Nebraska 1
North Dakota 1
Utah 1
Obviously this will be changing.
THE WEEK TO COME
This is another brief weekend coming up with the action shifting again to Menomonie. Can Team WI Select Samuels continue their winning streak and be the first team to win three Team of the Week titles? Can Nicole Griffin win her third defensive player of the week honor? Find out soon.
TEAM OF THE WEEK
For taking the MYAS 17 title and holding Triple Threat scoreless for 10:30 minutes of the second half is Southern Minne Magic. The Magic trailed in that championship game and bounced back to beat the Threat. A strong inside presence controlled the boards. The week before SMM finished in a tie for 13th in the State AAU tournament.
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
The Week That Was #8: Magic
This was the second week in a row with a Minnesota state Tournament. This time it was MYAS holding their state event. Here are the winners this week:
19 Gym Rats
17 Southern Minne Magic
16 Minnesota Dynamite
15 Lady Cats (MN Stars Jihad)
14 MN Stars Martin
13 Hopkins
12 MN Stars Wade (Farview)
11 MN Stars Nelson
The Minnesota Stars won four of the events over the weekend.
How do the numbers compare to the week before?
Tournament pp100, floor %
AAU 84.37; .400
MYAS 83.33; .384
If you look at just the 17s
AAU 86.72; .415
MUAS 86.03; .389
If you look at the championship teams
AAU (NC Heat/MN Stars Borowicz) 110.79, .518
MYAS (Southern Minne Magic/Triple Threat) 91.23; .412
So the differences are fairly small to begin with, but at the high end AAU clearly dominates with a pp100 that is 19.56 better that MYAS.
RECRUITING TRENDS
The trend this week, and for the past two weeks, is the verbals from the 2009 class going out to D2 schools. Four players, three from Minnesota and one from South Dakota have made collegiate decisions. That might not sound a lot, but consider that Minnesota has (so far) 43 from the 2008 class that are headed to D2 that means that 7% of the 2009 potential class has verballed in the past two weeks. I don't think 7% of the 2008 class had made a move to D2 at this point last May.
For South Dakota it is 1/6, using last year's numbers or 16.7% have made the decisions.
For the 2009 race the numbers overall look like this---
Minnesota 9
Indiana 6
Wisconsin 6
Iowa 5
South Dakota 5
Michigan 3
Ohio 2
Illinois 1
Nebraska 1
North Dakota 1
Utah 1
Obviously this will be changing.
THE WEEK TO COME
This is another brief weekend coming up with the action shifting again to Menomonie. Can Team WI Select Samuels continue their winning streak and be the first team to win three Team of the Week titles? Can Nicole Griffin win her third defensive player of the week honor? Find out soon.
TEAM OF THE WEEKFor taking the MYAS 17 title and holding Triple Threat scoreless for 10:30 minutes of the second half is Southern Minne Magic. The Magic trailed in that championship game and bounced back to beat the Threat. A strong inside presence controlled the boards. The week before SMM finished in a tie for 13th in the State AAU tournament.
Coach John Fisher and the Southern Minne Magic. photo by kja
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kiara Buford simply dominated as you would expect a D1 Gopher signee in the second half of the Gym Rats vs Minnesota Thunder game. She took over. She put the Rats on her back and lifted them to the semifinal win. For the most part the Rats were sputtering. Buford grabbed the game by the throat and stuck it in her pocket. She attacked the basket with a single minded purpose. She was the difference maker.
This is the third time this summer that a 2008 player has won the player of the week.
To make the teams remember the rules:
#1. I need to see the player
#2. Player needs to have 6+ possessions
#3. Player needs to be over 100 pp100
#4. Player needs to be over .500 floor %
#5. If I see a player in two games the numbers are added up and the average used.
This week I saw only four games so the pool of players is smaller. Also some players didn't make the cut due to the 6 possession rule. Some had great numbers, but only five or four possessions
FIRST TEAM
Caitlyn Book, Minnesota Thunder (Wayzata)
Kiara Buford, Gym Rats 19 (St. Paul Central)
Adrianna Ivanovic, Northern Lights 19 (Bigfork)
Karli Meyer, Minnesota Lakers (Adrian)
Alyssa Rushton, Southern Minne Magic (Rochester JM)
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
The defender this week is Yvonne Freese of the Southern Minne Magic. A hard hat physical player that corralled a lot of defensive boarders. She is not afraid of mixing it up. In two games I watched she snared nine rebounds both times.
Kiara Buford, Gym Rats 19 (St. Paul Central)
Thea Engen, Minnesota Lakers (Red Rock Central)
Amanda Iverson, Triple Threat (Waconia)
Yvonne Freese, Southern Minne Magic (Lanesboro)
Sam Lynn, Minnesota Lakers (Adrian)
DISTRIBUTOR
Seraene Levine of Minnesota Thunder receives this honor. She delivered 7 assists in the loss to the Gym Rats. Levine was involved in 32% of all points just with her assists.
NEWCOMER
Karli Meyer of Adrian is a small post (5-8) but she was quite effective slipping inside
and doing damage in the paint. She sealed well, used her body to create space and knew the proper angles. She will need to work on ball handling and facing the basket to play beyond high school ball, but will be effective in posting up players up to 5-10.
PAST WINNERS
Here are the past weekly winners
TEAM
7. NC Heat
6. Team WI Select Samuels
5. NC Heat
4. MN All Star 2A
3. Team WI Select Samuels
2. Minnesota Dynamite
1. IBCA Select Red
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
7. Tayler Hill, NC Heat (Minneapolis South)
6. Laura Petersen, Team WI Select Samuels (Osseo-Fairchild)
5. Megan Nipe, NC Heat (Centennial)
4. Brianna Mastey, MN All Star 3A, (Becker)
3. Sam Price, Team WI Select Samuels (Eau Claire North)
2. Haylie Darrington, Maroon South Central All Star (Blue Earth)
1. Trisha Nesbitt, IBCA Select Red (Ames)
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
7. Shakila Boler, North Tartan Larson (Bloomington Kennedy)
6. Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
5. Tori Rule, Midtown Lady Monarchs (DeLaSalle)
4. Jackie Voigt, MN All Star 4A, (Park-Cottage Grove)
3. Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
2. Kiara Strickland, Gold South Central All Star (Mpls Roosevelt)
1. Amber Kirschbaum, IBCA Select Red (Spirit Lake)
DISTRIBUTOR
7. Tayler Hill, NC Heat (Minneapolis South)
6. Katie Wolff, Team WI Select Doucette (Marshfield)
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
7. Jackie Johnson, North Tartan 14 (Eden Prairie)
6. Cady Roedl, WI Hoops Select (Beaver Dam)
5. Alyssa Hagen, MN Stars Carlisle (NRHEG)
4. Hilary Friendshuh, Team WI Red 15s (Clear Lake, WI)
3. Jessica Waldvogel, Team Wisconsin Select 15s
2. Kara Hofschild, Minnesota Dynamite (Andover)
1. Kionna Kellogg, IBCA Select Red (Ames)
POLLS19s
AAU
1. MN Stars
2. Metro Stars Black
3. Team WI Sr White
4. Team WI Sr Black
MYAS
1. Gym Rats
2. Minnesota Thunder
3. Wayzata AC
4. Southern Minne Magic
17u/16u/JR ELIGIBLE AAU
1. NC Heat
2. MN Stars Hested/Borowicz
3. Nebraska Bison
4. North Tartan Larson
5. IBCA Select Red
6. Team WI Select Samuels
7. North Tartan Crosby
8. Metro Stars Black
9. Metro Stars White
10. MN Stars DeWitt
11. MN Stars Smith
12. Fury
13. Team WI Select Doucette
14. All Iowa Attack 17
15. Southern Stars
16. MN Suns
17. Southern Minne Magic
18. 43 Hoops Zuck
19. Comets
20. MN Stars Eckmann
21. 43 Hoops Olson
22. Southern Minny Elite
23. X Factor
24. Finishers
16u/MYAS DIVISION
1. MN Dynamite
2. Chaska Gold
2. MN Thunder
3. Triple Threat
15u AAU
1. North Tartan
2. Team Iowa
3. Team WI Select
4. MN Suns Arbogast
5. MN Suns Ellen
6. Metro Stars
7. Nebraska Judds
8. MN Stars Jihad Lady Cats
9. MN Stars Carlisle
11. 43 Hoops
12. Fury
13. MN Dynamite
14. Southern Mini Magic
15. MN Gym Rats
16. MN Finishers
14u AAU
1. North Tartan
2. IBCA Select Blue
3. Metro Stars
4. Fury Livers
5. Fury Haugen
6. Midtown Lady Monarchs
7. MN Stars Hested
8. MN Suns
9. Southern MN Heat
13u AAU
1. North Tartan
MYAS
1. Hopkins
12u AAU
1. MN Suns
2. MN Stars Farview
Next up: Tomorrow
PLAYER OF THE WEEKKiara Buford simply dominated as you would expect a D1 Gopher signee in the second half of the Gym Rats vs Minnesota Thunder game. She took over. She put the Rats on her back and lifted them to the semifinal win. For the most part the Rats were sputtering. Buford grabbed the game by the throat and stuck it in her pocket. She attacked the basket with a single minded purpose. She was the difference maker.
This is the third time this summer that a 2008 player has won the player of the week.
To make the teams remember the rules:
#1. I need to see the player
#2. Player needs to have 6+ possessions
#3. Player needs to be over 100 pp100
#4. Player needs to be over .500 floor %
#5. If I see a player in two games the numbers are added up and the average used.
This week I saw only four games so the pool of players is smaller. Also some players didn't make the cut due to the 6 possession rule. Some had great numbers, but only five or four possessions
FIRST TEAM
Caitlyn Book, Minnesota Thunder (Wayzata)
Kiara Buford, Gym Rats 19 (St. Paul Central)
Adrianna Ivanovic, Northern Lights 19 (Bigfork)
Karli Meyer, Minnesota Lakers (Adrian)
Alyssa Rushton, Southern Minne Magic (Rochester JM)
DEFENDER OF THE WEEKThe defender this week is Yvonne Freese of the Southern Minne Magic. A hard hat physical player that corralled a lot of defensive boarders. She is not afraid of mixing it up. In two games I watched she snared nine rebounds both times.
Kiara Buford, Gym Rats 19 (St. Paul Central)
Thea Engen, Minnesota Lakers (Red Rock Central)
Amanda Iverson, Triple Threat (Waconia)
Yvonne Freese, Southern Minne Magic (Lanesboro)
Sam Lynn, Minnesota Lakers (Adrian)
DISTRIBUTOR
Seraene Levine of Minnesota Thunder receives this honor. She delivered 7 assists in the loss to the Gym Rats. Levine was involved in 32% of all points just with her assists.NEWCOMER
Karli Meyer of Adrian is a small post (5-8) but she was quite effective slipping inside
and doing damage in the paint. She sealed well, used her body to create space and knew the proper angles. She will need to work on ball handling and facing the basket to play beyond high school ball, but will be effective in posting up players up to 5-10.PAST WINNERS
Here are the past weekly winners
TEAM
7. NC Heat
6. Team WI Select Samuels
5. NC Heat
4. MN All Star 2A
3. Team WI Select Samuels
2. Minnesota Dynamite
1. IBCA Select Red
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
7. Tayler Hill, NC Heat (Minneapolis South)
6. Laura Petersen, Team WI Select Samuels (Osseo-Fairchild)
5. Megan Nipe, NC Heat (Centennial)
4. Brianna Mastey, MN All Star 3A, (Becker)
3. Sam Price, Team WI Select Samuels (Eau Claire North)
2. Haylie Darrington, Maroon South Central All Star (Blue Earth)
1. Trisha Nesbitt, IBCA Select Red (Ames)
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
7. Shakila Boler, North Tartan Larson (Bloomington Kennedy)
6. Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
5. Tori Rule, Midtown Lady Monarchs (DeLaSalle)
4. Jackie Voigt, MN All Star 4A, (Park-Cottage Grove)
3. Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
2. Kiara Strickland, Gold South Central All Star (Mpls Roosevelt)
1. Amber Kirschbaum, IBCA Select Red (Spirit Lake)
DISTRIBUTOR
7. Tayler Hill, NC Heat (Minneapolis South)
6. Katie Wolff, Team WI Select Doucette (Marshfield)
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
7. Jackie Johnson, North Tartan 14 (Eden Prairie)
6. Cady Roedl, WI Hoops Select (Beaver Dam)
5. Alyssa Hagen, MN Stars Carlisle (NRHEG)
4. Hilary Friendshuh, Team WI Red 15s (Clear Lake, WI)
3. Jessica Waldvogel, Team Wisconsin Select 15s
2. Kara Hofschild, Minnesota Dynamite (Andover)
1. Kionna Kellogg, IBCA Select Red (Ames)
POLLS19s
AAU
1. MN Stars
2. Metro Stars Black
3. Team WI Sr White
4. Team WI Sr Black
MYAS
1. Gym Rats
2. Minnesota Thunder
3. Wayzata AC
4. Southern Minne Magic
17u/16u/JR ELIGIBLE AAU
1. NC Heat
2. MN Stars Hested/Borowicz
3. Nebraska Bison
4. North Tartan Larson
5. IBCA Select Red
6. Team WI Select Samuels
7. North Tartan Crosby
8. Metro Stars Black
9. Metro Stars White
10. MN Stars DeWitt
11. MN Stars Smith
12. Fury
13. Team WI Select Doucette
14. All Iowa Attack 17
15. Southern Stars
16. MN Suns
17. Southern Minne Magic
18. 43 Hoops Zuck
19. Comets
20. MN Stars Eckmann
21. 43 Hoops Olson
22. Southern Minny Elite
23. X Factor
24. Finishers
16u/MYAS DIVISION
1. MN Dynamite
2. Chaska Gold
2. MN Thunder
3. Triple Threat
15u AAU
1. North Tartan
2. Team Iowa
3. Team WI Select
4. MN Suns Arbogast
5. MN Suns Ellen
6. Metro Stars
7. Nebraska Judds
8. MN Stars Jihad Lady Cats
9. MN Stars Carlisle
11. 43 Hoops
12. Fury
13. MN Dynamite
14. Southern Mini Magic
15. MN Gym Rats
16. MN Finishers
14u AAU
1. North Tartan
2. IBCA Select Blue
3. Metro Stars
4. Fury Livers
5. Fury Haugen
6. Midtown Lady Monarchs
7. MN Stars Hested
8. MN Suns
9. Southern MN Heat
13u AAU
1. North Tartan
MYAS
1. Hopkins
12u AAU
1. MN Suns
2. MN Stars Farview
Next up: Tomorrow
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