Irish Overwhelm SI
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Finally got just about everyone back! Once they get settled into roles things will get very interesting
Lets see the boys' do this, but it hasn't happen as long as I have been a supporter. Even when SHC boys clearly had better teams they manage to foul up the Bruce Mahoney games or barely squeak by and make SI look good. But thank god for the girls at SHC.
Is that some back for shc or SI? And I know it's been years, but when did SI go co-ed? Did they build out or was boys enrollment down?
SHC had 3-4 girls with various injuries..they were playing with only 6-7 girls and still managed to come out above .500. They should be firing on all cylinders soon and tuned up. Where is #33 from? She looks like she can play but young, and where is Saponi this year for SHC? They need the tall girls to support Thomas to play better defense...SI went Co-ed in early 90s? With a lot of the girl schools closing in SF, it forced the bigger schools to consolidate.
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It will take some time to gel and establish roles. Top to bottom they have the best talent around they just need to gel, and fast! They have a guard and a post transfer so I'm assuming #33 might be one of those. To bad the Mitty game is this week and not in a few. They have a few days to get it together
Mitty beat Valley Christian tonite by 44 points. I don't think transfers will make a difference this season. Mitty beat SHC last year in both games by 25+ point margin each game. They are a match up nightmare for any WCAL team. I wonder if they try and have IT guard Haley Jones? This will be entertaining, but I believe Mitty will be too much in the long run.
That's why we play the game! Last year and this year are 2 different years. I don't think Jones makes that team go. I think it's Ortiz and Holland. They set the table for the rest of the team. We shall see Friday! Beating Valley by 44 isn't saying much. When have they ever been relevant?
Top to bottom the best talent? That's really funny.. I almost spit my coffee all over my work desk.. I really hope Mitty wins by 30 on Friday so we can all hear your excuse that the team hasnt had time to gel
And sure maybe beating Valley that bad isnt a stretch, but its not like Valley hasnt been a CCS open team the last few years. They will have a good chance to finish 3rd in the league and again make the open, so I wouldn't exactly suggest they are irrelevant.
And sure maybe beating Valley that bad isnt a stretch, but its not like Valley hasnt been a CCS open team the last few years. They will have a good chance to finish 3rd in the league and again make the open, so I wouldn't exactly suggest they are irrelevant.
I hope that coffee burns your tongue when you drink it. Maybe that will help burn out some of the hate you speaking out of it. Mitty win by 30?? That't a stretch and you just sound like a hater with that statement. If you really understood what you were talking about you would know that half of the league goes OPEN CCS just about every year so that's not saying much about Valley either. If your suggesting Valley is relevant let's hear how?? Who have they beat in the OPEN and what have they done? Irrelevant in the OPEN yes, competitive in their division is another story. SI will most likely finish 3rd with Valley and St. Francis competing for that 4th spot. Matter of fact when's the last time Valley won league? Or even finished top 3??.......I'll wait......
I was just trying to defend the hate you spoke first, thats all. You are absolutely right, they have done nothing impressive in the open. My point was just that its not like they are a terrible team, I wasnt calling them great.
The main point of my point of my post was about your talent comment. Do you actually believe that top to bottom shc has the best talent around like you stated??
Hmmm. I was planning to go to this game because I thought it would be competitive. I'll hope it isn't a blowout, because most of Mitty's other home games are likely to be. Wish I could make it to the Mitty - Carondelet game in a couple weeks, but driving to Concord on a week night doesn't sound very fun. :-(
From the teams that I've seen I do believe so. When I look at other teams bench I don't see much. Even Mitty is only 7 deep. SHC has at least a 9 person rotation and everybody contributes. Lower level JV program has gone undefeated last 3 years. Most JV programs serve as a feeder program for varsity. With that being said I think they have the best reserves as a group around. I haven't seen everyone but I've seen moST TOP 25 teams around that Bay
Mitty 7 deep??? The game they beat Clovis West they easily rotated 9 and really all ten were in the game. Sue was rotating 5 at a time in bishop o'dowd game.
Four seniors D1 commits
One sophmore 10 D1 offers
Two Juniors with 8 D1 offers
They beat defending Georgia state champion at TOC, a team that has Stanford committed forward Maya Dodson and Tennessee commit Kasiyahna Kushkituah.
Their record is 10-2 and stands as one of the toughest schedules in the country.
Mitty very unselfish with the ball avg 16.5 assists a game vs SHC 6.0.
Mitty looking do something no team in WCAL has done, which is go back to back undefeated WCAL seasons.
SHC will have their hands full for sure
Four seniors D1 commits
One sophmore 10 D1 offers
Two Juniors with 8 D1 offers
They beat defending Georgia state champion at TOC, a team that has Stanford committed forward Maya Dodson and Tennessee commit Kasiyahna Kushkituah.
Their record is 10-2 and stands as one of the toughest schedules in the country.
Mitty very unselfish with the ball avg 16.5 assists a game vs SHC 6.0.
Mitty looking do something no team in WCAL has done, which is go back to back undefeated WCAL seasons.
SHC will have their hands full for sure
Yes 7 deep! 4+1+2 is 7, right?? Unless my math is wrong. I never said they weren't good. I said they were 7 deep which you just confirmed. SHCP has been playing with 7 players for pretty much the entire pre-season so we won't know what they really have until CCS. They have also played a tough schedule and played most of it with 7 players. What I do know is that I'Lmari Thomas is the best player in the WCAL and that has to give them a great chance to compete with Mitty. Mitty has a lot of experience which you can't teach but I wouldn't count SHCP out.
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The 7 was referring to D1 players either offered and signed. The rotation is 9-10.
How many coaches rotate five players at a time in a championship game of an extremely high caliber national tournament?
It will be fun Friday nite. SHC is a good team with a great player. They will go 8-2 in WCAL. The two losses will be to Mitty.
How many coaches rotate five players at a time in a championship game of an extremely high caliber national tournament?
It will be fun Friday nite. SHC is a good team with a great player. They will go 8-2 in WCAL. The two losses will be to Mitty.
SHCP can rotate 5 players in and out just the same. They just need to get healthy. Will be a better game than what you think....
Having seen both teams, I'd say Mitty has a size and talent edge, but SHC is a very solid team with a star to look to at crunch time.
I think SHC could pull an upset in a close game, but is unlikely to win by more than 10. Mitty could lose close (unlikely) or win by 15 or more.
I think SHC could pull an upset in a close game, but is unlikely to win by more than 10. Mitty could lose close (unlikely) or win by 15 or more.
This was the only thing that SJ said that wasnt true.. it has been done by both mitty and shc.
But in regards to this year, everything he said was spot on.. AM will play 10 but their rotation is a solid 9. And sure SHC could rotate 5 at a time (any team with 10+ players technically can), but in my opinion 7-8-9 for SHC is not as strong as 7-8-9 for AM, they lose very little going to the bench. In fact, in the games I have seen this year, I'm not sure I have seen the same starting line up twice. 7-9 in one game could easily all start in the next, and that is what makes their depth impressive, not just the fact that everyone plays.
Thanks InBall8
My bad in the past undefeated records of those teams.
Mitty has run with numerous starting lineups during the course of this season. The only consistency seems to be that they really relys on their seniors, Jones and Ortiz in 4th quarter to close out close games.
Her constant substitution resembles Hockey line change.
This amount of fresh bodies with no drop in talent or skill creates problems.
I tried to tell him.. I was almost right when I hoped for 30.. Talent level on the floor from top to bottom was not even close... IT was great, but Mitty couldn't seem to play the scouting report.. Force her LEFT...
Oh and he mentioned something about the jv team.. They lost by about 30 also...
I'm not trying to hate on a good team in shc.. Because they are good, but call it like it is and not how you see it through those rose (or maybe green) colored glasses
I've seen that in football and baseball too. You would think they'd play with confidence instead of being intimidated.
I think Mitty coach has her team gearing up for March at the right pace. SHC was way out of breath and tired approaching halftime. You could see them being physically worn down quarter by quarter. I really think IT is a good player and has better players around her, but to sustain a level of pace and intensity that Mitty brings for four quarters is tough.
Every single player on the Mitty roster runs the floor rim to rim very well. It seemed right on point Mitty coach subbed entire 5 players on the floor midway through 1st quarter.
That kind of depth is rare and tough to deal with.
Every single player on the Mitty roster runs the floor rim to rim very well. It seemed right on point Mitty coach subbed entire 5 players on the floor midway through 1st quarter.
That kind of depth is rare and tough to deal with.
Mitty played well SHC got away from the game plan. Let's not act like it was 30 the entitire game either. It was only 9 at half time. Give them some time to gel they will be fine. IT can only do so much with 3 people guarding her so she will have to figure out how to get it done. She's the best player in California for sure. Gave your Mitty team 25 & 15 and followed that up with a 39 & 15 the next night. I wouldn't count them out. As far as the JV team goes if you paid attention to what I said. I definitely said the last few years they have been a great team so their varsity has some good role players. They have won league 4 years strait and posted 3 undefeated seasons. Friday night was the first time Mitty has won against SHCs JV team in 5 years so let's not toot your own horn to early. Still got 2 maybe 3 more games to play on the varsity level.
Since when do we judge one game? Let's save our opinions for the end of the season and take a look at it then. It's still early
Thomas is a fabulous basketball player. In fact, she is even better when she plays with better players because of her superb passing skills. She makes everyone around her more effective. Selfishly, it's too bad she is heading east to play next season. The Bay Area colleges missed out on a great one.
