Women's Team

[jack]

Anyone who thinks our lack of success has anything to do with our talent hasn't a clue about the game. This program will only see success when the coaching philosophy changes. I have coached and been involved in the sport for 40+ years and have never seen a program get so little from the talent they have. I feel for these players. they deserved so much more.

[valpotx]

What are you specifically speaking about?  I have only watched a few games this year on the women's side, and it seems like our lack of shooting talent is a big cause for our losses.  When you shoot sub-.400 overall as a team, you won't win many games.  In these games I have seen, these are wide-open shots too, so it isn't like they are always in our face.

[jack]

We certainly have been in a shooting slump. Unfortunately, our shooting woes are affected by the rest of our lackluster game. Rather than rehashing the specifics which I, and others have pointed out before I will leave it at this. This squad does not play good fundamental basketball. We are at a disadvantage every time we step out on the floor, and it has less to do with skill sets, and more to do with fundamentals.

[IndyValpo]

This coaching staff has given no one confidence that they will be able to right this ship.  Our inside people are limited. Our 4 main guards are wildly inconsistent. This is a combination that is doomed to fail I am afraid.

This was my comment back in January and it remains true.  We have two players who can be counted on for reasonable consistency (Franklin and Walker) everyone else is a crap shoot every night out.
We spent this year with only three players who could remotely be called a "big" and one of those is graduating and amazingly we added no one of size in the early signing period.  Three is not enough and two is a joke.  We only have one scholarship remaining and it is has to be a center.  We need to be at the JC National Tourney next weekend.

And the AD needs to decide if he has seen enough to make a move. Let's be honest we get outcoached on a nightly basis.  Not necessarily out prepared, but outcoached.

[valpopal]

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[ARCInsider]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Keith Freeman brought back. 

[LaPorteAveApostle]

WHATEVER SADERS

Now for the HL...um...if they're going to do that, why don't they make it "Freshperson of the Year"?

What's wrong with Sixth Woman of the Year?

[IndyValpo]

In typical fashion we play a good first half and get overwhelmed in the second. Oh well, there is always next year.

[jack]

Another season comes to an end. Can't be surprised by the outcome. Lost to a team with lessor talent. Par for the course. Even when we were hitting our shots, we played with no control. No other game this season depicts the flaws of a program more so than this one. This staff has no idea how to prepare for the second half of a contest. Our track record is clear in that respect. We have never been coached on how to finish a game. These players are not coached on how to block out. The stats don't lie. How many offensive rebounds did they get in the second half. We got beat by the second worst fundamentally sound team in the league. Unfortunately, we are the worst. Until this team gets back to the fundamentals, they will never have success. I feel bad for the seniors. As for Sharon, if she plans on playing beyond this year, she needs to work on her footwork, and grabbing the ball. too many lost opportunities down low from lost passes, and lack of position underneath. I would find a good mentor that knows the inside game. She got very little direction at Valpo. They just don't have a good bigs coach. That's why they will never had good bigs. For Carr, I thought she did well considering. She struggled at times shooting but I thought her floor presence will be missed. So many passes fumbled inside, and the shooters just weren't consistent this year. I thank her and Sharon for their contributions this season, and haven't really seen anyone who could fill either of their shoes going into next year. As someone else mentioned, we have no bigs, and none coming in. My assessment of the players returning:
Franklin - keep playing your game, but work on your D. This will be huge next year.
Hamilton - Play summer ball - somewhere - you must get better and be more consistent.
Walker - you are a star. It'll be up to you to make the players around you better. As you go, the team goes.
Dean - disappointing season - I honestly thought you'd be the X factor. Time for a heart to heart with yourself. You have the talent - do you really want to put in the work? I wonder.
Hamlet - Learn the game - the clock can be your friend - no place next season for Ill timed shots. need to work on the mental aspects of the game. your emotions get the best of you too often.
Miller - It's starting to come around - you have good instincts - need to see the floor better. Have to anticipate better.
Coaching Staff - If you remain, you MUST find help working with the inside game. I've been at this a while, 10+ following Valpo, and another 17 coaching elsewhere, and I don't think I've seen a poorer display of footwork and positioning on the inside as I have with this team. If you don't do anything else, do yourself a favor and watch this final game and concentrate only on the inside footwork and positioning. That will shed much light on why this game was your last this year.
You Must Get Back to Fundamental Basketball or You Will Never Enjoy Success.

[LaPorteAveApostle]

presented with minimal comment, your valparaiso lady crusader season, by halves.

entitled I Now Agree With Jack, It's Gotta Be the Coaching
subtitled Or Lack Thereof
sub-subtitled In Case You Were Missing My Sarcasm

[Valpo79]

mlive. michigan sports.  reports Meredith Hamlet ave. 25.2 ppt 8 reb. per and 6 .3 assist per game. scores 1868 in her career was the All Time Leading Scorer  at McBain and the All Time leader in Rebounds and Assist!! please don't screw this up!!!!

[LaPorteAveApostle]

presented with minimal comment, your valparaiso lady crusader season, by halves.

should have added more comment: 
--the yellow colors are 1st halves we won;
--the orange are 2nd halves
--the red are wins.

The light green are all the cases where there was more than a dozen point swing from the first to the second half.

if that's not coaching, what is?

[IndyValpo]

The coaching staff has received to verbal commits for 2016-17:

Marlee Profitt 6-1 C-F Medina, OH' 17 points, 7 rebounds as a junior
Grace Hales 6-0 G-F Westview HS in Indiana, 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists as a junior

[ValpoHoops]

There is also a young lady from iowa (can't recall her name) who was the player of the year in her class. I believe her school is in the second biggest class.

[Dutch55]

Claire Marburger 2015. Two time 4A player of the year.  23 pts a game led 4A, 7.8 rbds a game top ten in the class , top ten in steals in the class.

[jack]

This would be great news if it was all about the talent. Something's going to give.

[IndyValpo]

We have apparently signed a 6-4 Center from Elk Grove Village, IL Amber Lindfors. Not sure of her stats but she was an early commit to Southeast Missouri who went through a coaching change.

[valpotx]

Some much needed height, and our tallest player since Tamra Braun (6'5")?  We had some good FR this year, so if they stay and this C can contribute, maybe it is a turning point?

[historyman]

Claire Marburger

























Also a volleyball player














https://www.google.com/search?q=Claire+Marburger&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=5fo3VeXyF8OwyASh6YDwCw&ved=0CCMQsAQ#imgrc=ko4xMWl_LKLnYM%253A%3BOnnM9IBEaKsfYM%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fpbs.twimg.com%252Fprofile_images%252F582319615922999297%252Ff6eoAuM6.jpg%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252Fcburgs12%3B400%3B400

[historyman]

Grace Hales--Westview HS (near Shipshewana, LaGrange, Middlebury--east of Goshen/Elkhart in the Northeast Corner Conf)







 


   

[valpotx]

Looks like we have confirmation on the post player, and then another much needed 3-pt specialist!  Our shooting was dreadful last season, so hopefully these two can play a good part in a resurgence of our program!

http://valpoathletics.com/wbasketball/news/2014-15/14680/womens-basketball-adds-two-more-for-2015-16/#.VUjjW_lViko

[IndyValpo]

Two potentially good additions. This puts us at 16 players so someone is out. I am assuming Godwin who has been injured her entire career.

Thompson's college website has her averaging 22.4 points per game. Our release says 16. I have no idea the level of competition she played at (JUCO D2) but she scored over 30 points several times.  She also played over 36 minutes for a team that only had 7 players but won 22 times last season.

http://www.dakotacollege.edu/athletics/womens-basketball/

[covufan]

Looks like we have confirmation on the post player, and then another much needed 3-pt specialist!  Our shooting was dreadful last season, so hopefully these two can play a good part in a resurgence of our program!

http://valpoathletics.com/wbasketball/news/2014-15/14680/womens-basketball-adds-two-more-for-2015-16/#.VUjjW_lViko

What am I missing?  We had twelve players (assuming all scholarship) at the end of this season.  Carr and Karungi will graduate.  That leaves 4 open scholarships, and we have 6 incoming players.  Who will be leaving?

If the new players are anything like Franklin and Walker, this team might improve enough to save the coaching staff.

[covufan]

Two potentially good additions. This puts us at 16 players so someone is out. I am assuming Godwin who has been injured her entire career.

That leaves 4 open scholarships, and we have 6 incoming players.  Who will be leaving?

OK.  I was thinking it was 14 scholarships for the women, vice 13 for the men.  It is actually 15 for the women.  I'm sure IndyValpo is correct with the Godwin guess.  If she is a good student, I'm sure they will take care of her. 

[valpopal]

Two potentially good additions. This puts us at 16 players so someone is out. I am assuming Godwin who has been injured her entire career.

That leaves 4 open scholarships, and we have 6 incoming players.  Who will be leaving?

OK.  I was thinking it was 14 scholarships for the women, vice 13 for the men.  It is actually 15 for the women.  I'm sure IndyValpo is correct with the Godwin guess.  If she is a good student, I'm sure they will take care of her.

Godwin will leave team but stay at Valpo. Anne Hamilton is going to transfer.