Illini Women's Basketball 2025-2026

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Luwdoo
pruman91 said:
I like how Naomi Benson plays and want her to get more tick.............. JMHO.............
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I agree because I don’t like how Lety, Irene, and Hayven play. Naomi is by far the better athlete. Cearah is a terrific player. When she goes out there is huge drop off. If any one of them could just provide some defense for a few minutes it would be a big help. Manu should help next year.
 
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Illiniindian
Luwdoo said:
I agree because I don’t like how Lety, Irene, and Hayven play. Naomi is by far the better athlete. Cearah is a terrific player. When she goes out there is huge drop off. If any one of them could just provide some defense for a few minutes it would be a big help. Manu should help next year.
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Lety can provide some offense. But Irene and Hayven really can’t do much
 
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Lety should get more plays designed for her and teammates should keep passes high. Lety can develop very effective spin around and drive to basket holding ball high. As her conditioning gets better, Lety can block and affect more shots. Illini get pounded inside by opposing teams making easy layups. Illini offense, especially without Gretchen is too predictable and slow moving. Not enough passing ball around and players cutting to hoop. Cearah and Lety can do high post passes, Benson too. Until Alves gets healthy, its Cearah, Lety and Benson protecting inside and setting screens. Can Benson shoot from outside, as that would be great to have bigs that can shoot outside. Not seeing enough offense and good shots from Guyton, Brown-Haggar and Jackson outside. Team still developing and have a ways to go to contend, come together as a team and develop their will or drive to play consistently hard throughout games. Other teams punch them in mouth and get big leads before Illini respond. Know team misses Dolan, though Dolan has not been lighting it up this year. Too much dependence on Wallace.
 
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ptgrd23
Gretchen getting healthy would do the most to get our team back on track. So far have only lost to higher ranked teams.

Need to pick up 2 of next 4 - UCLA & USC will be tough. I think we can beat WA and OR if we get Gretchen back. Would not hurt if Maddy could hit more shots.
 
#340      
Chukwuwumba
Just need everyone to step up. Nebraska was first game since Oregon st where offense did not run well, defense didn’t have intensity. Good to see a change in 2nd half, build on it -need to be locked in all the time. Run offense- seems best way to get everyone involved early instead of 1 pass and a shot.

UCLA- wonder if Lauren Betts gets 5 players in foul trouble. Better to contest and get ready to box out, prevent oreb when a miss actually happens.

Benson should play more. Focus on setting screens, defense position, and rebound positioning-get ready when the shot goes up, not after it misses. Traits are there.
 
#342      
ptgrd23
Illiniindian said:
I would say without Gretchen any hope of a really successful is gone. We lack depth from the bench.
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Shauna has to play the freshman - Naomi and Letty more. Our offense will not work with just Cearah and Berry. We are too small with Destiny and Aaliyuh in game at same time. Neither can hit the 3. If Maddy can regain her shot it will help a lot. She is pressing.
 
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DICKnaggie
Need to throw some zone into protect Letty and make them shoot. All their points are at the basket. UCLA shooting only 11% from 3.gavrvto make them shoot over us.
 
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