Women's Hoops Blog

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Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Jere Longman on Seimone Augustus in today's Times.

"She plays so effortlessly," Virgina coach Deb Ryan said of Augustus. "She can score a lot of points and she could be one of the best defensive players ever if she puts her mind to it. She can accomplish anything she wants to. I think she's got to establish herself. She's been touted as one of the top players. Now she's got to prove it night in and night out."

Seimone looked very good on Sunday. Her shot selection keeps improving, and she's gotten better at squaring herself to shoot after her slashing moves. One of her best attributes is that she shoots a high percentage.

Sylvia Folwes, incidentally, also looked good. She had some moments where she made rookie mistakes, but also some moments where you could see glimpses of how she'll dominate the game in the future.