Aidan and I reviewed the video of Kirsi's Game 2 of the ASIAC tournament to calculate her stats. Everyone notices the scorer or the ball handler at this age but I wanted to see the impact of her defense, although she can score too.
She just missed a double double in a game that they won 21-4.
Her traditional stats:
10 points (5/10 shooting)
9 steals
2 offensive rebounds
1 defensive rebound
2 assists
3 turnovers
1 personal foul
PER of 15.7 for the game
But I was more interested in other aspects of her game.
1 - fouls drawn
3 - the number of turnovers she forced
6 - the number passes deflected (thus disrupting the offense)
1 - 50/50 balls
She also had a couple of plays where he ran full court to stop a fast break. She's the first one back on defense and runs on every fast break.
Her help defense was also very good. For a Grade 8 student, that was what impressed me as much as anything.
The other aspect of Kirsi's game that I really appreciate is how she will pass the ball both in a half court set and, especially, pass it up on the fast break.
In any game, particularly middle school, the scorer stands out but I love watching defense and those little plays that can make a difference in the final score.
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