mimi25408 said:
One thing I noticed last year especially in the championship game , we dont box out. If you watch a few games from last year and Tuesdays USF game you can see that we dont box out. We just jump straight up. We rely on our height to much. They won the rebounding game.
Turnovers annoyed me to my core. When you have 21 turnovers on a team like Lamar, that is Embarrassing.
I love Kim and our team but the force the ball to the post concept doesn't always work. There was a play in the Grambling game where Trinity had a wide open shot, her man caught a screen so she shot it. She missed and Kim went off on her for not giving Degrate the ball. DeGrate was never open. If the post is not open we need for our guards to create their own shot.
This years team will need our guards to win another championship. We have to be able to hit 3's and midrange shots when post are not open. We have got to open up the paint. It was congested with USF players. Chole was able to spread out defenses out with her midrange shot. If we continue to force things to the post its going to be a long year.
I don't disagree with most of the comments mimi...but not the tone...Kim has won three National Championships and we have certainly had our fair share of great guards and fine three point shooters...to imply otherwise is just not fair...we don't win last year if not for Jackson...
Our half CRT offense has always been run through a basic High Low post action...it also has the concept of inside out to get your three...look inside and if we don't have a great look at a bunny or the double team comes they look for cutters or back out to someone who will usually have a look at the three. We also are so much better than most of our competition we can and do run them into oblivion. If you have the ability to score off layups and shots from three feet you take them...We made one three against a very good USF and yet it was crucial and we hit it. Cooper and Juicy as well as Moon will hit some threes don't worry but they should come within the flow of the offense and not be forced. I agree we need guards this year and we do not have that presence of Brown however we still have very good posts and a very good offensive scheme that has worked very well.
As far as blocking out...I really have not studied that because the game against USF is so unusual we almost never get out rebounded...no doubt some of our outstanding record is because we have had extreme height and physicality advantages...maybe we do need to block out better and if we do then I am sure Kim will address that but it is a bit early to hit the panic button.
I got to looking and the upcoming stretch in the Virgin Islands will really present a test for us...I think it will reveal what we need to work on. As much faith as I have in this team and I certainly hope we win them all...I think we may have to lose a few and play some close games to figure out who our go to girls are and what we need to work on.
Love the Ladies and Kim so glad they represent Baylor!
