Good Points and Really Valid Concern
by dillon77 (2022-01-24 07:06:42)

In reply to: Some defensive observations  posted by IRISHLUV23

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I voiced a similar concern following the BC game about our zone.

Will try to take a glass half-full approach this Monday a.m. and say that, "mission accomplished" against Pitt. Holding a team to 24 points in a half will do the trick. Yes, they came back to earth, but we limited the open 3's that were killing us in the 1st half.

Dara, unfortunately, is a weak point in man or at the top of the zone. Once we got that 10-pt. lead, Niele was doing the defense/offense switch with Anaya and Dara and ultimately just kept Anaya out. The trouble with that, of course, is one misses Dara's sizeable offensive contributions.

Let's see how Round 2 of BC is approached. Swartz constantly moves and Sonia, Anaya or Abby might have to take turns chasing her around the court. Dickens, on the other hand, largely just prowls the arc. Someone should be patient and just stick with her.

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