[TheFarm07]

The press conference.  I have seldom seen Tara looking quite so drawn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ks9X6la...e=emb_logo

"We did not defend Hollingshed worth a darn.  She had her way with whoever was guarding her."

She said that last year they tried a zone against her and that failed as well, so she was a known problem.  Says they tried different people on her today, all with no success.

"We did not have the ball movement we needed to.  We started out very well, but we were not able to continue what we started with.
I'm very disappointed with how we played, and we are just going to have to learn from it and get better."

"We did not lock in defensively.  We were not aggressive enough.  We just did not do the work, to be honest with you."

She credited Wilson for defending Sherrod (mostly) but "Hollingshed was the name of the game."   In a question from Jake she gave Wilson a lot of credit but noted "I know she would like to take back that pass that went right to Sherrod."  "She took it hard.  We need everyone on our team to take it hard."

When asked about two officiating calls--Brink getting pushed in the back, and a backcourt violation that wasn't, she note "there is nothing you can say about them.  I disagreed, but they are the judge and jury." 

Asked about Fran, Tara noted that her shot was off, as was Kiana's, and she noted that when your shot is off you have to play lock down defense, but we were fouling instead. 

In response to a question that asked whether Colorado was daring us to put the ball on the floor and drive (which I take to mean was guarding the three point line closely) Tara said we needed to play with pace and be aggressive, and we weren't."  I think that was a qualified "yes."

With regard to a question about the on-the-road living conditions, Tara noted that "I'm not going to deny that it is a challenge.  It's no excuse.  Colorado outplayed us....That's on everyone, on the players, on the coaches, I have to do a better job."

"It doesn't get any easier....I hope this gets under people's skin, and they decide they want to play basketball at another level."

Thanks 81alum for noting the key points. I know I've been one of the more critical posters on the forum, but I also acknowledged that given the pandemic we are going through and the situation the women's bball team is in, it is very difficult to keep your focus and not get mentally fatigued given everything that's been going on.

We have another difficult match-up against UCLA this Friday, who unlike us, survived their overtime bout with Washington State yesterday. We'll have an opportunity to try our defense again against Onyenwere, Osbourne and Chou and see if it is more effective.

[TheFarm07]

The press conference.  I have seldom seen Tara looking quite so drawn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ks9X6la...e=emb_logo

"We did not defend Hollingshed worth a darn.  She had her way with whoever was guarding her."

She said that last year they tried a zone against her and that failed as well, so she was a known problem.  Says they tried different people on her today, all with no success.

"We did not have the ball movement we needed to.  We started out very well, but we were not able to continue what we started with.
I'm very disappointed with how we played, and we are just going to have to learn from it and get better."

"We did not lock in defensively.  We were not aggressive enough.  We just did not do the work, to be honest with you."

She credited Wilson for defending Sherrod (mostly) but "Hollingshed was the name of the game."   In a question from Jake she gave Wilson a lot of credit but noted "I know she would like to take back that pass that went right to Sherrod."  "She took it hard.  We need everyone on our team to take it hard."

When asked about two officiating calls--Brink getting pushed in the back, and a backcourt violation that wasn't, she note "there is nothing you can say about them.  I disagreed, but they are the judge and jury." 

Asked about Fran, Tara noted that her shot was off, as was Kiana's, and she noted that when your shot is off you have to play lock down defense, but we were fouling instead. 

In response to a question that asked whether Colorado was daring us to put the ball on the floor and drive (which I take to mean was guarding the three point line closely) Tara said we needed to play with pace and be aggressive, and we weren't."  I think that was a qualified "yes."

With regard to a question about the on-the-road living conditions, Tara noted that "I'm not going to deny that it is a challenge.  It's no excuse.  Colorado outplayed us....That's on everyone, on the players, on the coaches, I have to do a better job."

"It doesn't get any easier....I hope this gets under people's skin, and they decide they want to play basketball at another level."

Thanks 81alum for noting the key points. I know I've been one of the more critical posters on the forum, but I also acknowledged that given the pandemic we are going through and the situation the women's bball team is in, it is very difficult to keep your focus and not get mentally fatigued given everything that's been going on.

We have another difficult match-up against UCLA this Friday, who unlike us, survived their overtime bout with Washington State yesterday. We'll have an opportunity to try our defense again against Onyenwere, Osbourne and Chou and see if it is more effective.