Colorado did a good job of disrupting the offense by pressing the guards and denying entry into the elbow. They were very aggressive about getting out into the perimeter passing lanes and their defense was 'high,' i.e. they had a lot more bodies closer to the top half of the key than at the bottom. UCLA has had some success against us with this approach as well. Brink is playing much better basketball now which is a plus. She and Belibi ought to be looking for passes over the top. Taking away the elbow and the perimeter passing lanes means that there are other options available. We didn't do a particularly great job of adjusting, but Coach Tara has probably watched the video 300 times so I'm betting there will be adjustments.
Colorado, like UCLA, also is very physical, with a lot of hip checking and disrupting players who are trying to run motion through the key. We could do a better job of selling the fouling and setting some rock solid picks. Elevator, anyone?
Colorado, like UCLA, also is very physical, with a lot of hip checking and disrupting players who are trying to run motion through the key. We could do a better job of selling the fouling and setting some rock solid picks. Elevator, anyone?