[teejers1]

I trust Tara completely.  She absolutely knows what she is doing and knows these players better than anyone.  I can't wait to read her book in a few years when she explains how she made the sausage.

I could speculate and say that perhaps she wanted to show Brink that she cannot do it all herself and needs the other bigs in the game to help the team.  Perhaps she was challenging Demetre to prove she should be a starter on this team.  Perhaps she was sending a message to Wilson that she must produce on the floor or sit on the bench.  Perhaps she was signaling to Jones that she trusts her and wants her to play through her slump.

Whatever the reasons, I trust that they were carefully considered by Tara.  Tara might not have valued a win today as much as she values the lessons learned by the team and her staff in today's loss.  As fans, we put a high value on winning every game.  But there is much more going on than probably any of us realize.

I can't wait to see what the Wizard of Palo Alto has in store for this team tomorrow.

People you trust still screw up.  C'mon now, people, the substitution patterns were atrocious today, starting with Haley getting the minutes she is getting.  ANY OTHER player on the roster, playing that poorly, is sitting next to the coaches.  Yet Haley is given all kinds of rope to play through her (many) mistakes.  And Demetre the whole 2H?  Really?

It's a mess out there, and the FT shooting is beyond bad.  Truly.  [And Brink is great; but honestly, how many point blank bunnies did she miss today?  I can think of 5 off the top of my head.  The entire team is discombobulated right now. [I knew that we would miss Kiana, but it really shouldn't be like this.  There is a ton of talent on that roster still].

[teejers1]

I trust Tara completely.  She absolutely knows what she is doing and knows these players better than anyone.  I can't wait to read her book in a few years when she explains how she made the sausage.

I could speculate and say that perhaps she wanted to show Brink that she cannot do it all herself and needs the other bigs in the game to help the team.  Perhaps she was challenging Demetre to prove she should be a starter on this team.  Perhaps she was sending a message to Wilson that she must produce on the floor or sit on the bench.  Perhaps she was signaling to Jones that she trusts her and wants her to play through her slump.

Whatever the reasons, I trust that they were carefully considered by Tara.  Tara might not have valued a win today as much as she values the lessons learned by the team and her staff in today's loss.  As fans, we put a high value on winning every game.  But there is much more going on than probably any of us realize.

I can't wait to see what the Wizard of Palo Alto has in store for this team tomorrow.

People you trust still screw up.  C'mon now, people, the substitution patterns were atrocious today, starting with Haley getting the minutes she is getting.  ANY OTHER player on the roster, playing that poorly, is sitting next to the coaches.  Yet Haley is given all kinds of rope to play through her (many) mistakes.  And Demetre the whole 2H?  Really?

It's a mess out there, and the FT shooting is beyond bad.  Truly.  [And Brink is great; but honestly, how many point blank bunnies did she miss today?  I can think of 5 off the top of my head.  The entire team is discombobulated right now. [I knew that we would miss Kiana, but it really shouldn't be like this.  There is a ton of talent on that roster still].