[BillBradley]

I hear ya Jacko, it's maddening watching it. Hannah got hacked twice in a row shooting 3's in the 4th. That's 6 points. No whistle. But this is the reality of the postseason and we HAVE to adapt. Right or wrong, this is how it is. We all know it's coming - it's not a surprise. It's a different argument, but I do think the refs are doing their job, as long as it's called the same way for both sides. And as 81 mentioned, if they call it close it works against us too because Cam ends up sitting - and we all know what that means. So we don't really want that either.

This aggressive style only becomes an advantage to the other team if our players don't fight back in the same way. We have to match the physicality. Cam does. She is in there battling and hacking and could have been called for 10 fouls herself.  

Some specific examples...Hannah can't get open because they are grabbing and pushing her around when she cuts. Elena gets knocked off the ball when attacking. Cam and Kiki are mauled down low. Yet Forbes kept making shot after shot and never got knocked down once. We continued to "get a hand up" and "stay in position". Think she would have made 12 shots if we were doing the same thing to her? I highly doubt it. How about we get under their skin too?

Potential responses to this could be "that's not us", or "that's dirty", or "that's not how the game should be played" or "I hate watching that" or "someone could get hurt"... Everyone gets to look at it how they want and I respect all views. Personally, I wish we would match the physicality and quit whining about it. Show the other team we won't be intimidated. In my mind, if we don't, we can be the finesse team that watches the Final 4 on TV.

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This is the kind of game that we lose. Teams that defend high and put pressure on top disrupt the offensive flow. Also, the pretty motion game falls apart when the refs allow the defense to disrupt without calling the fouling. I imagine the coaches will need to remind Brink that she needs to be more patient, and we need move the ball around better to set up better post entry.

Spot on T2.

[BillBradley]

I hear ya Jacko, it's maddening watching it. Hannah got hacked twice in a row shooting 3's in the 4th. That's 6 points. No whistle. But this is the reality of the postseason and we HAVE to adapt. Right or wrong, this is how it is. We all know it's coming - it's not a surprise. It's a different argument, but I do think the refs are doing their job, as long as it's called the same way for both sides. And as 81 mentioned, if they call it close it works against us too because Cam ends up sitting - and we all know what that means. So we don't really want that either.

This aggressive style only becomes an advantage to the other team if our players don't fight back in the same way. We have to match the physicality. Cam does. She is in there battling and hacking and could have been called for 10 fouls herself.  

Some specific examples...Hannah can't get open because they are grabbing and pushing her around when she cuts. Elena gets knocked off the ball when attacking. Cam and Kiki are mauled down low. Yet Forbes kept making shot after shot and never got knocked down once. We continued to "get a hand up" and "stay in position". Think she would have made 12 shots if we were doing the same thing to her? I highly doubt it. How about we get under their skin too?

Potential responses to this could be "that's not us", or "that's dirty", or "that's not how the game should be played" or "I hate watching that" or "someone could get hurt"... Everyone gets to look at it how they want and I respect all views. Personally, I wish we would match the physicality and quit whining about it. Show the other team we won't be intimidated. In my mind, if we don't, we can be the finesse team that watches the Final 4 on TV.

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This is the kind of game that we lose. Teams that defend high and put pressure on top disrupt the offensive flow. Also, the pretty motion game falls apart when the refs allow the defense to disrupt without calling the fouling. I imagine the coaches will need to remind Brink that she needs to be more patient, and we need move the ball around better to set up better post entry.

Spot on T2.