02-23-2014, 07:42 PM
(02-23-2014, 05:15 PM)81alum link Wrote:Our defense did play well today, holding them to 32%and forcing 18 turnovers. But our offense reverted to last season's offense--Chiney and Amber--with insufficient support from three point range and from other players. I am beginning to think that our offense peaked earlier in the Pac 12 season and we are not playing at the same level of efficiency. This is not the place we want to be going into the tournaments, but we still have a little time to get in sync.
That is my worry too. Defense was better. Fields was reasonably well guarded on most of her threes and nobody else did much. Our offense looks very sluggish with lots of passing around the perimeter. It moves too slowly. Karlie and Lili have had ankle injuries, which may be why neither is scoring as well as a few weeks ago. Chiney looks tired to me. Too often she doesn't get the lift she usually gets. She got it together later in the game but in the first half she missed shots she ought to make (as has happened in previous games where we look sluggish). If Chiney finishes as usual, the first half lead is much bigger. Very late in the year for the offense to look so blah.