01-07-2021, 02:38 AM
Let me point out that scouting report defense doesn't simply mean to find an offensive player who's a poor shooter and sag off of her. That is just one possible tactic, and it's only in the game plan when there is such a player.
When it works it can work very well, so it gets our attention, like in one famous first half against Baylor and Brittney Griner when Stanford left one Baylor starter completely unguarded so that her defender could sag into the paint and double Griner at all times. That time of course it only worked until Kim Mulkey benched the poor shooter and put in someone else who didn't freeze up when left wide open.
In general, scouting report defense means the Stanford defenders learn both the opponent's plays and the strengths and weaknesses of each player, and Stanford coaches tailor both the overall game plan and how each player is to be guarded accordingly. So there's a lot to it!
When it works it can work very well, so it gets our attention, like in one famous first half against Baylor and Brittney Griner when Stanford left one Baylor starter completely unguarded so that her defender could sag into the paint and double Griner at all times. That time of course it only worked until Kim Mulkey benched the poor shooter and put in someone else who didn't freeze up when left wide open.
In general, scouting report defense means the Stanford defenders learn both the opponent's plays and the strengths and weaknesses of each player, and Stanford coaches tailor both the overall game plan and how each player is to be guarded accordingly. So there's a lot to it!