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3) Oregon has shown how to stop or at least slow down Belibi, who was held to 3/9 and took a couple of wild shots she should not have.  Their zone collapsed inward and often refused to let her get into the area of floor where she could be effective.  Their zone is active enough to expand back out to the perimeter but the only way to defeat it is to have strong outside shooting, and ours was mediocre from range today.  

Oregon switched up defenses nicely.

Against zone, I'd have Haley or Prechtel at the FT line area (and if they're both in, then put Prechtel out at 3 point line) and then have Brink or Belibi in the low block.  You need a threat from high post area, and preferably one who can also pass to open three shooter of the post getting position in the low block.  Brink can also shoot from there, but her low post moves are quite good, too.  At one point in 2H today, pretty sure I saw Belibi with ball at high post and the Oregon D sagged - that is not ideal personnel placing, imo.

It looks like Oregon plays multiple zones - I think 2-3, 1-3-1 and even a box-and-1. So the players (and coaches) have to recognize which zone it is in order to know how best to attack it. Early in the half court offense, the players need to make the zone react enough to reveal which one it is - dribbling at the top doesn’t do it. The coaches must have a strategy for this; despite our complaints, maybe it was better executed today since we weren’t as completely stifled as in previous games against the Ducks (we did win, after all). Having Haley back (she missed two of the games last season) certainly made a difference.

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3) Oregon has shown how to stop or at least slow down Belibi, who was held to 3/9 and took a couple of wild shots she should not have.  Their zone collapsed inward and often refused to let her get into the area of floor where she could be effective.  Their zone is active enough to expand back out to the perimeter but the only way to defeat it is to have strong outside shooting, and ours was mediocre from range today.  

Oregon switched up defenses nicely.

Against zone, I'd have Haley or Prechtel at the FT line area (and if they're both in, then put Prechtel out at 3 point line) and then have Brink or Belibi in the low block.  You need a threat from high post area, and preferably one who can also pass to open three shooter of the post getting position in the low block.  Brink can also shoot from there, but her low post moves are quite good, too.  At one point in 2H today, pretty sure I saw Belibi with ball at high post and the Oregon D sagged - that is not ideal personnel placing, imo.

It looks like Oregon plays multiple zones - I think 2-3, 1-3-1 and even a box-and-1. So the players (and coaches) have to recognize which zone it is in order to know how best to attack it. Early in the half court offense, the players need to make the zone react enough to reveal which one it is - dribbling at the top doesn’t do it. The coaches must have a strategy for this; despite our complaints, maybe it was better executed today since we weren’t as completely stifled as in previous games against the Ducks (we did win, after all). Having Haley back (she missed two of the games last season) certainly made a difference.