03-30-2021, 12:14 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-30-2021, 12:24 AM by BostonCard.)
By the way, if anyone wants to re-live the play, you can watch it here:
https://youtu.be/CRpv9YrXNuY?t=674
A foul, if it had been called (correctly) would have bailed Carrington out. She drove into a well positioned double team, and had the UConn defenders maintained a vertical position (I hate the term "verticality") it would have been a near impossible shot for the 5'10" Carrington to pull off. Also, had she been able to pass to the low post position (which would have been tough), her teammate was sitting all alone under the basket and would have had an uncontested lay-in.
BC
I agree, and that's all I was trying to say. I will say that the screen was set for Carrington at the top of the key, but Nelson-Ododa (UConn #20) switched perfectly, and for a 6'5" forward, did a nice job keeping up with the smaller, quicker Carrington. I am sure that Baylor liked the match-up, but was hoping that Carrington would be able to blow by a bigger, slower, switch defender. Had she had more time, Carrington would have probably dribbled out and reset, but as you put it, the clock was running, and Carrington did the best she thought she could. I agree; no villains, no victims.
BC
https://youtu.be/CRpv9YrXNuY?t=674
A foul, if it had been called (correctly) would have bailed Carrington out. She drove into a well positioned double team, and had the UConn defenders maintained a vertical position (I hate the term "verticality") it would have been a near impossible shot for the 5'10" Carrington to pull off. Also, had she been able to pass to the low post position (which would have been tough), her teammate was sitting all alone under the basket and would have had an uncontested lay-in.
BC
(03-30-2021, 12:11 AM)CompSci87 Wrote: I'm with you up to "counting on that foul being called (if that's what Baylor did) was a bad strategy." I don't think that was their strategy. I think the play broke down, the clock was running, and Carrington did the best she thought she could. And the refs did their best too. It was a great close game. No villains, no victims.
I agree, and that's all I was trying to say. I will say that the screen was set for Carrington at the top of the key, but Nelson-Ododa (UConn #20) switched perfectly, and for a 6'5" forward, did a nice job keeping up with the smaller, quicker Carrington. I am sure that Baylor liked the match-up, but was hoping that Carrington would be able to blow by a bigger, slower, switch defender. Had she had more time, Carrington would have probably dribbled out and reset, but as you put it, the clock was running, and Carrington did the best she thought she could. I agree; no villains, no victims.
BC