(04-01-2022, 09:55 PM)treetop11 Wrote: 6. We played excellent defense overall except we let down critically on Westbrook with her threes, leaving her wide open. I think Belibi was the culprit, but perhaps it was a coaching mistake not to have someone else guarding Westbrook.
fran ran out at the last second to defend westbrook, so it looked like her fault; but, yes, it was likely the coaches' call to double in the post. rebecca lobo said stanford was intentionally leaving westbrook open, daring her to shoot - much as uconn did with haley at the 3-point line. that's not a coaching mistake. the odds say their 30% 3-point shooter will miss and our 40% shooter (lexie) will make. just didn't happen yesterday. in addition, imo fran likely wasn't assigned to defend westbrook. with fran, cam, and haley in the game, they usually play 5, 4, and 3. westbrook was playing the 3, so haley or maybe cam should have been ready to leave the double and run out when the ball went to westbrook.