11-20-2022, 06:57 PM
(11-20-2022, 06:04 PM)TheFarm07 Wrote: This was our first actual test of a game, so looking at who Tara played provides a good indication of who she trusts in crunch time…It was also interesting that Bosgana did not see any playing time and Demetre only got three minutes. They were often the first ones off the bench during our easy wins, so you would think they would be the first to provide relief…We often talked about how deep we are and these were the times that the depth should have come through for us.
Yes, it was telling - seemed like Tara only trusted six players, the only ones with double-digit playing time. Look at the disparity in bench points: 34-9. We know Tara prioritizes defense; I wonder if Tara planned to go deeper but decided to shorten the rotation when that 12-point lead evaporated in the second quarter - after Boston sat down with her second foul, we had some trouble getting back in transition with their speedier lineup. Tara also went away from the switching defense we’d been seeing. Will be interesting to see the adjustments in the coming games.