03-03-2023, 04:32 PM
I found a comment by the woman who does pre and post game commentary with Ashley Adams and the black woman to be really interesting. She said that in talking with opposing coaches, their first priority on the scouting report is how to stop Hannah Jump - not Brink, not Jones. She said that opposing coaches know that if Jump is given room and goes off, she can put up 15 or more points in a hurry and then the opposing team essentially has to start with that deficit which doesn't include the contributions by Brink, Jones, and others. I was surprised to hear that, but actually it makes total sense to me. Jump is a potential microwave on O if she ahas space. Makes me wonder if Tara soemtimes uses her as a decoy.
Ucla will not have the same legs as they did in the first two games and it will negatively affect their outside and mid range shots. Not saying that we shouldn't still play strong D in those areas of the court, but being extra strong and maximizing our post depth will be important. Keep the Ucla bigs under control and force Ucla to be more one dimensional in terms of mostly jump shots and swat their attempts at lay ups and it will go a long way to us winning.
Ucla will not have the same legs as they did in the first two games and it will negatively affect their outside and mid range shots. Not saying that we shouldn't still play strong D in those areas of the court, but being extra strong and maximizing our post depth will be important. Keep the Ucla bigs under control and force Ucla to be more one dimensional in terms of mostly jump shots and swat their attempts at lay ups and it will go a long way to us winning.