[JohnR34231]

Agree that it is not intrinsic to the system.  Jones drove to the basket a lot this year; she was not yanked even when she threw up a crazy circus shot or lost the ball on the way to the hoop.  If we had a guard with her athleticism, I think we would have seen her given more opportunities to drive.

On another note, UCLA might be kept under 40.  Kiki Rice and Londyn Jones are a combined 2/10 with 7 combined points.

BC

South Carolina and UConn are far, far superior to what Stanford showed toward the end of the regular season and post-season. It's not even close. The speed and smoothness of their offenses make ours look stuck in the mud. It's amazing that even without Buechler, UConn may play for the Nati.

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I'd bet that: 

1. South Carolina's and UConn's daily practices look a lot different than ours do;
2. the head coaches get on and push their starters a lot more than Tara or Kate Paye do; 
3. the players are much better conditioned than ours were.

At any rate, UCLA gave them a much tougher game on their home court earlier in the season.
It would appear they have definitely improved over the course of the season, while we, unfortunately, have regressed.

[JohnR34231]

Agree that it is not intrinsic to the system.  Jones drove to the basket a lot this year; she was not yanked even when she threw up a crazy circus shot or lost the ball on the way to the hoop.  If we had a guard with her athleticism, I think we would have seen her given more opportunities to drive.

On another note, UCLA might be kept under 40.  Kiki Rice and Londyn Jones are a combined 2/10 with 7 combined points.

BC

South Carolina and UConn are far, far superior to what Stanford showed toward the end of the regular season and post-season. It's not even close. The speed and smoothness of their offenses make ours look stuck in the mud. It's amazing that even without Buechler, UConn may play for the Nati.

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I'd bet that: 

1. South Carolina's and UConn's daily practices look a lot different than ours do;
2. the head coaches get on and push their starters a lot more than Tara or Kate Paye do; 
3. the players are much better conditioned than ours were.

At any rate, UCLA gave them a much tougher game on their home court earlier in the season.
It would appear they have definitely improved over the course of the season, while we, unfortunately, have regressed.