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Just based on box score, Clardy must start. Lepolo not. And agree let Eschmayer learn on job more as higher ceiling - and offensive threat than MAS. Otherwise back to Sniezek-K Johnson era of two players down offensively. Sounds like coaches messed up big time and need to adapt or hand reins elsewhere.

The season is still young, but it's quite obvious (after this loss to a team Stanford should have easily defeated) that:  1) the offense must go.  Nunu and Chloe, the only players who produced, had to work so hard for their points as FGCU packed the interior exceptionally well.  There just was no room.  Things will only get worse in the coming days and weeks as the level of competition rises significantly.  2) Stanford looked inept, trying to defend FGCU's guards and forwards who were driving to the basket, with our defenders a step or two late, resulting in easy baskets including lay-ups.  3) Coach Paye's decision-making, playing Lepolo (34:56 minutes) and MAS (25:31 minutes) for a combined 4 points, and 9 turnovers. tells you all you need to know about her coaching and game management. Defensively, Lepolo and MAS could not defend their counterparts. 4) Agree about Eschmeyer who certainly needs to work on her game, but had Coach played her much longer than her 6:18 minutes and instructed her to stay near the basket (defensively), FGCU doesn't score 36 points in the paint and Stanford probably wins.  If Tara was coaching this team, she would instruct Alex to move down on the low block and demand that the perimeter players give her the darn ball. 

This loss was completely on Coach Paye.  One must wonder if Tempe has dared to suggest another plan, moving forward.

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Just based on box score, Clardy must start. Lepolo not. And agree let Eschmayer learn on job more as higher ceiling - and offensive threat than MAS. Otherwise back to Sniezek-K Johnson era of two players down offensively. Sounds like coaches messed up big time and need to adapt or hand reins elsewhere.

The season is still young, but it's quite obvious (after this loss to a team Stanford should have easily defeated) that:  1) the offense must go.  Nunu and Chloe, the only players who produced, had to work so hard for their points as FGCU packed the interior exceptionally well.  There just was no room.  Things will only get worse in the coming days and weeks as the level of competition rises significantly.  2) Stanford looked inept, trying to defend FGCU's guards and forwards who were driving to the basket, with our defenders a step or two late, resulting in easy baskets including lay-ups.  3) Coach Paye's decision-making, playing Lepolo (34:56 minutes) and MAS (25:31 minutes) for a combined 4 points, and 9 turnovers. tells you all you need to know about her coaching and game management. Defensively, Lepolo and MAS could not defend their counterparts. 4) Agree about Eschmeyer who certainly needs to work on her game, but had Coach played her much longer than her 6:18 minutes and instructed her to stay near the basket (defensively), FGCU doesn't score 36 points in the paint and Stanford probably wins.  If Tara was coaching this team, she would instruct Alex to move down on the low block and demand that the perimeter players give her the darn ball. 

This loss was completely on Coach Paye.  One must wonder if Tempe has dared to suggest another plan, moving forward.