[meos]

The offense looked better (to me) mainly because more people were involved. Players looked more free to play their game and take reasonable risks (take an open shot; try to make an aggressive pass in moderate traffic). They were not focused on pounding the ball in to one player. I liked seeing Chiney trying a few jump shots, even a 3. She should work on short jumpers near the basket, the bank shot kind, off the backboard (its a good counter move and doesn't require perfect touch. All the places where the offense runs thru her, are opportunities to turn and face the opponent - triple threat, and practice jumpers in those spots (and get to very good-to-excellent at making those). Chiney tried and made a few jumpers today, which is nice to see, even if she is missing. Keep working on it.

Sara looked like she has been putting in work and was ready for her opportunity. Her scoring was an obvious to positive thing to see, but her head was also in the game. She was anticipating game action and made some nice plays and assists that way. And she seemed calm, playing well within herself.  She wasn't just floating around playing the offense "by-the-numbers". She seemed to have more of a purpose and embraced pursuing good scoring (or assist) possibilities. A real nice job for someone unexpectedly coming off the bench for major minutes. Once you show a good game, next is to keep it up and be consistent -- given the opportunity.

It was also nice to see Chiney out of the game in stretches to make everyone else learn to play their games (without her).

[meos]

The offense looked better (to me) mainly because more people were involved. Players looked more free to play their game and take reasonable risks (take an open shot; try to make an aggressive pass in moderate traffic). They were not focused on pounding the ball in to one player. I liked seeing Chiney trying a few jump shots, even a 3. She should work on short jumpers near the basket, the bank shot kind, off the backboard (its a good counter move and doesn't require perfect touch. All the places where the offense runs thru her, are opportunities to turn and face the opponent - triple threat, and practice jumpers in those spots (and get to very good-to-excellent at making those). Chiney tried and made a few jumpers today, which is nice to see, even if she is missing. Keep working on it.

Sara looked like she has been putting in work and was ready for her opportunity. Her scoring was an obvious to positive thing to see, but her head was also in the game. She was anticipating game action and made some nice plays and assists that way. And she seemed calm, playing well within herself.  She wasn't just floating around playing the offense "by-the-numbers". She seemed to have more of a purpose and embraced pursuing good scoring (or assist) possibilities. A real nice job for someone unexpectedly coming off the bench for major minutes. Once you show a good game, next is to keep it up and be consistent -- given the opportunity.

It was also nice to see Chiney out of the game in stretches to make everyone else learn to play their games (without her).