01-15-2013, 10:23 AM
WA-
She might not have said "WNBA level talent" or made a direct talent comparison, but the implication was a bit obvious; that too many people on the floor were waiting for someone else to do something.
And it's true, but incomplete. One of my long-term pet peeves with Tara's style is that her quick trigger when someone makes a mistake can lead to people, especially guards, being gun-shy. In an earlier thread, I said one of the consequences of that is, when receiving a pass on the perimeter, opponents know that more often than not Stanford is going to stop, assess, and then make a safe move, rather than instantaneously attack. Leads to all sorts of advantages to overplaying defenses; one of the most frustrating sequences in the game last weekend involved a series of times Stanford reversed the ball to an open shooter, and she didn't catch and shoot, but hesitated just long enough to allow Kal to recover.
VG
She might not have said "WNBA level talent" or made a direct talent comparison, but the implication was a bit obvious; that too many people on the floor were waiting for someone else to do something.
And it's true, but incomplete. One of my long-term pet peeves with Tara's style is that her quick trigger when someone makes a mistake can lead to people, especially guards, being gun-shy. In an earlier thread, I said one of the consequences of that is, when receiving a pass on the perimeter, opponents know that more often than not Stanford is going to stop, assess, and then make a safe move, rather than instantaneously attack. Leads to all sorts of advantages to overplaying defenses; one of the most frustrating sequences in the game last weekend involved a series of times Stanford reversed the ball to an open shooter, and she didn't catch and shoot, but hesitated just long enough to allow Kal to recover.
VG