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I am happy, of course, that Tinkle seems to be becoming more confident taking shots beyond the arc, but I remain frustrated by her inability to finish at the rim.  My theory is that tries to put the ball straight in, which requires a very soft touch, which makes her soft.  Why doesn't she go off glass?  She can be much more aggressive.  The margin of error is so much higher, it's hard to believe she doesn't take advantage of it.

While I agree that not using the backboard is odd and perhaps counter-productive, Jos's two-point shooting percentage is 74/130 = 56.9%.  (Chiney's is 160/273 = 58.6%.)  Still, the extra margin of error is more important the more aggressive the defense is.  It isn't like her body is not being knocked around as she shots.  (I still can't believe they didn't call a foul with 3:56 left when the defender walked through where Jos was standing.)

(I couldn't cheer for either team to win, but UConn beat Duke by 30 points today.)

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I am happy, of course, that Tinkle seems to be becoming more confident taking shots beyond the arc, but I remain frustrated by her inability to finish at the rim.  My theory is that tries to put the ball straight in, which requires a very soft touch, which makes her soft.  Why doesn't she go off glass?  She can be much more aggressive.  The margin of error is so much higher, it's hard to believe she doesn't take advantage of it.

While I agree that not using the backboard is odd and perhaps counter-productive, Jos's two-point shooting percentage is 74/130 = 56.9%.  (Chiney's is 160/273 = 58.6%.)  Still, the extra margin of error is more important the more aggressive the defense is.  It isn't like her body is not being knocked around as she shots.  (I still can't believe they didn't call a foul with 3:56 left when the defender walked through where Jos was standing.)

(I couldn't cheer for either team to win, but UConn beat Duke by 30 points today.)