[BBGuru]

Sometimes you just need to stick with what works.

After blowing teams out by double digits for weeks, the strategy gets changed and we begin to barely squeak by with teams who we should be able to beat. What happens is, teams see their peers either stick with us or come close to beating us and they become energized and emboldened. They start to believe they have a chance, so they play like they have a chance. Many teams have their best performances of the season when they play against us. While we play our usual carefully orchestrated game, they go for BROKE playing hard and tough, taking advantage of every opportunity to score and leaving their blood sweat and tears on the court like it's an epic battle. Usually, we still prevail but not today.

No one was effective against Plum because we needed a taller player with longer arms on her. Unfortunately that player would also need to have a pair of quick feet. I think Sara James' defense could have been very helpful today but she didn't play. I hope she's not sick or inured.

Chiney got over the 20 pt mark but just barely. Even as amazing as she is, she missed a lot of shots that she normally makes but her double-double is nothing to sneeze at. I love and respect her game even when she's struggling and I keep thinking how sorely she'll be missed next year.

We have a lot to be thankful for in Big Ruef! She was Johnny-Ella on the Spot many times today and she's quickly becoming my favorite player. She had a lot of great put-backs and some awesomely key rebounds! With 16 points and 22 boards she was a star and a joy to watch. She shows just how valuable she is in every game and she'll be sorely missed next year too.

Also thank goodness for Thompson's early 3-3s and BSam's late 4-3s. Our other 2 sharpshooters went a meager 1/7 and 1/8.

Orrange dribbles around and wastes too much time on offense. If she made quicker decisions (and passes) we'd score a lot more in transition. Players would get the ball before the defense has a chance to set up and get in position. More fast breaks to take advantage of our guard speed would be great too. She had some good assists today but she was only 2/15. Ouch!

As for the loss, I'm not too concerned because we can recover. You win some and you lose some and sometimes it takes a loss to help you refocus.

[BBGuru]

Sometimes you just need to stick with what works.

After blowing teams out by double digits for weeks, the strategy gets changed and we begin to barely squeak by with teams who we should be able to beat. What happens is, teams see their peers either stick with us or come close to beating us and they become energized and emboldened. They start to believe they have a chance, so they play like they have a chance. Many teams have their best performances of the season when they play against us. While we play our usual carefully orchestrated game, they go for BROKE playing hard and tough, taking advantage of every opportunity to score and leaving their blood sweat and tears on the court like it's an epic battle. Usually, we still prevail but not today.

No one was effective against Plum because we needed a taller player with longer arms on her. Unfortunately that player would also need to have a pair of quick feet. I think Sara James' defense could have been very helpful today but she didn't play. I hope she's not sick or inured.

Chiney got over the 20 pt mark but just barely. Even as amazing as she is, she missed a lot of shots that she normally makes but her double-double is nothing to sneeze at. I love and respect her game even when she's struggling and I keep thinking how sorely she'll be missed next year.

We have a lot to be thankful for in Big Ruef! She was Johnny-Ella on the Spot many times today and she's quickly becoming my favorite player. She had a lot of great put-backs and some awesomely key rebounds! With 16 points and 22 boards she was a star and a joy to watch. She shows just how valuable she is in every game and she'll be sorely missed next year too.

Also thank goodness for Thompson's early 3-3s and BSam's late 4-3s. Our other 2 sharpshooters went a meager 1/7 and 1/8.

Orrange dribbles around and wastes too much time on offense. If she made quicker decisions (and passes) we'd score a lot more in transition. Players would get the ball before the defense has a chance to set up and get in position. More fast breaks to take advantage of our guard speed would be great too. She had some good assists today but she was only 2/15. Ouch!

As for the loss, I'm not too concerned because we can recover. You win some and you lose some and sometimes it takes a loss to help you refocus.