[M T]

No, this loss cannot be attributed to our offense, even though we certainly can improve on that score.   

I disagree partly.  Yes, defense was a significant part.  But we failed to do the kinds of things on offense that one can do, other than shoot the lights out, to stop the multi-player defense on Chiney (which also leads to rebounding issues).  Amber should have been cutting to the basket instead of going 0-8 from 3.  We shouldn't have kept hitting our head against the wall by putting in only the players that can hit 3s but can't/don't attack the lane.  The reason we had decent offensive numbers was because we had such poor defense that there were lots of possessions, plus all the extra offense piled up in the last few minutes.  (FGA-OR is an approximation of possessions.  That is 58 in this game versus 61 in the Oregon game; 46 at  WSU, 44 at k.al, 51 vs k.al, 50 vs u.sc, 44 vs ucla)

My hope is that this loss doesn't block us from getting a #1 seed in the NCAA tourney.  I don't think we have another mulligan to use for the rest of the season.  Speaking of mulligans, UW will be at Stanford on Feb. 27, but I won't be.  Bring friends, family, and other strangers and make lots of noise!

[M T]

No, this loss cannot be attributed to our offense, even though we certainly can improve on that score.   

I disagree partly.  Yes, defense was a significant part.  But we failed to do the kinds of things on offense that one can do, other than shoot the lights out, to stop the multi-player defense on Chiney (which also leads to rebounding issues).  Amber should have been cutting to the basket instead of going 0-8 from 3.  We shouldn't have kept hitting our head against the wall by putting in only the players that can hit 3s but can't/don't attack the lane.  The reason we had decent offensive numbers was because we had such poor defense that there were lots of possessions, plus all the extra offense piled up in the last few minutes.  (FGA-OR is an approximation of possessions.  That is 58 in this game versus 61 in the Oregon game; 46 at  WSU, 44 at k.al, 51 vs k.al, 50 vs u.sc, 44 vs ucla)

My hope is that this loss doesn't block us from getting a #1 seed in the NCAA tourney.  I don't think we have another mulligan to use for the rest of the season.  Speaking of mulligans, UW will be at Stanford on Feb. 27, but I won't be.  Bring friends, family, and other strangers and make lots of noise!