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[quote author=MT link=topic=9533.msg83590#msg83590 date=1391991268]
[quote author=81alum link=topic=9533.msg83577#msg83577 date=1391980829]
No, this loss cannot be attributed to our offense, even though we certainly can improve on that score.   

I disagree partly. 
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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.
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Our frosh will improve their defense with experience.  Chiney had some issues her freshman year, too.  Ros became an expert defender only towards the end of her career.  This will come with time and increasing levels of basketball IQ and muscle memory.


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Our frosh weren't the only defensive problems. Greenfield got scored on very consistently and had zero rebounds. Chiney and Ruef got beat to the basket and lost their players, or got shot right over at will. They scored a lot, but they also gave up a lot of baskets. I also think we switched too much and our bigs got tasked with much smaller guards who simply blew right past them.

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[quote author=MT link=topic=9533.msg83590#msg83590 date=1391991268]
[quote author=81alum link=topic=9533.msg83577#msg83577 date=1391980829]
No, this loss cannot be attributed to our offense, even though we certainly can improve on that score.   

I disagree partly. 
...
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.
[/quote]


Our frosh will improve their defense with experience.  Chiney had some issues her freshman year, too.  Ros became an expert defender only towards the end of her career.  This will come with time and increasing levels of basketball IQ and muscle memory.


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Our frosh weren't the only defensive problems. Greenfield got scored on very consistently and had zero rebounds. Chiney and Ruef got beat to the basket and lost their players, or got shot right over at will. They scored a lot, but they also gave up a lot of baskets. I also think we switched too much and our bigs got tasked with much smaller guards who simply blew right past them.