[81alum]

Well, Tara obviously knows exactly what the problems are.  I have confidence that she will do everything possible to fix them--provided we have the personnel required.  As for coaching the bigs, Amy is superb and has coached all of our great posts most effectively.  No reason to think that she will not get the most out of who we have.

Tara points out something quite amazing:  North Carolina shot 25% in the first half and 61% in the second half.  They went 8/12 from three point range in the 2nd half alone. How to explain that?  Did our defense collapse?  We played just about the same players for the same minutes in the second half--except a lot less of Greenfield.  Listening to the game, I got the feeling that North Carolina was playing tentatively and tight and missed a lot of shots in the first half, but when they got a larger lead they gained confidence and bombed away without nerves, dramatically improving their percentage.  We, on the other hand, just seemed tight and out of sorts all game.

Other observations:

Amber did not even attempt a 3 point shot.  Is this by design?  She needs to be scoring more in a guard-oriented offense, to be a equal threat to Lili. 

Alex Green was the only player not to play.  Is she hurt? 

Kailee not only went 0/4, she didn't generate a free throw and she had only 1 rebound in 16 minutes of play.  She did have a block, an assist, and a steal.  Was she just overmatched?

Bonnie did not take a three point shot and had only 8 minutes.  Was she guarded that effectively?

Kaylee had 5 turnovers to go with 2 steals.  Chiney sometimes had numbers like that, but in a low scoring game it hurts.

In 8 minutes, Bri had more points than Amber did in 26.  I think Bri is making a statement that she deserves more playing time.

Erica Payne looked pretty good in garbage time, going 2/3 in 4 minutes with a steal.  I think she ought to get some meaningful game time once in a while to see how it goes.

[81alum]

Well, Tara obviously knows exactly what the problems are.  I have confidence that she will do everything possible to fix them--provided we have the personnel required.  As for coaching the bigs, Amy is superb and has coached all of our great posts most effectively.  No reason to think that she will not get the most out of who we have.

Tara points out something quite amazing:  North Carolina shot 25% in the first half and 61% in the second half.  They went 8/12 from three point range in the 2nd half alone. How to explain that?  Did our defense collapse?  We played just about the same players for the same minutes in the second half--except a lot less of Greenfield.  Listening to the game, I got the feeling that North Carolina was playing tentatively and tight and missed a lot of shots in the first half, but when they got a larger lead they gained confidence and bombed away without nerves, dramatically improving their percentage.  We, on the other hand, just seemed tight and out of sorts all game.

Other observations:

Amber did not even attempt a 3 point shot.  Is this by design?  She needs to be scoring more in a guard-oriented offense, to be a equal threat to Lili. 

Alex Green was the only player not to play.  Is she hurt? 

Kailee not only went 0/4, she didn't generate a free throw and she had only 1 rebound in 16 minutes of play.  She did have a block, an assist, and a steal.  Was she just overmatched?

Bonnie did not take a three point shot and had only 8 minutes.  Was she guarded that effectively?

Kaylee had 5 turnovers to go with 2 steals.  Chiney sometimes had numbers like that, but in a low scoring game it hurts.

In 8 minutes, Bri had more points than Amber did in 26.  I think Bri is making a statement that she deserves more playing time.

Erica Payne looked pretty good in garbage time, going 2/3 in 4 minutes with a steal.  I think she ought to get some meaningful game time once in a while to see how it goes.