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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 5081877, member: 1220"] Hayes upping her game in the latter part of the season is why Becky could adjust her sub roster rotations. Towards the end of the regular season, except for the starting five, Becky has played Plumb and Young together sparingly. It made a big difference. This season, probably due to Chelsea being absent early one, those two together on the floor have not been very effective. Now, one or the other is usually sitting on the bench with either Hayes or Clark replacing them. Clark has also upped their game. With Chelsea gone for the first half of the season and sub par for most of it, you had the ball being handled and dominated by three scorers. Especially, Plums and Youngs ball dominance hindered ball movement for players who were off ball scorers. Becky figured out that the team often functioned better with only one of the two on the court at the same time. As long as Hayes or Clark produces, this is possible and creates better offensive flow. Young, though she has picked it up the last few games, has played poor defense most of this season. Plum never was a good defender, so it helps the teams defense not having them both on the floor at the same time. Becky expanding her rotations has been the difference. It allows her to keep non productive players off the floor. Sometimes the ball will just not drop and if what you bring to the table is limited to offense its better if you sit. [/QUOTE]