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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 3941261, member: 10435"] Please watch and then comment. They don't put 2 players on the post, they put two players on the blocks extended. When the middle player on the 3 has the ball one of the bigs comes up and screens and then immediately rolls. He does not receive the ball with his back to the basket. The middle stays open but the ball doesn't go to the dead zone on the foul line or 3 point line to a big. If the ball goes to the wing, the big on the block extended goes to the block and looks for the ball. If he doesn't get it he crosses the lane to the other side leaving the entire side open for an angle drive or one on one pull up. Paige scored a lot of points this year on one on one pull ups, usually towards the baseline so I have no idea what you are talking about. CW is one of the best one on one drivers in the country and who is going to stop Azzi? Plus, Evina can score also. I would not have Liv making an offensive decision in the set, she is not a Stef Dolson. Now, back to this dialogue about why we lost. They were much more intense, more focused and shut down our offense by defending and overplaying the first and second passes. I don't think our coaching was deficient in preparation, I think our players were not mentally ready and hence not prepared in that sense, not the Xs and Os sense. They were tight, not loose and that is a reason why you miss layups. We made no adjustments in the game, none. You don't tear the system down but when it is not working you adjust in game. That's 4 Semis in a row where we have been less than fully engaged mentally and physically or to keep it superficial, where we have not played a great game as a team. It's not a coincidence, it's a trend. Do you really think it was just a confluence of bad luck in our layups? On one of them, Liv missed the rim from point blank range off the back board. It was everyone. That is the classic sign of a tight, nervous team. In that respect, the lack of experience and maturity was also a factor. We will have more guard offensive firepower next year than ever before. The offense should be based on that and not on tradition or even what worked in the past. With Azzi, Paige, CW, and EW on the floor a lot together and CD and Saylor shooting at times also, the offense has to be accommodative. Keep the middle open except for picks, dribble drive the ball, dish for the 3, and also get the ball under when the big is in a position of advantage. I respect your opinion as you know, but you are not explaining or analyzing why we played the way we did, you are merely describing it. If CW was right and they underestimated Az as a team, I am sure it didn't come from the coaching staff. I just don't understand how you do that in the FF. As Kara Wolters pointed out, if that was true, it is an act of immaturity. Either Culmo or Wolters also quickly added that it is also infuriating to the coaches. [/QUOTE]

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