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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4786532, member: 12088"] Their guards weren’t ‘faster’ than ours. They executed their game plan better than we executed our defensive schemes. This left our guards out of position too often and made them appear a step slow. It also didn’t hurt that they hit their perimeter shots and we didn’t. We had as many open looks as they did. This is what Geno and Paige both said. We are not a ‘slow’ team in any physical sense. What we are is team that has yet to execute its schemes crisply. Until they get this under control, they will continue to look ‘slow.’ I’m reminded of the Gabby-Phee-Lou teams, which many of us think of as especially quick. They played so crisply that they forced lots of turnovers and the ball moved like lightning on offense. But they were not physically faster than the current roster. Gabby and Kia had very quick feet, and could get up and down the floor with alacrity, like Aubrey or Azzi or Paige, or KK for that matter. But Lou and Phee were not physically speedy. They just knew where to be at any moment and this let them move decisively. As an example, I noticed two moments when the one of our guards could have forced a turnover at the top of the arc. It may have been Paige and Nika. A long pass and they each had a shot at stepping out to snag it, but hesitated. Why? I think because they were worried about getting out of position. I think that means they knew that the team wouldn’t be able to compensate if they didn’t get the steal. When the team plays crisp defense, players can take little chances and get in passing lanes. If the team isn’t, then they lack the confidence to take chances. [/QUOTE]

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