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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3829359, member: 5798"] I thought he went with Aaliyah because ONO was not playing well to that point. When it's obvious that a player is having an "off night", you've got two choices, 1) leave them in and hope they play their way out of it, or 2) replace them with your 6th man (or their designated backup). Aaliyah was more effective than ONO was in the first half. Often, when it's just not your night, it's not your night. We've seen Christyn, Anna, ONO and Nika, have forgettable games. It happens. Call it "full moon" syndrome, biorhythms, or whatever. Some nights your rhythm is out of sync, and your shot is off, and you can't seem to keep anyone in front of you. Players know it before the coaches do. When your shot is off, you do other things like get closer to the basket or drive the lane (looking for fouls along the way). That's what the Arkansas players do. They said as much. That's why they shoot so many free throws. They are coached (as are many other teams) to look for and try to draw fouls. It works for them. Arkansas' tallest player is 6'2". Their height disadvantage proved not to be a factor in that game. In stark contrast, [URL='https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401261334']South Carolina played them to a 104 - 82 finish.[/URL] [B]Dungee[/B] scored 22 points (her average is 21.5) with 5 reb, 1 ast. and 3 turnovers. 4 of her teammates also scored in double figures. They got 16 points from their bench. [B]Aliyah[/B] [B]Boston [/B]scored 26 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked 6 shots. 4 of the 5 starters for SC scored in double figures. Zia Cooke had 9 points. They got a 23 point contribution their bench. [B]Cooke (4) was the only Gamecock with more than 2 fouls.[/B] I didn't see this game, but I would surmise that ARK couldn't do to them what they were able to do to us. :confused: Go figure. [/QUOTE]

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