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Message: [QUOTE="hjoerring, post: 2987563, member: 3630"] Thanks for showing me how to write properly about these matters. While any bb-minded person would not speak of the Stewart-Jefferson era with that of today's group in the same breath (and I harbor no intention here of belittling the current team- only a comment about playing styles and their effects,etc. ), I am at times at a loss regarding the playing of the backcourt. All 5-players on this team are quite talented and are multi-skilled, especially compared to other teams. (I saw no superiority on the parts of Baylor, CA, or ND, etc. Height matters but, there are other ways to win than matching the others height-to-height.) The current back-court in my mind might learn something from watching Jefferson with Chong/Nurse. There are far too many hands-off in the back court- in aid of creating openings, etc., and too few guard penetrations of the kind that characterized the Jefferson era (and what other teams are using against us). Jefferson was the master of this (with Geno telling her to back it out- a la T. Parker, if she had nothing. This rather than picking up the dribble). The current style might be intended to spare our point guard. But other teams have figured out how to disrupt our style of play, and we have not fully compensated for this matter. Our once clean passes have become more difficult with the more discipline we are seeing among our opponents. Resulting in among others stagnation. And, as the game slows down both KLS + NC become less effective. NC is forced to go up-and-under against a set defense, and KLS cannot shake free from her defender(s) or forced to take fade-away-shots. In any regards, the strategy so far is not without problems against the top teams- who will (as us) get better. But all those in the know-- especially Geno, said this team will have to learn how to win games. By the way, I have send off a clean copy of my analysis (with a more detailed point-for-point view) to Geno and Shea- my two culprits. Waiting for an answer. Might get a free ticket come March. [/QUOTE]

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