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Message: [QUOTE="DefenseBB, post: 2942357, member: 7492"] From the top, Muffet stated her transition defense was poor (it was), her half court defense was poor (definitely in the second half it was) her execution was poor on offense (which she stated her plan was to get the ball inside and they only had 7 touches) and we would all agree with that. She then said her team lost their composure, (yes they did) and that was surprising (this might be where I start to disagree, I wasn’t surprised) and then she said they are a better team than they showed (I also agree with that) AND then she said she thought CW was PHENOMENAL AND WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE GAME (she was!) The second line of answers talked about her team having to learn and That they can grow from this (which they can-Geno always said you learn more from losses). Further on she said she wants to see more intensity, which Kara Lawson pointed out about going hard after balls and MM also said she wanted more poise, also very true. Now for the Arike comments, from the game video I taped, Geno did say “some things” but initially to the Ref, however Arike is viewing those comments as AT HER (she was wrong) so when she said something and got the T. Now from the video tape, Geno did say something to her, so her sequencing is incorrect. And remember, the reporter “led her” in that question so cut her some slack on that. The dirty plays are something else that should be reviewed by ND (Reminded me a bit of Grayson Allen) MM also said this game every year is a learning experience. Her comments about shooting the 3 too quick in the second when the plan was to go inside got them off thei game plan. She ended by complimenting CW were highly. So here’s my comments to my fellow BYers- MM was matter of fact exactly like GENO is after a loss, while Geno will give Kudos to the other team, MM will always be reluctant to do that for her own mental edge (hence calling UConn “the team” and not using our name). She DID NOT throw her players under the bus. I get the history and far too many people here extremely dislike her, however she is a GREAT coach (yes, our nemesis) and she takes losses personally, which is what motivates her and her team. This team is still one of the 2 best in WCBB, and she knows that as we all do. So please be more rational in your criticism of this video. [/QUOTE]

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