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[QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4479452, member: 12088"]
Here's why I don't sweat the turnovers [B]at this moment[/B], and why I think Geno isn't overly worried -- though he'll definitely give the players an earful about it. There seems to be 3 kinds:

1. goof ups -- dribbling off one's feet, throwing over someone's head, etc
2. rushing the break with overly risky passes
3. ill-advised passes into a packed paint area.

#1 will work itself out in practice, to the extent it can be. #2 & 3 will get sorted out in the conference schedule. I think #2 is what CD (and maybe Geno, too?) had in mind when she talked about the cost of a high assist motion offense. We'll get more efficient at this, especially after our starting lineup settles down. Similarly, #3 is partly a function of Azzi's absence. When she's back and we're shooting the lights out from three different positions, packing the paint against us will no longer be possible, and some of those turnovers will go away. Caroline's return to form will also tend to alleviate #3.

If we're still turning the ball over at this rate in March, then I will be worried, because it will mean we have deeper problems at that point.
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