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Message: [QUOTE="DataNerd, post: 4820513, member: 4172"] Good points all. Defensive skills take among the most time and effort to master, especially for first year players acclimating to the collegiate game with our strength of schedule. It takes time and lots of in-game reps to master. Higher opposition FG percentages don't necessarily equate to poor defense. Sometimes the other team is hot or hotter than us; distribution of individual scoring often reflects this. Tiffany Hayes used to take affront when she was left open so teams could double-up on Maya, and she'd usually rain 3s to express this. Contrasting defensive RBs signals how aggressively we're attacking the boards and boxing out, especially against taller teams. That's pure desire. Ditto for assists/FGs made: if their ratio is high, then we're not obstructing the passing lanes, communicating defensive shifts and such. Were we as conditioned, attentive, aggressive, and dedicated during our first college semesters? [/QUOTE]