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Message: [QUOTE="jazz, post: 3819822, member: 10942"] My 2 cents on the overall game and guard play Not the best game we ever played. Just hung around for the most part. But this was our first test and on the road. TN is a big team and we may struggle against bigger teams at least until AE is ready for big minutes. I’m happy that despite the fact we just can’t shoot the ball well, we still find a way to win. We can’t make FTs either. If we just hit our normal %, which I think is 70%, we win my double digits on the road. Missed three early jumpers where we were wide open. I don’t mind AG or Liv shooting them, just not so early in the shot clock. Gave up a lot of boards in the 1st Qtr and then I think we won the battle of the boards thereafter. Playing more zone and looked pretty good though. 3pt defense needs to improve but we still played very well on defense considering the home team only scored 61 points and shot roughly 37%. But to be fair, that number is skewed by Horston and Walker who shot a combined 2 for 20. The rest of the team shot roughly 50% - not so good! But TN has good players too. PB – ok she didn’t shoot well but I’m happy she isn’t scared to shoot and try to take over. It is obvious now that the team is looking for her to lead and take big shots. Loved the double clutch bank shot – most players never develop this and she already has it. Barely missed on several shots. I really think she got gassed which caused her to miss. TN played her tough the entire game and made her play defense as well. She really showed up on defense where she was very disruptive with her length. Will not get the credit for it, but caused 3 turnovers by my recollection (not counting the steals was credited with). Nothing easy for the opposing team. Gutty performance and obviously the big shot at the end to ice the game. We will remember that for years to come! CW – Terrific game on the offensive end but she gives up so much defensively. She is really good when she is good and then she throws up bricks. Anyway, we have to live with that trade-off. EW – Played more guard in the game and damn does she look good! Wow. Gets in the lane at will and hits the short pull up. Drains the three. Too bad she couldn’t do that in the late 4th – maybe she got gassed too. Before this she had a terrific stretch where she scored, rebounded and hit a shot. Played good defense in not allowing penetration but a bit late in covering the 3pt shooter. She is starting to become a force and it could not have been easy to perform well in this game with all the emotions going through her. This tells me she has some ice in her veins. Great all around game. Think we need a guard (either NM or Saylor) to give us some minutes because to me, PB and EW looked gassed at some points in the game. Would PB have made that 3 pointer if she didn’t have the rest she had to take for the ankle injury?? [/QUOTE]

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