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LisaG
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Dawn deployed an interesting tactic by denying Nika the ball inbounds, forcing others to bring it up to front court, taking time off the clock before we could get into our offensive flow. Other coaches may try to do this, however Geno & staff are probably creating a counter to it as I'll bet it's attempted again as we get deeper into the NCAA tourney, especially with some of the top teams.
As i said in the chat, the -6 points (Geno's T, 2 missed FT, and the 2 FTs by Cooke on the missed inbounds call) were frustrating, and adding the no calls on Boston, no calls on Lou's defender, I'm still impressed by the result. Of course I wanted a W, however the team showed a lot of tenacity, grit, and a mental toughness today. Seems as they got a bit of their mojo back, as there were fewer WTH plays, and they all seemed dialed in. Ayanna may still be a bit lost on offense, however she mixed it up with the SC bigs, and that spared AE and Dorka for a bit.
Watching Nika on the bench after she fouled out - she will run thru a wall for this team, her eyes were steely as hell, there were a few $%^ with Lou, but you know what, I'll take her any day, and watch out if we're matched up with SC again.
And yeah, Geno's technical was a bit ill-timed, however it's not like he does this often. I don't know what he was complaining about, perhaps the bumping, but he stood up for the team in a game that won't affect much right now.
A few days rest and recovery, and onto Marquette.
As i said in the chat, the -6 points (Geno's T, 2 missed FT, and the 2 FTs by Cooke on the missed inbounds call) were frustrating, and adding the no calls on Boston, no calls on Lou's defender, I'm still impressed by the result. Of course I wanted a W, however the team showed a lot of tenacity, grit, and a mental toughness today. Seems as they got a bit of their mojo back, as there were fewer WTH plays, and they all seemed dialed in. Ayanna may still be a bit lost on offense, however she mixed it up with the SC bigs, and that spared AE and Dorka for a bit.
Watching Nika on the bench after she fouled out - she will run thru a wall for this team, her eyes were steely as hell, there were a few $%^ with Lou, but you know what, I'll take her any day, and watch out if we're matched up with SC again.
And yeah, Geno's technical was a bit ill-timed, however it's not like he does this often. I don't know what he was complaining about, perhaps the bumping, but he stood up for the team in a game that won't affect much right now.
A few days rest and recovery, and onto Marquette.