I suspect so, in the way of, "Everyone give max effort all the time. This is prep, these games are our only chance to practice. Everyone's going to play and we're going to use all the combinations, but for us to get better I need you to play like it matters for the whole game."
I see little things in her game that she is doing much better. One thing is that she is making quick, decisive moves when she gets the ball instead of trying all of these time-consuming moves that allow help defense to arrive.
Also, the way she is blocking out her opponent. She has had this horrible habit of facing her opponent just to keep her off the boards instead of putting her back on the player to move her out. I haven't seen nearly as much of that, although I saw it once today.
Another thing is that she is not leaving her feet to try to block shots and not trying to block every shot. She actually got called for a foul today when she was standing there and the opponent just ran into her. She really has done a much better job of staying out of foul trouble because of this.
I loved the little story about her having her arms in the air in the hallway and asking Geno if she was doing it right and him telling her to get some deodorant. I think she really likes interacting with him. I can only imagine how much better she would be if she had played for him for four years.
