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Message: [QUOTE="hjoerring, post: 3022969, member: 3630"] Tonyc, I share your dx of the team's woes, [B]and I particularly like the fact that you avoided (as always) falling into the black hole that so many are willing to offer themselves[/B]. It might be as you say a slump or, tired legs, playing half court bb which isn't suited for them (see the number of blocked shots suffered under the basket), lack of 3pt shooting, and a few players who are fundamentally uncomfortable with the offense. By the latter I am thinking that the offense-defense schemes are really too complex for some-- resulting in reaction time problems. I am also incline to say that Uconn's practice/strategy of carrying just a few players and thus relying on 5 starters is taking a beating. This goes beyond bench development. A lot of other teams have players who can come in to change the game, be it shooting, defense, etc, but we do not. And teams have gotten very athletic. It's useless to compare current and past teams. Our current team should be compared to teams playing today-- and they are just not as athletic, for whatever reasons. I am thinking that we will see more of these performances until the core players get their legs/mojo back. I would not like to see (anyone) Pheesa's legs get tired out as we advance. And, while many here will disagree (contrarily as they have become) I am delighted at the progress ONO is making. Obviously, strength is her problem on offense. [/QUOTE]