Tonyc
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Ive watched a bunch of games over the past couple of weeks and I dont think there is a clear cut front runner for number 1. There are a bunch of teams that could win it all but not one head and shoulders better then any other team. Every team has its flaws. I watched team execution, defense, offense, go to players, bench players, etc and no team seems to have the consistency and chemistry to play 40 minutes in every game.
At this point in the season I think we look for improvement and development of teams. Good coaches know their teams/players weakness's and they will work to correct those. Some of the games I watched yesterday I saw offenses just run down the court and make layups and in many cases miss layups when almost totally unguarded. I watched players miss wide open shots badly. I watched freshman make ill advised passes, take shots they shouldnt have, foul where it wasnt necessary. I watched veteran teams with experience lose and teams will a bunch of underclassman win. Those two things will change as the season goes on. If they dont change it will catch up with them.
So when the polls come out each and every week understand they are the pollsters opinion just like when you post who you think the top teams are that is your opinon. We all have different opinions of who is number 1 in any given week. There are alot of things that the top teams must have that the others dont have. Team ball, poise, Chemistry continunity, confidence, coaching, consistency on both sides of the ball, a go do player(s). Freshman may be good and get alot of playtime however remember they are freshman and will fall back into their comfort zone when enough pressure is put on them. All freshman need time to be developed which will allow them to play within their teams system without having to think, just react. They may be able to play their position however when playing against more experienced college players and in the heat of the moment they will falter because of lack of experience and confidence.
So over then next few weeks I will look at how teams execute and player/team development. I will look for team balance in scoring rebounding and defense. For UConn I look for Anna to shoot more and look for her shot. I look for everybody to take a second when shooting layups and focus on making their layups and not rushing them for fear of having them blocked or being fouled. I look for Griff to score and have a scorers mentality I look for Liv to go strong to the hoop. Kyla needs to shoot when shes open. If we work on those things I think we will be fine. We know our future is bright and we cant wait for the next few years as we will be loaded with talent however it is this year and this year we need to get better in order to win a NC.
At this point in the season I think we look for improvement and development of teams. Good coaches know their teams/players weakness's and they will work to correct those. Some of the games I watched yesterday I saw offenses just run down the court and make layups and in many cases miss layups when almost totally unguarded. I watched players miss wide open shots badly. I watched freshman make ill advised passes, take shots they shouldnt have, foul where it wasnt necessary. I watched veteran teams with experience lose and teams will a bunch of underclassman win. Those two things will change as the season goes on. If they dont change it will catch up with them.
So when the polls come out each and every week understand they are the pollsters opinion just like when you post who you think the top teams are that is your opinon. We all have different opinions of who is number 1 in any given week. There are alot of things that the top teams must have that the others dont have. Team ball, poise, Chemistry continunity, confidence, coaching, consistency on both sides of the ball, a go do player(s). Freshman may be good and get alot of playtime however remember they are freshman and will fall back into their comfort zone when enough pressure is put on them. All freshman need time to be developed which will allow them to play within their teams system without having to think, just react. They may be able to play their position however when playing against more experienced college players and in the heat of the moment they will falter because of lack of experience and confidence.
So over then next few weeks I will look at how teams execute and player/team development. I will look for team balance in scoring rebounding and defense. For UConn I look for Anna to shoot more and look for her shot. I look for everybody to take a second when shooting layups and focus on making their layups and not rushing them for fear of having them blocked or being fouled. I look for Griff to score and have a scorers mentality I look for Liv to go strong to the hoop. Kyla needs to shoot when shes open. If we work on those things I think we will be fine. We know our future is bright and we cant wait for the next few years as we will be loaded with talent however it is this year and this year we need to get better in order to win a NC.
