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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4068582, member: 6620"] Fair points. I've tweaked initial post to include that play was physical. Was it initiated by Laimbeer instructions (for this game)? Maybe. I can say that Young, while a physical player, is generarlly not known for that kind of defense game-in and game-out, whether at ND, with the Aces or on the U.S. 3 vs. 3 team. She's a great athlete and can beat people to the spot. That said, D is known for some physical tricks of the trade as well: she may be the best at knowing how to use her offhand to create space on drives. Not a criticism, just a common observation. And, lastly, the refs were all over the place on calls. They let some plays go (Shay Peddy virtually got body slammed with no call) while other calls were ticky tack (Kelsey Plum stuck her butt out after coming down from a jumper to draw a call and Bri Turner was called for a reach-out touch after Wilson had passed the ball 20 ft. from the basket.) My point is that the in-your face/on your body stuff led to a turnaround on many fronts. And D -- as she has so many times -- ultimately used it to her team's and her advantage. As the announcers said, "don't stick the bear." Well done. [/QUOTE]