Went back & watched the Fla &UCAN't Games and.....

[OrangeBeachVol]

Yes TN1111, U Conn runs a text book half court offense. All 5 players in motion, more passing than dribbling. Lots of dribbling equals TO's. Since TN does not have good dribblers the offense would greatly benefit from more passing.

 

[madtownvol]

Came to several conclusions: Fla showed the rest of the world how to play the LV....attack the point guard....rattle her....turn her over.... so that the offense becomes totally discombobulated .....if and when they get into an offensive set there has be a hurried shot because the time clock has run down.....as a result rarely does the ball go inside to Key and if they try it there are rarely clear passing lanes and it results in a turnover;they are playing too slow in their half court offensive setups ( when they are able to get one set up )......too much dribbling and one -on -one play.....need quick ,crisp passes and movement from weak side to strong side faster to create some passing lanes to the post; and as a result ,this team has lost confidence in each other and as a team. .And imo, the lost confidence is the bigger problem to fix and that starts with getting the point guards to get the LV's in an offensive set without turning the ball over and then seeing the ball go thru the hole from more than one player .I will get down off my soapbox now and listen to other more capable analysts conclusions.......

Well, Auburn before that. Basically, this is called scouting. Teams saw that LVs struggled against ball pressure and made that a major part of the game, if they had the players to do it. The next shoe to drop. The LVs defensive scheme relied in channeling players into the key, where KEY awaited to swat away the opponents shots. Well, if you have a post who can hit jumpers, you can pull Key out of the key and suddenly the LVs look more vulnerable on defense.

those problems would not be insurmountable if the LVs could shoot a decent %. Against,, Uconn, the LVs got plenty of stops but seldom could score themselves.

A lot depends on Rae getting her groove back and forming a 1-2 punch with Jordan. I think the team is going to figure out the ball pressure problem. When Uconn pressed, it did not bother the LVs as much as before. Some adjustments in the defensive scheme are also needed to compensate for Key pulled away from the post. These are fixable problems.,

 

[djtee]

And part of the problem to me and i could me wrong just my opinion. Right now it seems we cant win or stay close when Key is out of the game? There are times when KJH needs to take Key out for some reason fouls or not playing well but she can`t it seems like. And if she do it`s not very long, I have been thinking about this after the UConn game. I just think we need to roll the dice and play Emily and Striplin because Key can`t continue play passive.

 

[JFP]

Hurrah for you!. Key has beautiful shot away from the basket and can shoot over almost anyone. Practice as a forward might be the answer.
What a waste to have her fight constantly for passes she is not going to get constantly. That role is enough to wear anyone out soon for it is frustrating and causes unnecessary fouls as she tires. Maybe she has not been taught another possibility of her game? She needs some work with a coach like coach Jumper who has a good record as a coach for bigs. Against the major competition, she is already leaving the post position to go out and guard bigs who score in the same way she has the talent to do. Tennessee has had tall players who could win games under the basket. Some could dunk the ball. Candace Parker is a winner in dunking competitions. Key is one who it seems would be very skillful out in the paint as occasion presents itself. Success would lead to more confidence and enjoyment for the game. Key very possibly could be the "key" in a slightly different role. No one expects her to dunk the ball but she is very, very good.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Point guards are turnover machines. Then they try to go under the basket for layups and either miss them or get them crammed down their throats. Florida and Ole Miss exposed them and now everyone else knows how to beat us.

Ole Miss provided the key, Auburn capitalized and Florida turned up the heat. UConn just allowed us to simmer in our own misery.

 

[chuckiepoo]

The SEC has become a basketball league as well as a football league where any conference member can beat others at any time.

You must not watch much football…

 

[Rickster]

Came to several conclusions: Fla showed the rest of the world how to play the LV....attack the point guard....rattle her....turn her over.... so that the offense becomes totally discombobulated .....if and when they get into an offensive set there has be a hurried shot because the time clock has run down.....as a result rarely does the ball go inside to Key and if they try it there are rarely clear passing lanes and it results in a turnover;they are playing too slow in their half court offensive setups ( when they are able to get one set up )......too much dribbling and one -on -one play.....need quick ,crisp passes and movement from weak side to strong side faster to create some passing lanes to the post; and as a result ,this team has lost confidence in each other and as a team. .And imo, the lost confidence is the bigger problem to fix and that starts with getting the point guards to get the LV's in an offensive set without turning the ball over and then seeing the ball go thru the hole from more than one player .I will get down off my soapbox now and listen to other more capable analysts conclusions.......

I think you nailed it on all counts.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Slow ball movement, poor-half-court play, poor team offensive play has been this program's biggest problem going all the way back to Summitt. Her teams had the same problem. Indeed, one of the very first times that I watched UConn, with its new coach Auriemma, play UT, many years ago, was that while Tennessee had the better talent, UConn ran a better and more efficent half-court offense than we did. It was very noticeable. Faster ball movement, much better, crisper passing, better shots. We relied more on our individual talent to score--just as we do now with Horston. This has been our problem for 20 years. We have very seldom played good team offense. Summitt won titles with defense and rebounding; offensive team play and shooting was not our strength. Shooting has seldom been our strength--and this problem continued with Warlick and continues today. Why, I don't know. Mind, you need players who can create and score off the dribble--but if your offense consists of mostly one player doing that you're not going to beat anybody good. Key is not a player to run our offense through, because she's not a scorer--but if the ball movement were kicker she might get a few more looks down low then she does now and we could get everyone a bit more involved in the offense--and she can kick balls out to shooters. And just all needs to happen more QUICKLY. Quick ball movement pulls defenders out of position and is how you get open 3-point looks: We ought to know as Auburn did that to us all night, as did Arkansas. Of course offense is only half the problem; our defense has also deteriorated over the last few games.

Paragraphs are yer friends….

 

[chuckiepoo]

The issue may very well be that we respond a game to late. Like there is no one assigned to cross scout our games.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Hurrah for you!. Key has beautiful shot away from the basket and can shoot over almost anyone. Practice as a forward might be the answer.
What a waste to have her fight constantly for passes she is not going to get constantly. That role is enough to wear anyone out soon for it is frustrating and causes unnecessary fouls as she tires. Maybe she has not been taught another possibility of her game? She needs some work with a coach like coach Jumper who has a good record as a coach for bigs. Against the major competition, she is already leaving the post position to go out and guard bigs who score in the same way she has the talent to do. Tennessee has had tall players who could win games under the basket. Some could dunk the ball. Candace Parker is a winner in dunking competitions. Key is one who it seems would be very skillful out in the paint as occasion presents itself. Success would lead to more confidence and enjoyment for the game. Key very possibly could be the "key" in a slightly different role. No one expects her to dunk the ball but she is very, very good.

Ripping to the rim for a keyhole slam? TBA would go nuts!!!
This paint right here? I own it!
…she really needs to work on her finger wag…

 

[feathersax]

Came to several conclusions: Fla showed the rest of the world how to play the LV....attack the point guard....rattle her....turn her over.... so that the offense becomes totally discombobulated .....if and when they get into an offensive set there has be a hurried shot because the time clock has run down.....as a result rarely does the ball go inside to Key and if they try it there are rarely clear passing lanes and it results in a turnover;they are playing too slow in their half court offensive setups ( when they are able to get one set up )......too much dribbling and one -on -one play.....need quick ,crisp passes and movement from weak side to strong side faster to create some passing lanes to the post; and as a result ,this team has lost confidence in each other and as a team. .And imo, the lost confidence is the bigger problem to fix and that starts with getting the point guards to get the LV's in an offensive set without turning the ball over and then seeing the ball go thru the hole from more than one player .I will get down off my soapbox now and listen to other more capable analysts conclusions.......

You are a patient analyst (& maybe glutton for punishment) for re-watching both those debacles. Spot on with your summary.