madtownvol
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Oh my, had the Lvs not accomplished a comeback victory, this board would have 100+ new threads all making the same point- Holly must go; the program is dead: BOYCOTT the LVs and on and on.
After a major win, it's more or less quiet on the western front with a few posters still wanting to make really tired jabs about how Holly scratches her head and puts her hands on her hips.
[This obsession with Holly's mannerism is just weird. Many coaches have their quirks; Muffet squatted through whole game; Kim Mulkey is a total basket case on the sidelines and Geno is a just a jerk. Everyone is quirky].
Holly made some good adjustments particularly in recognizing that ND was not defending us very well when our slashing players attacked the basket. Though the announcers, even Kara, kept insisting the Mercedes must touch the ball on every possession, it worked to the LVs advantage to have Diamond, Jamie, and Jordan go at the ND defenders when they had a driving lane. {I am not sure why ND did not play more zone and pack the paint since the LVs are not much of threat from outside but...)
The LVs made some excellent defensive adjustments in the 2nd half and stopped letting ND get easy baskets on back cuts. There 2nd half was an impressive defensive display.
One bright spot is that LVs got this win without firing on all cylinders.
Diamond had her best game of the season 20pts. 4 assists and only TO.
Jordan was definitely in her A zone.
Mercedes was solid but she could have had a bigger impact, particularly in the 1st half when ND started to pull away
Jamie, though she hit the game winner, was not playing at her best.
Nunn did well in her time.
Middleton made one great play -- the pass to Nunn but committed TOs and defensive mistakes and missed open shots.
I give credit to Meme for hitting 2 big 3 (and one being very clutch with the game on the line) but overall she can play better as well.
But the overall team defense in the 2nd defense and some decent shooting did just enough to get the LVs their biggest win in quite some time.
I am not convinced about the "this is a win the team can build on" which was said after the Stanford and Ky wins.
This LV team can come out and shoot 33% for a game and it almost impossible to beat a decent caliber opponent on such nights.
However, if they take away from this game, that high pressure defense can keep them in a game no matter what, they become less enigmatic.
One thing they can take from this game is that even with essentially a 7 player rotation, they can play hard for 40 minutes. Fitness is not an issue for this team.
After a major win, it's more or less quiet on the western front with a few posters still wanting to make really tired jabs about how Holly scratches her head and puts her hands on her hips.
[This obsession with Holly's mannerism is just weird. Many coaches have their quirks; Muffet squatted through whole game; Kim Mulkey is a total basket case on the sidelines and Geno is a just a jerk. Everyone is quirky].
Holly made some good adjustments particularly in recognizing that ND was not defending us very well when our slashing players attacked the basket. Though the announcers, even Kara, kept insisting the Mercedes must touch the ball on every possession, it worked to the LVs advantage to have Diamond, Jamie, and Jordan go at the ND defenders when they had a driving lane. {I am not sure why ND did not play more zone and pack the paint since the LVs are not much of threat from outside but...)
The LVs made some excellent defensive adjustments in the 2nd half and stopped letting ND get easy baskets on back cuts. There 2nd half was an impressive defensive display.
One bright spot is that LVs got this win without firing on all cylinders.
Diamond had her best game of the season 20pts. 4 assists and only TO.
Jordan was definitely in her A zone.
Mercedes was solid but she could have had a bigger impact, particularly in the 1st half when ND started to pull away
Jamie, though she hit the game winner, was not playing at her best.
Nunn did well in her time.
Middleton made one great play -- the pass to Nunn but committed TOs and defensive mistakes and missed open shots.
I give credit to Meme for hitting 2 big 3 (and one being very clutch with the game on the line) but overall she can play better as well.
But the overall team defense in the 2nd defense and some decent shooting did just enough to get the LVs their biggest win in quite some time.
I am not convinced about the "this is a win the team can build on" which was said after the Stanford and Ky wins.
This LV team can come out and shoot 33% for a game and it almost impossible to beat a decent caliber opponent on such nights.
However, if they take away from this game, that high pressure defense can keep them in a game no matter what, they become less enigmatic.
One thing they can take from this game is that even with essentially a 7 player rotation, they can play hard for 40 minutes. Fitness is not an issue for this team.
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