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#6
#6
mcannon1 said:
Limited practice until November 3rd.
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Yes, and that means as coaches run these limited workouts they are noting which players need extra work in certain areas, and it will be completely those players' responsibility to put that work in on their own. Kim has likely already decided which players she needs to become "obsessed" with improving certain skills like 3-pt shooting, ballhandling, rebounding ... or getting into better condition overall.

It sounds to me like her biggest concern is not having enough true 3-pt deadeyes for her comfort, and she needs some players to want to fill that role so desperately that they make it their mission over the next few months to become deeply feared assassins from beyond the arc.

We need AT LEAST two players, and preferably four, who scare the ish out of opposing defenses from deep so that it opens up the paint. If this coming season is going to be a success, we're going to have to knock 'em down from deep. That will be everything.
 
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lvocd said:
Yes, and that means as coaches run these limited workouts they are noting which players need extra work in certain areas, and it will be completely those players' responsibility to put that work in on their own. Kim has likely already decided which players she needs to become "obsessed" with improving certain skills like 3-pt shooting, ballhandling, rebounding ... or getting into better condition overall.

It sounds to me like her biggest concern is not having enough true 3-pt deadeyes for her comfort, and she needs some players to want to fill that role so desperately that they make it their mission over the next few months to become deeply feared assassins from beyond the arc.

We need AT LEAST two players, and preferably four, who scare the ish out of opposing defenses from deep so that it opens up the paint. If this coming season is going to be a success, we're going to have to knock 'em down from deep. That will be everything.
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She's got several who can hit. 35-40% or better.... But for them to do so, they will have to have the green light that was given to Darby last year. ..Also you can't give a green light 1 day and tell him it's a bad shot the next day. That is the mistake prior coaches made... If she does something like that, her shooters will be reluctant to take that shot. . . . I teach offense and one thing I stress is that there are 3 scoring areas; inside the paint, mid-range and outside the arc. And you have to have the mentality to score from wherever is open. Not just 1 or 2 areas, but all 3..
 
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Coach Jumper said:
She's got several who can hit. 35-40% or better.... But for them to do so, they will have to have the green light that was given to Darby last year. ..Also you can't give a green light 1 day and tell him it's a bad shot the next day. That is the mistake prior coaches made... If she does something like that, her shooters will be reluctant to take that shot. . . . I teach offense and one thing I stress is that there are 3 scoring areas; inside the paint, mid-range and outside the arc. And you have to have the mentality to score from wherever is open. Not just 1 or 2 areas, but all 3..
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Hell of a good post Coach, keep em coming.

I so agree.....Coach Kim has the know how and will have several 3 point gunners ready to wreak havoc on their foes....

By around the 5th game, when the pack is completely game comfortable with playing press for the full court, we're going to see some serious Kim at work...
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3-point point percentages are padded against poor teams, for example in the first NCAA game the coach decided to pack the lane and not contest the 3-pt line. against Texas and tightly defended very low percentage. Coach talks about wanting to improve 4 or 5 points a game. (particularly on close games)

Robertson, playing for a bad team last year 33% ; Wolfenbarger took zero 3-shots at LSU last year after being considered a good 3-pt shooter (Coach noted focus currently). returning players Cooper 28% Spearman 30% 24 of 80 , had she made 5/6 more of the 56 misses the percentage would have been 37%, which near Spencer’s andSpear’s percentage.
 
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stllvf said:
3-point point percentages are padded against poor teams, for example in the first NCAA game the coach decided to pack the lane and not contest the 3-pt line. against Texas and tightly defended very low percentage. Coach talks about wanting to improve 4 or 5 points a game. (particularly on close games)

Robertson, playing for a bad team last year 33% ; Wolfenbarger took zero 3-shots at LSU last year after being considered a good 3-pt shooter (Coach noted focus currently). returning players Cooper 28% Spearman 30% 24 of 80 , had she made 5/6 more of the 56 misses the percentage would have been 37%, which near Spencer’s andSpear’s percentage.
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We’ve got a couple of freshmen also…
 
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StorrsCentral said:
I'm sure limited practices change to full practices well before Nov 3 since their first game is on Nov 7 against East Tennessee.
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You are right.
For the 2025-2026 season, NCAA women's basketball regular practice can begin 42 days before a team's first regular-season game.

Based on a planned season start date of November 3, 2025, regular practice for many teams will likely begin around Monday, September 22, 2025.
 
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