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My observations which are probably not worth the virtual page upon which they are written...
Collier’s defense early was a bit/somewhat lacking and I assume that was her being overly hesitant to get called for a foul early on. In her defense, the refs in the women’s game in my opinion do a poor job of calling big or tall players. The whistle is often blown prematurely.
With just over a minute left in the fourth, Ebo got a much needed offensive rebound and kicked it out to Celeste. Instead of running down the clock she took a quick shot giving the ball back to Kansas who scored a three. That got them to within 7 which could have been disastrous. JAT did the same thing the next time down but thankfully got the foul. But Kansas cut the lead to 5.
With 2 minutes to go we went from up 12 to up 5. This could/should have been a 12+ point win had we slowed down in the final two minutes.
But it all worked out as Lambert went 4/4 from the charity stripe.
I know many of us want/expect blow outs. But a win is a win. This was a good game. We were in control for most of it. It will be interesting to see how we match up when both teams have their full roster available.
Although this is a team that, understandably, relies heavily on Charli, we actually have multiple good offensive options. I think that is our area of greatest opportunity.
(For those who don’t know me, I’m an undefeated club ball coach. I stopped coaching years ago when my daughter stopped wanting to play. I went to school with several of the players from our NC team. Friends with a few D1 coaches. Most coaches cannot mention much of the private things that might have contributed to poor performance. Don’t assume a bad game or bad loss wasn’t warranted by what might have been happening off court in the players personal lives. Love this program and this sport always. I sucked when I played. Like really sucked.)
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Last edited: Jan 15, 2021