Right up there with her rim-clangers, I'm so tired of Joyner dribbling 2 on 1 and NEVER passing the ball, just barreling to the rim for either a miss or a charge...
I get the feeling that KA doesn't listen to her asistants... Furthermore as long as you're jerking people in and out constantly it disrupts/prevents continuity regardless of the offense you run. It's also very taxing on the players from a mental aspect.
One of the strategies that teams are taking on the Horns now is to deny the ball reversal pass. Ball reversal is a common and exceptionally effective strategy. Aston preaches it and we sporadically do it well. WV denied ALL the passes from the dribbler but really hurt on us wanting to change sides of the court. When that happens, one of the best strategies is to beat the defensive player off the dribble and force the opposing denying players to help on the drive. This opens up options to make plays. Unfortunately, other than Sutton we don't have the players to simply win off the dribble. Higgs would have eaten that defensive strategy alive. Hopefully with her back next year...…...and Taylor seeming to be able to drive as well...……..but wait...…….that is NEXT YEAR again. Teams will continue to play deny defense until we figure out how to minimize it.
