wvitbear said:

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When do they have time to do this. On the road the next 5 days. I think that by going to Michele and Marta, they are doing this. And if Michele can stay in the game it might work. I don't think Lulu going to her left will happen over night.

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HoopDreams said:

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I think all college coaches work on new actions, plays, options every week

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RedlessWardrobe said:

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HoopDreams said:

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I think all college coaches work on new actions, plays, options every week

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I agree with you. But it seems like we're running the same stuff. Again, I'm not a coach so there's a definite chance I missed it. Just hope that we see something new.

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HoopDreams said:

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2 games ago I actually saw a guard attempting a pick n roll pass to Mady

Unfortunately one was a bounce pass at his knees resulting in a turnover

One was a over the top pass that resulted in an easy layup

Then there was a third successful PnR by Rytis I think it was a pocket pass

I don't remember any attempts last game which makes sense as it was against a zone

I know coaches have been trying to install this since the pre-season but I don't think our players are good at it

Last season Aimaq and Tyson ran it all day and all night

RedlessWardrobe said:

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HoopDreams said:

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I think all college coaches work on new actions, plays, options every week

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I agree with you. But it seems like we're running the same stuff. Again, I'm not a coach so there's a definite chance I missed it. Just hope that we see something new.

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ClayK said:

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It's a tough time of year. Teams have done some serious scouting by now, and players' strengths and weaknesses are obvious to all.

So yes, you could add a wrinkle but the player has to be able to execute it. (For example, some players can shoot threes and go right but really can't go left. You can add something that makes her go left, but if she can't execute, the play doesn't matter.)

Also, part of coaching is anticipating adjustments. So we play a team tonight we played a couple weeks ago. We took away something they do offensively, so I'm assuming they'll counter our adjustment -- which means we're going to try to be ready for the counter. And since we did well against their 1-3-1, I don't expect to see that.

Yes, it sounds simple to "put in some options" and "change things up," but things are never as simple as they seem. And you can look at it this way too: We're ranked in the top 25 doing what we do -- and now you want us to do something else?

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ClayK said:

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It's a tough time of year. Teams have done some serious scouting by now, and players' strengths and weaknesses are obvious to all.

So yes, you could add a wrinkle but the player has to be able to execute it. (For example, some players can shoot threes and go right but really can't go left. You can add something that makes her go left, but if she can't execute, the play doesn't matter.)

Also, part of coaching is anticipating adjustments. So we play a team tonight we played a couple weeks ago. We took away something they do offensively, so I'm assuming they'll counter our adjustment -- which means we're going to try to be ready for the counter. And since we did well against their 1-3-1, I don't expect to see that.

Yes, it sounds simple to "put in some options" and "change things up," but things are never as simple as they seem. And you can look at it this way too: We're ranked in the top 25 doing what we do -- and now you want us to do something else?

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wvitbear said:

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I questioned whether Lulu could go left this year. i think she needs to work on that in the off season. Kelsey Plum used to go left all the time but she learned that when she went right ashe would do a pivot and go left again. My Lulu point was that you are limited in what can put into the system as your players may not be able to do it.

I personally think that travel has a lot to do with it. No one answered my question about which day the team travels back for their Thursday game.

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ClayK said:

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I wasn't referring to Lulu directly as few players are the complete package. You can force them to do what they do relatively poorly.

I also think there's an overemphasis on plays and motions and strategy. Yes, they're helpful, but the key is to have good players who are effective against other good players -- that is, they can do what they do (score, rebound, defend) in almost all situations.

Also, remember that once you run a play, the other coach knows what it is and will react. If you add an option going into a game, it might work once, could work twice but won't be any better than what you already have after that.

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