bradley
PhD Student
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Age: 74
Reg: 01-15-16
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12-07-19 07:26 PM - Post#294044
In response to Tiger69
The Tiger women consistently play hard team defense with rarely taking off a play. They have a height advantage over most teams but Littlefield at 5'8" is the second leading rebounder at 6.4 per game which says a lot about focus and attitude. The Tiger women dominate every defensive category in the aggregate.
They do not dominate on the offensive end primarily due to poor 3 pt shooting and overall FG percentage. Carla has work to do with the team on the offensive side of the ball but she obviously believes in Defense and Rebounding.
I watch Jaelin, Johns, Wright and other Tiger guards play defense and it is either ability, I doubt, or focus/effort. Richmond will hold his own against any IL center on the defensive end but the other 4 guys on the court need his focus and effort. It kind of takes me back to Cannady -- he had the ability to play defense but not the focus. Ultimately, it is on the coaching staff. Probably, Wiesz/Cook/Miller would not accept the lack of defensive intensity.
Wish that I could watch the women tonight but cannot. This game will be a real test but should be on replay on ESPN+.
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