Ask any coach... an ugly win is better than a pretty loss, however, there are varying levels of ugliness and last night we set a new record on ugly.At the end of the 1st half, our defense had given up a mere 4 points and we sat on a comfortable 23 point lead. But as we quickly learned, no lead is safe when a team loses it's focus.
We gave up 16 points in the 3rd quarter and were outscored 35-24 in the second half.
Defensively, we must to be able to recognize when our help & recover defense has 'a little too much help and not enough recover'... we gave up seven 3's in the 2nd half. Their #4 hit six 3's in the 2nd half due to her defender being out of position to contest the shot.
Offensively, we need to remember to play the game at the speed and pace we are comfortable with based on the personnel we have on the court at the time. Too many times last night, we allowed ourselves to play at their speed and at their pace which caused a lot of quick shots (most of which missed) rather than running our offense.
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