WBB vs EWU
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:06 pm
Lose by 2. I don't know how you continually let a player dribble right down under the basket for an easy put up. Did it like 4 times in OT...
What ended up the winning points, they let her literally run the length of the floor for a lay up, right after taking the lead back. Not a good look today on defense.
It seems that they also need to practice stopping the ball. It seemed like EWU dribbled the ball full court for a layup time after time and our players stood aside and watched them.Ilikecats wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:54 amBinford has to get this team focused on defense and set the tone that if you don’t play defense you don’t get on the court. Crazy that players seem to have their career highs against the Bobcats. Number 12 from EWU was dropping 3’s like no one was covering her! That’s because she was wide open. The sad part is we never adjusted and seemed surprised that she would be taking the last shot in regulation?
Lundberg is an offensive wizard, problem is her defense is very poor! Happy to see Martell back on the court, but if she can’t play defense, she shouldn’t be out there. End of the day, what are our assistant coaches doing? I officially agree, we’re missing Coach Harris!
I have watched (streaming) many of the women’s games this year and am not all that knowledgeable on the intricacies of the game. I am, however, impressed with Hilborne’s hustle & athleticism but she seems to be losing playing time with the come backs of Martel & Van Sickle. Is it fair to say that she is the opposite of Martel, no offense but great defense?Ilikecats wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:54 amBinford has to get this team focused on defense and set the tone that if you don’t play defense you don’t get on the court. Crazy that players seem to have their career highs against the Bobcats. Number 12 from EWU was dropping 3’s like no one was covering her! That’s because she was wide open. The sad part is we never adjusted and seemed surprised that she would be taking the last shot in regulation?
Lundberg is an offensive wizard, problem is her defense is very poor! Happy to see Martell back on the court, but if she can’t play defense, she shouldn’t be out there. End of the day, what are our assistant coaches doing? I officially agree, we’re missing Coach Harris!
I watched Kamden Hilborn play high school basketball for three years. Great athlete, and great athletes are always great defender if they have desire, which she does. Great ball handler and leader. Her bugaboo has always been shooting. I’m not sure why, but it could be she’s too intense and doesn’t relax her shoulders. Whenever she was in a big game, however, she usually shot very well.arvcat2 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:17 pmI have watched (streaming) many of the women’s games this year and am not all that knowledgeable on the intricacies of the game. I am, however, impressed with Hilborne’s hustle & athleticism but she seems to be losing playing time with the come backs of Martel & Van Sickle. Is it fair to say that she is the opposite of Martel, no offense but great defense?Ilikecats wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:54 amBinford has to get this team focused on defense and set the tone that if you don’t play defense you don’t get on the court. Crazy that players seem to have their career highs against the Bobcats. Number 12 from EWU was dropping 3’s like no one was covering her! That’s because she was wide open. The sad part is we never adjusted and seemed surprised that she would be taking the last shot in regulation?
Lundberg is an offensive wizard, problem is her defense is very poor! Happy to see Martell back on the court, but if she can’t play defense, she shouldn’t be out there. End of the day, what are our assistant coaches doing? I officially agree, we’re missing Coach Harris!
I always found that coaching defense was harder than offense. A lot (not all) kids enjoy seeing the ball go through the hoop, the other players recognizing them and the "hilight reels" always show the monster dunk or the great shot. It is special when you get a kid who just loves playing defense and has that toughness and tenacity to say "you ain't getting by me". These kids are underrated in my opinion.... you sometimes even hear the fans complain why they are even on the floor... their contributions often go unnoticed in the box scores. Kinda like a great assist leader like Hannah Caudill... tremendously underrated in my opinion.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:35 pmI watched Kamden Hilborn play high school basketball for three years. Great athlete, and great athletes are always great defender if they have desire, which she does. Great ball handler and leader. Her bugaboo has always been shooting. I’m not sure why, but it could be she’s too intense and doesn’t relax her shoulders. Whenever she was in a big game, however, she usually shot very well.arvcat2 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:17 pmI have watched (streaming) many of the women’s games this year and am not all that knowledgeable on the intricacies of the game. I am, however, impressed with Hilborne’s hustle & athleticism but she seems to be losing playing time with the come backs of Martel & Van Sickle. Is it fair to say that she is the opposite of Martel, no offense but great defense?Ilikecats wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:54 amBinford has to get this team focused on defense and set the tone that if you don’t play defense you don’t get on the court. Crazy that players seem to have their career highs against the Bobcats. Number 12 from EWU was dropping 3’s like no one was covering her! That’s because she was wide open. The sad part is we never adjusted and seemed surprised that she would be taking the last shot in regulation?
Lundberg is an offensive wizard, problem is her defense is very poor! Happy to see Martell back on the court, but if she can’t play defense, she shouldn’t be out there. End of the day, what are our assistant coaches doing? I officially agree, we’re missing Coach Harris!
As an example of what I am talking about, coach mentioned that we had stops on about 75% of EW possessions in the 1st half but in the second half (and in particular the 4th Q) we had stops on less than 30% of EW possessions. Just a stop or two by Kamden playing defense would have won that game or maybe she would have been able to slow their momentum swing.... but her effort would have never hit the box scores and all the plaudits would be going to the double digit scorers who led the team to victory. Its a team game and all facets contribute to being a champion.BobcatDel wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:24 amI always found that coaching defense was harder than offense. A lot (not all) kids enjoy seeing the ball go through the hoop, the other players recognizing them and the "hilight reels" always show the monster dunk or the great shot. It is special when you get a kid who just loves playing defense and has that toughness and tenacity to say "you ain't getting by me". These kids are underrated in my opinion.... you sometimes even hear the fans complain why they are even on the floor... their contributions often go unnoticed in the box scores. Kinda like a great assist leader like Hannah Caudill... tremendously underrated in my opinion.TomCat88 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:35 pmI watched Kamden Hilborn play high school basketball for three years. Great athlete, and great athletes are always great defender if they have desire, which she does. Great ball handler and leader. Her bugaboo has always been shooting. I’m not sure why, but it could be she’s too intense and doesn’t relax her shoulders. Whenever she was in a big game, however, she usually shot very well.arvcat2 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:17 pmI have watched (streaming) many of the women’s games this year and am not all that knowledgeable on the intricacies of the game. I am, however, impressed with Hilborne’s hustle & athleticism but she seems to be losing playing time with the come backs of Martel & Van Sickle. Is it fair to say that she is the opposite of Martel, no offense but great defense?Ilikecats wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:54 amBinford has to get this team focused on defense and set the tone that if you don’t play defense you don’t get on the court. Crazy that players seem to have their career highs against the Bobcats. Number 12 from EWU was dropping 3’s like no one was covering her! That’s because she was wide open. The sad part is we never adjusted and seemed surprised that she would be taking the last shot in regulation?
Lundberg is an offensive wizard, problem is her defense is very poor! Happy to see Martell back on the court, but if she can’t play defense, she shouldn’t be out there. End of the day, what are our assistant coaches doing? I officially agree, we’re missing Coach Harris!
But I notice Kamden and I love the energy, hustle and defense she brings to the floor.... just looking for her to continue to grow over the next few years.