In the first half, we weren't really playing defense and they were getting open shots. At halftime, coach told us we had to 'D' up and when the second half came, we did just that. We contested every shot.
In some ways we play a similar style, not an exact copy of Sydney, but we like the contested footy,
It was a hotly contested game. They've got so many different weapons, they can beat you in so many ways.
We knew they would stretch our defense. We wanted to take some chances on Marsh inside and she certainly made some plays. But I'd rather give up a 2 contested over a 3. That's a little less.
A lot of people feel this is such a dicey, contested territory, and they don't want to offend viewers, so they avoid it entirely,
He's not taking as many contested three-point shots. He's also committed to driving the ball. He's been much more efficient getting to the basket.
Great second half. If you look at the details and you see they only got three field goals in the second half and we held them to 11 percent shooting, you have to win games. I told them they'd better play defense and they did. We played much harder and contested every shot.
We came through those screens, kept our hands up, contested those shots and made it tough.
The key was to play tough defense on them. We know they're a talented, offensively skilled team. It was all about protecting the paint, making them shoot contested jump shots and giving them one chance at the rim.
Clyde deserves a lot of credit. They stepped up and contested a lot of shots in key possessions in the second half.