Our kids are healthy again and it seem like that makes all the difference in the world.
We adjusted the man-to-man defense. We got a little more aggressive and were playing the passing lanes a little more. We were trying to take away the slice down the lane.
If you're going to play the top team, you might as well play them in the first round. We've got to limit their transition game ? and turn it into a half-court game ? and try not to let their defensive pressure get to us.
The kids really played well. They were focused from the start. We couldn't have won the game without any one player out there.
The kids got a little tired, and they haven't been in pressure situations before. That's our jobs as coaches to get them ready to play in those pressure situations.
Our plan was to punch it inside to Katie (Daly), take away the high post and force CMR to play half court. Our girls did a great job. They hung in there.
There's no excuse for it. It's our home gym. We practice here every day, so there's no excuse for it.
