[Viking_Guy]

It wasn\'t just Chiney to Kayla.  I remember one sequence from the UConn game where Chiney handed Maya off to Jeanette, who handed off to Lindy, who handed off to Nneka, all to keep a person constantly on her through all picks.

Of course, that defense is what gets exploited by a vulnerability to the pick and roll, which has seemed to be the preferred offense against us late in the season, and is what in part made a zone on Monday so effective - as long as Sloot had someone on her, the rest of her team was facing our front line under the hoop.  No easy rolls to the basket through a cleared lane for layups.

That\'s one of the things that concerns me about the quickness of A&M\'s guards.  If the hedge by the picked player is a split-second late or she gets trapped under the pick, Colson and Carter will be at the rim before outside help can arrive from a man defense. If Adams were at all inclined to work, I think she would be absolutely deadly setting one of a double-high pick at the elbows, and then rolling to the basket, given her finishing ability against anyone not 6\'8".

While White has normally started, I\'m thinking they\'ll probably start Gilbert; I don\'t think you can go with a frontline of 6\'1" (even if she is 250+), 6\'1" and thin, and 6\' against O-squared and Pedersen.

I think the UCLA-A&M comparison is not bad - UCLA a little quicker at the 4-5, A&M at the 1-2, but the Aggies have a true post scorer, which is something the Bruins lack.  

VG

[Viking_Guy]

It wasn\'t just Chiney to Kayla.  I remember one sequence from the UConn game where Chiney handed Maya off to Jeanette, who handed off to Lindy, who handed off to Nneka, all to keep a person constantly on her through all picks.

Of course, that defense is what gets exploited by a vulnerability to the pick and roll, which has seemed to be the preferred offense against us late in the season, and is what in part made a zone on Monday so effective - as long as Sloot had someone on her, the rest of her team was facing our front line under the hoop.  No easy rolls to the basket through a cleared lane for layups.

That\'s one of the things that concerns me about the quickness of A&M\'s guards.  If the hedge by the picked player is a split-second late or she gets trapped under the pick, Colson and Carter will be at the rim before outside help can arrive from a man defense. If Adams were at all inclined to work, I think she would be absolutely deadly setting one of a double-high pick at the elbows, and then rolling to the basket, given her finishing ability against anyone not 6\'8".

While White has normally started, I\'m thinking they\'ll probably start Gilbert; I don\'t think you can go with a frontline of 6\'1" (even if she is 250+), 6\'1" and thin, and 6\' against O-squared and Pedersen.

I think the UCLA-A&M comparison is not bad - UCLA a little quicker at the 4-5, A&M at the 1-2, but the Aggies have a true post scorer, which is something the Bruins lack.  

VG