In Reply to: W: Second post option posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on February 06, 2025 at 11:30:16
Gabby also attempted to post up their quick but slender guard. She's been great in the post at times as well. I appreciate that they utilize multiple players in the post based on matchups. IMHO, the biggest challenge seemed to be the entry pass, an area that could use some improvement.
If you look back at Howland’s teams, he excelled at setting up entry passes by running his bigs off screens—something the Kevin Love-led team executed exceptionally well. I’d love to see a similar approach for Betts, as well as for Aday. This might help him establish deeper position on the initial pass. Seems to me he's more successful when he establishes deep in the paint.
To be fair, OSU did an outstanding job of denying the post-entry pass.