In Reply to: I saw it a bit differently... posted by BruinMIM on February 14, 2025 at 11:40:05
my question in response is do Jaquez or Dudley have the quickness to stay with Watkins? Wouldn't some sort of scheme which included someone pinned to Watkins but others watching to back her up if Watkens gets around them be helpful against a player of that magnitude and potential to take over a game?
With SC, you have to figure the odds are that they have just two players capable of taking over a game enough to defeat you - Watkins first and Iriafen (18 PPG) second, So an approach that starts by covering those two and then daring anyone else to beat you against more normal coverage would seem to be logical. Perhaps go a box and one concept (even JRW used it once anyway against Elvin Hayes in the semi-finals of the tournament rematch game where we blew them out as badly as any rout ever in Final Four play.) Stick to Watkins like glue, try to wear her down by making her work for everything, and design the strategy to keep Iriafen or anyone from getting loose in the paint?
Thoughts?