"Do more of what works and less of what doesn't."
"Do well what you do a lot."
"Emphasis strengths; attack weaknesses." - Sun Tzu
Ball reversal (often with paint touches) creates challenging, long closeouts.
"Win in space." Inability to stop the ball translates into points.
Despite poor spacing, anticipation and aggressiveness lead to an offensive rebound followed by a turnover.
St. Mary's hunts threes at every opportunity. Then they collect a turnover. "Don't throw through hands."
Predator and prey. All-Scholastic Queliz (3), like a mongoose, is timing her opportunity to strike for a steal.
With high post entry, a clear and gap penetration creates a high quality scoring opportunity that Cathedral can't convert. An alternative would have been "elbow get" action with a post-for-post screen.
Patience against the zone with ball reversal gets an easy pass for the post rolling down for two.
"Low man wins." Another post entry and basket attack leads to a foul as the driver gets low leverage in the "shoulders game."
A "sandwich screen" out of the BOB gets a great look but they can't knock it down.
Brad Stevens influence? Cathedral SLOB looks for help side entry but the pass goes awry.
Missed opportunities and poor execution from either a technical or tactical perspective reduce teams' chances to win. The "safe play" can be the smart play as turnovers equal zero percent shots.