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PostPosted: 07/29/08 7:32 pm    ::: Defense could be key for U.S. women's success in Beijing. Reply Reply with quote

http://www.sportsline.com/worldsports/story/10913209/rss

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On the second day of training, the U.S. focused mostly on the defense, doing drill after drill that helps build the necessary trust and defensive rotations.

"We knew today was going to be all about defense and we had to get a good night's sleep," veteran forward DeLisha Milton-Jones said.

Facing a bunch of male practice players, the team ran through a certain scenario -- they simulated a late-game situation in which they trailed by three points.

Twice the U.S. rallied to victory -- one time on Tina Thompson's bank-shot with 3.4 seconds left. But the U.S. also came up short twice, falling on a defensive miscue.



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PostPosted: 07/29/08 7:57 pm    ::: Re: Defense could be key for U.S. women's success in Beijing Reply Reply with quote

stever wrote:
http://www.sportsline.com/worldsports/story/10913209/rss

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On the second day of training, the U.S. focused mostly on the defense, doing drill after drill that helps build the necessary trust and defensive rotations.

"We knew today was going to be all about defense and we had to get a good night's sleep," veteran forward DeLisha Milton-Jones said.

Facing a bunch of male practice players, the team ran through a certain scenario -- they simulated a late-game situation in which they trailed by three points.

Twice the U.S. rallied to victory -- one time on Tina Thompson's bank-shot with 3.4 seconds left. But the U.S. also came up short twice, falling on a defensive miscue.



Our "D" needs to be worked on!



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PostPosted: 07/30/08 8:24 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Interesting article. Good strategy. You want this type of mindset and execution to become automatic on every possession.


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