Fundamentals

[SoonerNorm]

We all have suggested who should be starting, who should get more minutes, who should get less minutes, etc. Honestly, I don't think it really matters who starts, who comes off the bench, or who is getting how many minutes. I think at this point Sherri needs to concentrate on fundamentals. We have to start playing sound fundamental defense. We have to get in the offensive players' face and make it difficult for her to even receive the ball then make her wish she hadn't. Our help defense is often non-existent. We have to come off our man when someone starts to drive and stop the penetration.

We have to start rebounding like we mean it. That starts with moving your feet as soon as the ball is in the air instead of standing and watching it with our eyes, which we do on a regular basis hoping someone else will get the rebound. We then have to establish position and block out effectively.

We need to work more on free throw shooting. If the players are shooting this poorly in practice, Sherri needs to bring in an expert to assist.

We need to run some pick and rolls, do a better job of setting screens to get shooters freed up, and I would love to see just one back door cut.

All of these things are nothing but fundamental basketball. This is not rocket science. Get back to fundamentals is about all we can hope for as this point plus, it would pay dividends from here on out.

I'm not even going to talk about turnovers as we all know it would be a waste of keystrokes.

 

[SoonerNorm]

I should have mentioned that, as Roc has mentioned correctly, we need to work the ball inside out a lot more than we do.

 

[j2d2]

And this is a short list.

 

[SoonerNorm]

And this is a short list.

Yes, it certainly doesn't cover all of the fundamentals that needs to be worked on.

 

[Sweetest OU Girl]

It is deeply concerning to watch this video and notice that after almost every shot we take - and while it is still on the way toward the bucket - many of our girls are already backpedalling or turned to run the other way instead of watching for a rebound. Compare that to the way the Duke girls handle such situations. Any surprise they out-rebounded us?

http://www.soonersports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ID=3612306

 

[gosooner2]

This conversation is the same one that everyone had last year with 3 seniors on the team. So what is the answer? $1 million complacency? Sort of like $5 million complacency? Top salary not equaling top team!

 

[SKSooner]

Good basketball players have good fundamentals. We need to recruit better players.

 

[califca]

I believe Coach Coale has lost her MO-JO. We see a turnover machine and mistake prone team nearly every year now. Their is know growth in these players nor is their any improvement. Sad to watch.

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[SoonerNorm]

It is deeply concerning to watch this video and notice that after almost every shot we take - and while it is still on the way toward the bucket - many of our girls are already backpedalling or turned to run the other way instead of watching for a rebound. Compare that to the way the Duke girls handle such situations. Any surprise they out-rebounded us?

http://www.soonersports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ID=3612306

This is a prime example of poor fundamentals. This can be corrected in practice. However, I'm not holding my breath that it will be.

 

[Sooner Cal]

Good basketball players have good fundamentals. We need to recruit better players.

Couldn't disagree more. Fundamentals require 1) practice time and 2) discipline.

When. I coached 18 year olds, I still devoted time to simple drills the players had done since they were 12. Repetition, followed by consequence is the only way to instill good fundamentals.

One should be able to execute basic fundamentals while under duress. It isn't easy, but it is critical.

Keith Ford fumbled a couple of times as a freshman in the first 2 or 3 games. He didn't see the field again until the Bowl game. That's a consequence of poor fundamentals. Point made.

 

[SoonerNorm]

Couldn't disagree more. Fundamentals require 1) practice time and 2) discipline.

When. I coached 18 year olds, I still devoted time to simple drills the players had done since they were 12. Repetition, followed by consequence is the only way to instill good fundamentals.

One should be able to execute basic fundamentals while under duress. It isn't easy, but it is critical.

Keith Ford fumbled a couple of times as a freshman in the first 2 or 3 games. He didn't see the field again until the Bowl game. That's a consequence of poor fundamentals. Point made.

I took SKSooners comments to mean that really good players are fundamentally sound and they got to that level through hard work and a lot of practice.