A number of our players have the same problem as Peyton and Kay Kay do, learning what they can do. Kay Kay gets into foul trouble trying to do too much. She misses layups and gets charge calls when she tries to go over someone, to score or for rebounds. She, and those who feed her, have to learn what Kay Kay can do. She is very quick on her feet for an interior player. She can get to the bucket in one step and score easily, if she has a lane. It does no good to feed her if there is someone behind her. If there is a lane, get it to her on that side and let her move. She'll kill.
Too often, we just pass the ball without doing anything to make that pass effective.. If everyone on the court is standing still, a pass doesn't really change the relative position of anyone. If, on the other hand, either the passer or the recipient is moving, there may be an opening that results. We are not particularly good at putting motion into the motion offense. But, when someone like Gioya gets moving, defenders shift. Now, you have open lanes everywhere. Suddenly, Kay Kay is wide open---if she can remember to watch for the pass. Gioya's movement reveals Kay Kay.
Peyton is similar. She can do so much. But, she isn't in high school. She cannot dribble into a crowd in college. But, she does know where to be. If Gioya moves, Peyton is very good at being someplace where she is open. A number of Maddie's passes have found Peyton wide open under the basket, so wide open that she had too much time to think about it. But, Peyton knows where to be. For someone who doesn't appear to be athletic, her hands and feet seem to be in the right place a great deal of the time, especially at key times.
Peyton is pretty good at dribbling to the area of the free throw line, and they usually don't stop her on that one. She is not good at getting past two defenders to get under the basket. So, go where you can get to. She can hit that shot.
Treece---I think she is learning rapidly. But, McKenna probably won't score twenty to beat Kansas. Kay Kay might if they can get the ball to her where she needs it.
The one that needs to learn the most is Gabbi. The next time Gabbi tries a bounce pass to the post should earn her five minutes on the bench, even if we have to play with four on the floor until a time out. She has to learn not to make mistakes with her passes. Nearly all of her turnovers are preventable, the type that you can cure in a week.
