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Ladies /EWU

I left last night's 68-50 GrizWBB win over EWU thinking they hadn't played particularly well outside of a three-minute stretch midway through quarter two, when they buried 5-straight treys over a sagging Eags D to take a 33-12 halftime lead.

But acutely so... Coach Holsinger is very Selvig-like in his demands that his players play D first... or sit on the bench. Several players knew that a missed-assignment meant they'd be on the bench within seconds.You could see it in the instantly sagging shoulders on blown defensive assignments. Play D first, or don't play. Despite that Montana focus and a good first half of D, Eastern adjusted well and frosh post Jaydia Martin scored 21 points on efficient mid-paint post-ups & fadeaway jumpers that Griz defenders couldn't stop. So, there was some tension on the Montana bench. The culture of this coaching staff's team is still being built and... if you don't play D, you sit.

Statistically, Montana dominated all over the court: 46-41 edge on the boards, a 13-6 margin on assists, a 10-3 margin on steals, one less t.o. (9/10) and a 35.7%-to- 30.2% margin on field goal shooting.... WAIT: Only 35 percent? Yup... with most of those misses coming in the paint.
The really ODD Montana offensive statistic was the GrizWBB 47% to 13% shooting margin over EWU on treys. That was the game. If Montana can keep improving on their perimeter shooting, they'll be able to keep in games. They need work on offense in the paint though.

Otherwise, EWU recovered from a disaster of a first half that wilted against a solid Montana defensive attack... to keep things even in the second.

A huge part of Montana's frustration on offense was the bulk of in-paint misses. Otherwise the Eagles did what most Big Sky teams will do to the Griz front-court players this year: Beat the heck out of them when they get the ball on the low blocks. Five of Carmen Gfeller's 15 points on 4-for-8 shooting came at the free throw line (5/6). Six of Abby Anderson's 8 points on 1-for-6 shooting came at the free throw line (6/11). Opposing teams have quickly learned that it's better to foul Abby (make her make the free throws) than to let her post up. But Eastern defenders also blocked 6 Griz shots in the paint.

The result, of sorts, is why Kylie Frohlich was named Player of the Game. She subbed in on the low blocks and played her best game of the season, scoring 5 points on 2/5 fg shooting, grabbing a huge 9 rebounds and (maybe most importantly) dishing three assists on laser-sharp hi-to-low passes... and would have had two more if her passes hadn't been dropped. It was obvious last night that coach Holsinger has been implementing several new offensive patterns into Montana's game... and things just were not very crisp down low.

This is, of course, very typical of a new coach. It takes much longer to learn the offense than the defense. Montana simply is not there yet. The frustration was painted on many player's faces. Montana's two talented front court players (Gfeller and Anderson) are going to get pounded this season. Last night was a pretty good example of how. Montana coaches have some pretty complex schemes to adjust for the double and triple teams. Frohlich seemed to have a clear picture of where she fits. It'll be interesting (fun, I hope) to see how Montana's low post game can develop. Otherwise, there's no doubt that Montana's perimeter game was responsible for the 18 point win over EWU.

Go GrizWBB.
 
grizzlyjournal said:
I left last night's 68-50 GrizWBB win over EWU thinking they hadn't played particularly well outside of a three-minute stretch midway through quarter two, when they buried 5-straight treys over a sagging Eags D to take a 33-12 halftime lead.

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Go GrizWBB.

Thank you for another awesome report on LGriz basketball. EW played tough defense inside; the flustered in-paint misses were sometimes aggravating.

It's too bad the MSU game is postponed, but hope they really get to make it up later. The team still seems to be building, but, as discussed in a previous thread, my expectations are more realistic now. I think everyone will happily take each win!
 
grizzlyjournal said:
I left last night's 68-50 GrizWBB win over EWU thinking they hadn't played particularly well outside of a three-minute stretch midway through quarter two, when they buried 5-straight treys over a sagging Eags D to take a 33-12 halftime lead.

But acutely so... Coach Holsinger is very Selvig-like in his demands that his players play D first... or sit on the bench. Several players knew that a missed-assignment meant they'd be on the bench within seconds.You could see it in the instantly sagging shoulders on blown defensive assignments. Play D first, or don't play. Despite that Montana focus and a good first half of D, Eastern adjusted well and frosh post Jaydia Martin scored 21 points on efficient mid-paint post-ups & fadeaway jumpers that Griz defenders couldn't stop. So, there was some tension on the Montana bench. The culture of this coaching staff's team is still being built and... if you don't play D, you sit.

Statistically, Montana dominated all over the court: 46-41 edge on the boards, a 13-6 margin on assists, a 10-3 margin on steals, one less t.o. (9/10) and a 35.7%-to- 30.2% margin on field goal shooting.... WAIT: Only 35 percent? Yup... with most of those misses coming in the paint.
The really ODD Montana offensive statistic was the GrizWBB 47% to 13% shooting margin over EWU on treys. That was the game. If Montana can keep improving on their perimeter shooting, they'll be able to keep in games. They need work on offense in the paint though.

Otherwise, EWU recovered from a disaster of a first half that wilted against a solid Montana defensive attack... to keep things even in the second.

A huge part of Montana's frustration on offense was the bulk of in-paint misses. Otherwise the Eagles did what most Big Sky teams will do to the Griz front-court players this year: Beat the heck out of them when they get the ball on the low blocks. Five of Carmen Gfeller's 15 points on 4-for-8 shooting came at the free throw line (5/6). Six of Abby Anderson's 8 points on 1-for-6 shooting came at the free throw line (6/11). Opposing teams have quickly learned that it's better to foul Abby (make her make the free throws) than to let her post up. But Eastern defenders also blocked 6 Griz shots in the paint.

The result, of sorts, is why Kylie Frohlich was named Player of the Game. She subbed in on the low blocks and played her best game of the season, scoring 5 points on 2/5 fg shooting, grabbing a huge 9 rebounds and (maybe most importantly) dishing three assists on laser-sharp hi-to-low passes... and would have had two more if her passes hadn't been dropped. It was obvious last night that coach Holsinger has been implementing several new offensive patterns into Montana's game... and things just were not very crisp down low.

This is, of course, very typical of a new coach. It takes much longer to learn the offense than the defense. Montana simply is not there yet. The frustration was painted on many player's faces. Montana's two talented front court players (Gfeller and Anderson) are going to get pounded this season. Last night was a pretty good example of how. Montana coaches have some pretty complex schemes to adjust for the double and triple teams. Frohlich seemed to have a clear picture of where she fits. It'll be interesting (fun, I hope) to see how Montana's low post game can develop. Otherwise, there's no doubt that Montana's perimeter game was responsible for the 18 point win over EWU.

Go GrizWBB.

We agree with a lot of your analysis GrizJournal. Especially in regards to what teams are doing inside to Gfeller and Anderson. When the shots are falling those two have space to go to work and operate down low. Anderson has struggled finishing the whole year. If she ever gets those shots to start falling she is going to be hell on wheels on both ends of the floor.

When the shooting slumps go 2+ minutes the game becomes more difficult and the defensive end of the floor becomes more and more important and the margin of error decreases.

When the Lady Griz are clicking on all cylinders they are fun to watch.
 
BigSkyBreakdown said:
grizzlyjournal said:
I left last night's 68-50 GrizWBB win over EWU thinking they hadn't played particularly well outside of a three-minute stretch midway through quarter two, when they buried 5-straight treys over a sagging Eags D to take a 33-12 halftime lead.

But acutely so... Coach Holsinger is very Selvig-like in his demands that his players play D first... or sit on the bench. Several players knew that a missed-assignment meant they'd be on the bench within seconds.You could see it in the instantly sagging shoulders on blown defensive assignments. Play D first, or don't play. Despite that Montana focus and a good first half of D, Eastern adjusted well and frosh post Jaydia Martin scored 21 points on efficient mid-paint post-ups & fadeaway jumpers that Griz defenders couldn't stop. So, there was some tension on the Montana bench. The culture of this coaching staff's team is still being built and... if you don't play D, you sit.

Statistically, Montana dominated all over the court: 46-41 edge on the boards, a 13-6 margin on assists, a 10-3 margin on steals, one less t.o. (9/10) and a 35.7%-to- 30.2% margin on field goal shooting.... WAIT: Only 35 percent? Yup... with most of those misses coming in the paint.
The really ODD Montana offensive statistic was the GrizWBB 47% to 13% shooting margin over EWU on treys. That was the game. If Montana can keep improving on their perimeter shooting, they'll be able to keep in games. They need work on offense in the paint though.

Otherwise, EWU recovered from a disaster of a first half that wilted against a solid Montana defensive attack... to keep things even in the second.

A huge part of Montana's frustration on offense was the bulk of in-paint misses. Otherwise the Eagles did what most Big Sky teams will do to the Griz front-court players this year: Beat the heck out of them when they get the ball on the low blocks. Five of Carmen Gfeller's 15 points on 4-for-8 shooting came at the free throw line (5/6). Six of Abby Anderson's 8 points on 1-for-6 shooting came at the free throw line (6/11). Opposing teams have quickly learned that it's better to foul Abby (make her make the free throws) than to let her post up. But Eastern defenders also blocked 6 Griz shots in the paint.

The result, of sorts, is why Kylie Frohlich was named Player of the Game. She subbed in on the low blocks and played her best game of the season, scoring 5 points on 2/5 fg shooting, grabbing a huge 9 rebounds and (maybe most importantly) dishing three assists on laser-sharp hi-to-low passes... and would have had two more if her passes hadn't been dropped. It was obvious last night that coach Holsinger has been implementing several new offensive patterns into Montana's game... and things just were not very crisp down low.

This is, of course, very typical of a new coach. It takes much longer to learn the offense than the defense. Montana simply is not there yet. The frustration was painted on many player's faces. Montana's two talented front court players (Gfeller and Anderson) are going to get pounded this season. Last night was a pretty good example of how. Montana coaches have some pretty complex schemes to adjust for the double and triple teams. Frohlich seemed to have a clear picture of where she fits. It'll be interesting (fun, I hope) to see how Montana's low post game can develop. Otherwise, there's no doubt that Montana's perimeter game was responsible for the 18 point win over EWU.

Go GrizWBB.

We agree with a lot of your analysis GrizJournal. Especially in regards to what teams are doing inside to Gfeller and Anderson. When the shots are falling those two have space to go to work and operate down low. Anderson has struggled finishing the whole year. If she ever gets those shots to start falling she is going to be hell on wheels on both ends of the floor.

When the shooting slumps go 2+ minutes the game becomes more difficult and the defensive end of the floor becomes more and more important and the margin of error decreases.

When the Lady Griz are clicking on all cylinders they are fun to watch.

Part of the problem is that -- when Anderson and Gfeller get double- or triple-teamed (as Weber did) they tend to turn the ball over because their first objective is to post up. A good way to counter that is to have the wing/weak side forward at high post for a quick pass to the hi post. Frohlich has always shot well from just below the ft line. No doubt, the GrizWBB will need to look to generate some lo-to-hi offense to relieve the low post congestion that ISU, WSU and Eastern aggressively created defensively vs. Montana.
 
There are different ways to beat a post double. Really depends on where the double is coming from. The big thing is not turning it over like you mentioned Grizjournal. That and consistent perimeter shooting from behind the arch. If you cannot create gravity with your shooting you become a liability in todays game and especially for the Lady Griz who depend on a lot of there scoring from inside the paint.
 
BigSkyBreakdown said:
There are different ways to beat a post double. Really depends on where the double is coming from. The big thing is not turning it over like you mentioned Grizjournal. That and consistent perimeter shooting from behind the arch. If you cannot create gravity with your shooting you become a liability in todays game and especially for the Lady Griz who depend on a lot of there scoring from inside the paint.

True... Many ways to beat a post double... As a Griz and GrizWBB traditionalist, I've always had a fondness for the time-honored-and-successful LG/Griz Hi-Lo offense. ;)
 
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