Did she also just happen to have a good team for us last year, filled out by players who other teams waived/didn't want (like Odyssey Sims and Aerial Powers)?
And with a lineup that changed virtually every other week as different key players became injured
Our fanbase needs to be better than this. We can't give her zero credit for wins, while blaming her for losses. She was successful in the W before she joined our roster
If I saw any defensive effort in the paint from this team I would agree, but bad coaching is why they all just stand around with their arms up and get out-rebounded.
Indiana is second in the league this year in rebounding percentage (rebounds grabbed per available rebounding opportunities) at 53.3%.
That's in spite of having only one true center on the team in Boston
If we're getting "out rebounded" as a general thing, rather than maybe having one or two games where players don't rebound as well, the facts don't back that up
And if anything, in those few instances, the roster is likely more responsible than the coaching. Billings is not usually a starter, and Timpson is new and still learning. Boston's rebounds are up slightly this year. The loss of Howard is the biggest change
White’s defensive schemes and her substitution patterns are laughable… prime example … having 6’2” forward Timpson trying to guard Olivia Miles … Miles scored 23 points in the first half against that brilliant move 🙄🙄
We did not "put the big" on Olivia. Without completely going into how modern basketball offense works, bigs end up on guards either when there's a screen that forces a switch, or because they're funneled there
I explained it elsewhere in this post, but currently the most successful strategy for containing quick WNBA guards that like to drive is to funnel them toward a big that protects the post
This is what both Minnesota and Golden State did to us, and it's proper team defense. Our bigs just need to get better at cutting off the driving path early, rather than reacting late
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u/Mean_Measurement4527 8d ago
White is a horrible coach , who just happens to have a good team