By: Pun Alum 95

Pun Alum 95 — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 08:34:33 +0000

I was able to watch both games. Wow, girls basketball has really come a long way. In the Punahou game, Kamehameha was up early by 7. Kamehameha had no matchup for Punahou’s PG Kandiah. She pushed the ball. They got into early offense. They broke Kamehameha’s press easily. Kamehameha didn’t have a player who could stay in front of her. She moved the ball everywhere she wanted to. Kamehameha didn’t know how to get their top 3 scorers the ball. Kamehameha had to run offense for 30 seconds per possession just to get a contested shot attempt. Kamehameha didn’t have guards to get the big girl the ball inside. And, the big girl on Kamehameha has to work too hard for position. She needs more instruction how to use her body to get position. It would be nice if Kamehameha set more screens for her. And when they do, it would be nice if their wings actually held the ball before the screen was set and she could make a move to post up. Often, the wings would rotate the ball before she came off the cross screen. If Punahou was coached better, the final margin of victory would be far more than 11. The game should not have been this close. Too many times the ball stood still. Poor ball movement. Punahou’s PG never touched the ball on 5 straight possession near the end of the game. And the girls on Punahou who didn’t pass the PG the ball, missed free throws when Kamehameha fouled them to stop the clock.

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By: Pun Alum 95