Game 4: Sarah Scott 49 W.V. 26

Making progress is seldom ever "quick or easy". Having said that, as I was telling you after the game last night, we are making progress. We were able to play a pretty competitive first half (down 24-17) and that meant that we actually put 2 quarters together "back to back". That is what I call "making progress"... I am not sure if you are familiar with the term, "walk before you can run", but that is the situation for us right now...I have been asking quite a bit of you guys and it' with this understanding...We have to create a "solid" foundation based on fundamental principals that most of you are either not familiar with or are not "rooted" with...This takes time to adapt to and then more time to instill into a "anticipation of expectation" , (a fancy way to say, "created instinct") rather than "see...process...react...execute"...This takes time and will only come as we continue to not just "see and react" but when we are able to retain what we have been through and "see" the situation the next time in advance of it actually happening...

Once again there were some areas worth recognizing from last nights game...Once again we continue to make strides at the foul line...(8 of 11) with 5 different guys going to the line. Also, the level of our "start of the game" aggressiveness was much better than it has been for the first 3 games...These are all "positives" we can continue to build upon....

Like I mentioned to you before, I like to break the season into "4 game quarters"....Last night we concluded our 1st quarter of games. Albeit we are winless, we are not the same team we were when the season started...We have made those steps I have been talking about and that is what I call "progress"...If we continue to work hard in practice, the results will take care of itself...Just stay focused to what I am asking you to do...Keep asking yourself, "what is it that I need to improve on to help make this "TEAM" better and "what can I do to make my "TEAMMATES" better...  :)