Practice

A major part of that is not knowing when to pass and when not too. The majority of turnovers come from mental mistakes or and making the wrong decisions. Often that involves hesitation and not passing when the opportunity presents itself. A good ball handler does not have to be very quick if they utilize the proper angles and their bodies to shield the ball. Sabrina was a very good ball handler and she was not blessed with speed. Often players blessed with speed fail to learn those other previously mentioned aspects of the game until their speed or athleticism no longer works for them at the next level. Smart players will consider their future and work on their weaknesses rather than riding their strengths against lesser competition. Developing your basketball IQ will always pay dividends in the future when you reach a competitive level that will not allow you the time to do so. 

There's a lot to doing this well, and a big aspect is understanding how a post's center of gravity is at any given time. A post will present a target where they want it, but you also have to read that if they are leaning into their defensive player as they cannot suddenly move the opposite direction of their defender in that position. So if it's a bit wide of the target away from their leaning direction, they have no chance to go get it. I wonder if this helps a player like Mack, who does some posting as well; they understand where the defender is pinned away from, but also where the offensive player can actually go and get the ball.

Yes, that was Sasha and she does have a nice stroke. Also, it was good seeing Taylor taking that short jumper in the key (where Jelena comes close to blocking it); I don’t recall her taking that shot last year at all. With all the work she has put in off-season on becoming more versatile, I think we’re going to see a big sophomore-year jump.

It appears Jelena has not been practicing the past few days:

This is why having depth at all positions is so important. Even without Kennedy or AA not active. Mack is very capable of spelling Taylor if necessary. She played the center position on defense on her last team. The team would not have to go small at all. 

In respect to Sasha's release point. The problem would not be her release point, but the level of the ball before she starts her jump shot. It starts at waist level. However, that can easily be fixed without messing up her actual shooting stroke. That is just a hold over from when she was younger and needed that extra push to extend her range. It sort of how little kids shoot from the outside. She just needs to not bring the ball down to her waist but keep it up by her chest. She is just a freshman so she has plenty of time to adjust. The film was also in slow motion so we do not really know how quickly the entire motion takes. Quick can certainly compensate for a lower ball. If she wants to play at the professional level she will eventually have to modify her stroke anyway. 

Something that can not be underestimated is the experience that the posts are gaining by playing agains each other. Last season Taylor had problems with really big posts because she had never faced them before. Her extensive work in the off season speak to her desire to reach her considerable high ceiling. She developed the moves and in practice she is now able to hone those moves against good competion. I see her ceiling as being even higher than Baylors Cox. She appears more mobile and athetic and is developing an offensive post game that I don't think Cox ever reached. Next off season she can continue to extend her range. Cox was more comfortable working farther from the basket offensively. It was on defense that she excelled in the post. The versitility that Taylor is working one now to achieve will pay off big time at the next. She is a very smart and driven player who is focused not just on the present, but her next level. She takes the game seriously. It seems that this team also has some other players with the same desire to constantly improve their game.