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[QUOTE="OrangeinDC, post: 5581978, member: 921"]
In my opinion, there are a lot of takeaways from the tourney, obviously the free throws and 3 pt shooting.

Free throws are a tricky, normally I would say leave them alone, full stop.   However, with this group you have to do something, and I think we had enough missed free throws that it can and needs to be a "team" effort, I think a big part of it is in their head.

I'm a big fan of take the open shot, take the good shot BUT, you have to read the game as well, so there are times when although it may be the right shot, the game may require you to do something different.

Overall, things I would keep building on..

1) The defense - By the 3rd game, the type of defense we play, legs were gone.   As the legs went so did decision and effort.   This was a murderer's row by any stretch over three days.  Keep working.

2) The event itself - Having the opportunity to play in this type of event is a blessing for the young group. Regardless of the strengths, everyone saw the parts of their game that need work.  I can tell you something over and over, but if I get the chance to show you, teaching should become easier.

3) The teams stayed together, no throwing anyone under the bus, so now they been through something major, as a team

4) Coaches, focus on what you need to focus on, and ignore the noise.   Just as the kids are taking a look at what they can do better and improve on, coaches need to keep doing the same thing.
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