Last press conference, Coach Nakase declined to explain the game winning adjustments GSV made and told us to watch the video instead. So after getting a lot of requests from you all, I made a short video analysis of the game plan changes. And yes I also did a traditional celebration analysis.
Explain: how Natalie Nakase fixed the Valkyries’ defense vs the Sky
We break down how Chicago repeatedly exploited the Valkyries’ initial game plan and how Coach Natalie Nakase made adjustments to fix the defense to allow the Golden State Valkyries to come back to blow out the Sky. The video explains pick-and-roll basics and the defensive terminology (over/under, drop, deep drop, swiping/walling up) as well as analyzing the changes that forced tougher shots and disrupted Chicago’s rhythm. Plus an analysis of three-point celebrations.
Co-starring Veronica Burton, Gabby Williams, Laeticia Amihere, Ashten Prechtel, Cecilia Zandalasini, Kayla Thornton, Kaitlyn Chen, Kaila Charles, Tiffany Hayes. With Courtney Vandersloot, Natasha Cloud, Jacy Sheldon.
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EA and the Valkyries experimenting with temporal loops and nonlinear time in this video: the score goes 4-3, then 8-5, then 6-3, yet VB's perceived frustration builds linearly!
Great stuff as always. Do the Valkyries normally maintain the same defense (or defensive concepts) throughout a given quarter/half/game? Wondering how rare of an occurrence this kind of adjustment is.
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