Burnett said her team has become more confident with its execution, especially offensively, partly because more people have gotten more repetitions in practices and games. Coale said her team was struggling until the last SMS game. Any time you have fewer points on the scoreboard, some of those doubts creep in. We are playing together better, are taking better shots and are a little bit more aggressive defensively. Our balance is good and we're a little more comfortable with our substitutions and our rotations.
Depth is a wonderful thing to have, but at the same time it takes time to get used to.
The Sooners list four guards among their starters, plus sophomore forward Caton Hill, who burned the Lady Bears last time with 23 points and 12 rebounds. We played two-three games without her, although she was out there. We didn't know where she was. She found herself, obviously. If there's a rebounding struggle, she'll win the war.