After another tough loss, rookie Kathrin Ress honored her committment to check in with Minnesota Basketball. I would just like to publicly thank Kathrin for her time while on this road trip. She certainly has a lot on her mind with the Lynx tough start to the season, so taking the time to do this really should show Lynx fans how special of a person they have in this rookie.
SL: Simply, why is this team shooting so badly right now? Is a lack of confidence a part of it?
KR: Shooting is different for people. Some people just need that routine and follow it every time they are open to shoot. Others just get into a flow and they cannot be stopped or, on the other hand, have a slump that then becomes mental. Right now, I think on our team our shots are just not falling...that is the only explanation I can think of. If you'd ask anyone of us to shoot 100 shots, we'd all make at least 70% of them. It is tough right now, we just need to continue and have faith and shoot with confidence when we are open.
SL: Is Tamika Raymond playing now because she is now healthy or could the coaching staff no longer keep her out?
KR: Tamika is very important to our team. She is a floor leader and gives us lots of energy. She is getting healthier every day and I think that she feels ready. Chuck is a great trainer and he would not put someone out there if they were not physically healthy. Also from tonight we saw how much Tamika can bring to our team and the coaching stuff did a good job using her to give us that spark that we needed.
SL: The past two games, it seems as if there is a conscious effort to get Ohlde out of the post and on the move. On the flipside, there seems to be an effort to allow Augustus to post up more? Is that truly a conscious effort or just the way the game is happening?
KR: Both Nicole and Seimone are such a central part of our team and they are both great players. Coach is just using the skills they both have and putting them into our plays. Ohlde is such a finesse player that she can use her speed on the block against the bigger post players she is matched up against, while Seimone can use her strength and height against who is guarding her. So it is just a matter of using their strengths to be successful.
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Be sure to check back with Minnesota Basketball after the Lynx game in Phoenix (which is on ESPN2 on Tuesday) for another Ress Report.
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