So that was the strategy? I guess it makes sense because I was wondering why she had so many open swings. I assume they do both, set up the block and then pull it at times to fool the high hands tool. I guess it worked overall, but Lendicky didn't hit many out, thought she put it to the floor pretty consistently when she had open looks as opposed to the last set where she got blocked a few times.
Personally I prefer a strong block. We have the size to be effective. Did we make more of an effort to shade the pins with the block? Thought i heard something about that from one of the commentators.
From my perspective, they need to get the timing better, which they have done the last 2 matches. I'm sure their alignment plays a big part in getting that done. But, there are plenty of times when I see, especially the middles, winding up to jump and just getting off the ground as the ball is flying by from the opposing hitter. Their late. Which is to be expected to a certain degree against good teams that play fast. It would be nice to see them get off the ground quicker with their hands already up, instead of the swing block theatrics. jmo