Player Journal Entry: Shantrell Sneed

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Anytime you win, it’s exactly what you’re looking for. We knew that they were going to present us with some problems because of their size. We did have some mismatches of posts on guards. We knew that we were capable of beating them and we came out with the W.

I think there are a lot of combination of feelings and thoughts right now. I am a senior so having been in this position before, I know what it felt like to lose in the second round last year. I’m paying more attention to detail this year. I’m more focused. I know how important practice and shootaround before the game are. I’m putting a lot of attention to detail in everything from shootaround to scouting reports to hone in on the details. At this point in the season, everyone wants it. Attention to detail is hopefully going to give us the advantage over everyone else.

For the game against Fresno State, our coaches put a lot of emphasis on the fact that if we could take away their three-point shot, we could win the game. The three is where roughly 30 points of their game come from and they were leading the nation in three-pointers made. We knew that it was going to be a big key because that’s how they like to score. You always want to take something away from your opponent, and make them beat you with the next best thing. We definitely did a great job at taking away the three-point shot. I feel like that’s the type of defense that Cal plays.

Against Virginia, we need to shut down its big three players and take away the transition, because that’s the way that they like to score. The transition definitely gets them going. If we can shut down their big three and just make other people score, then we can hopefully be successful.

Go Bears!
~Trell