Hungary Game and Pictures

[AmeriConn]

 

[MilfordHusky]

 

[MilfordHusky]

Tight game tonight! Dorka must be playing for Hungary!

 

[MilfordHusky]

 

[MilfordHusky]

Q is in the starting lineup again.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Sorry for the reverse order, but I just got back from dinner in Amsterdam. I started with the latest news. Ladies and gentlemen--I use those terms loosely here--we appear to have a competitive game!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Huskies are pulling away. The Fuddster has her mojo working!

 

[EricLA]

This is an awesome game for the team. IMHO they will learn more from a close game than a 50 point blowout!! Also the coaches will have more to review on the game film with the team. "Here are things we did well. Here are things we will be working on in practice that we didn't do so well"... etc...

 

[oldude]

Tight game tonight! Dorka must be playing for Hungary!

I doubt that. But I do wonder which team Dorka is rooting for?

 

[MilfordHusky]

UConn wins!

 

[MilfordHusky]

This is an awesome game for the team. IMHO they will learn more from a close game than a 50 point blowout!! Also the coaches will have more to review on the game film with the team. "Here are things we did well. Here are things we will be working on in practice that we didn't do so well"... etc...

The increase in competition may have been planned. Geno and CD know what they are doing.

 

[Carnac]

The increase in competition may have been planned. Geno and CD know what they are doing.

Now THIS game, I want to see. I didn't watch the last one. It was over after the 1st quarter. The things the players did in THIS game mean a lot more than anything they did in the first 3. A 19 pt. MOV, is impressive against a team you only led by 3 pts at the half.

 

[CTrefugee]

No Ducharme ??

 

[oldude]

Now THIS game, I want to see. I didn't watch the last one. It was over after the 1st quarter. The things the players did in THIS game mean a lot more than anything they did in the first 3. A 19 pt. MOV, is impressive against a team you only led by 3 pts at the half.

I’m guessing that UConn’s veteran players saw a little more PT today.

 

[Carnac]

I’m guessing that UConn’s veteran players saw a little more PT today.

You know they did!!! I can't wait to see the box score.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

No Ducharme ??

In game 3 Caroline was getting attention near the end of the bench. If my memory serves me
correctly, at about the 33.5 minute mark you can see Caroline being escorted back to the
locker room (presumably). I may be off by a minute or so if my memory has failed me.

 

[MilfordHusky]

In regard to Eric's points:

Here is what we did well--we got the ball to Azzi.

 

[Blueballer]

Some of you guys don't seem to understand the focus of these European trips. It's not about playing "high stress" games against top notch teams. Geno puts it into easy to understand terms in the last paragraph of this article that came out 10 days ago. It's baout getting a feel for YOUR team and how they interact. You can do that without playing an Olympic contender.
https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uc...uriemma-nika-muhl-europe-huskies-18291525.php
Why UConn women's European tour is about more than basketball for Geno Auriemma: 'You learn'

 

[EricLA]

Some of you guys don't seem to understand the focus of these European trips. It's not about playing "high stress" games against top notch teams. Geno puts it into easy to understand terms in the last paragraph of this article that came out 10 days ago. It's baout getting a feel for YOUR team and how they interact. You can do that without playing an Olympic contender.
Why UConn women's European tour is about more than basketball for Geno Auriemma: 'You learn'
Why UConn women's European tour is about more than basketball for Geno Auriemma: 'You learn'

That's a great point.

As a side note, for me, I love watching blowout games. I love seeing our team play, even an overmatched PC or Xavier, when we are all clicking and running crisp offense while playing smothering defense.

But from a "top view" perspective, I think it was probably great for the team to have 3 nice and easy games where they could all get PT, feel good about what they were doing on both sides of the floor, and then to have a more challenging 4th game. You can see, at least from the box score, how they figured things out at halftime - up by 3 but won the game by 19.

Not only was it a great experience for the team - chemistry, some seeing foreign countries for the 1st time, etc., but also actually playing games vs. just practicing, doing so in an organized setting with shot clocks, refs, coaching, subs, etc. If not for the European trip, we'd have just 1 exhibition game before the regular season.

Having a bit of a challenge in the 4th game, even for a super young team with lots of new pieces, playing without Paige, Carol (for the most part), Amari and Ayanna (not forgetting Jana, but she's out for the year), I think it was incredible experience for the 4 newbies (including Ice). Aside from Carol's continued issue with her head being a magnet for all things hard, it was a win-win-win for everyone in so many ways...

 

[MilfordHusky]

Preseason Prognosticator's Predictions Game 4 - UConn vs Pecs

74-69 UCONN

the-boneyard.com

Actual link to box score.

 

[EricLA]

 

[jdote33]

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31 fga and 22 3s for Azzi. Very nice. Can't wait to watch. Glad to see Deberry got to play.

 

[ballerfan]

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I’m surprised by Azzi’s numbers. 9 for 31 and 6 for 22 from the 3. Not what I expected when I saw she had 24 points. An off night.

Happy to see that Amari played, going 1 for 1.

 

[Huskee11]

Hope they got enough ice for Azzi's arm.

Her line is Ogunbowale-ish!

 

[oldude]

I’m surprised by Azzi’s numbers. 9 for 31 and 6 for 22 from the 3. Not what I expected when I saw she had 24 points. An off night.

Happy to see that Amari played, going 1 for 1.

At the end of a long 10 days of travel and basketball, without any practice, against a surprisingly strong opponent, I suspect that Geno gave Azzi the word to “shoot the ball every time you touch it.”