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So I live in Los Angeles and am at the grocery store getting ready to leave. My windows are open and I hear some guy say, "Woah - UConn license plate - is this Donnell's car?" He comes around to my window. Obviously I'm not Donnell (I'm a 59 year old white guy), but says "Oh. Thought maybe this...

I am so unbelievably proud of this team. I needed a night to let the enormity sink in. Perhaps one of the most impressive, surprising, and satisfying wins in history (obviously NC wins are the most awesome). Once all the injuries sunk in, I really felt this team should make the sweet 16, but...

Survive and advance! And it really was a "survive game". Took a few years off my life - can't imagine what it did to Geno and CD LOL. Huge game by Paige. Ash Fudd shot really well! Squeaked out the win. That shot by KK was the dagger. Live to play another day!

Congrats again to Ice, and the rest of the team, for overcoming the loss of Liya midway thru the PC game in the 1st round. Ice played 23 minutes in that game and had 4 fouls. Against Marquette, she played 40 minutes with 2 fouls, and against Georgetown, she played 40 minutes with 1 foul. And...

First, mega congratulations to the entire team. Might be one of the most impressive Big East runs in a long time. Down to 7 with only Qadence and Ines available off the bench, UConn took it to Georgetown right out the gate. AND kudos to the refs for calling 2 quick fouls on 2 Georgetown...

How can you not get emotional at senior night?? Nika emotional, "we're not done yet". Thanked everyone in the world LOL Liya "we're not done yet" Aubrey - "I'm coming back"... crowd goes wild Paige - "everyone wants me to address the elephant in the room. Unfortunately <crowd totally...

Senior night - so many mixed feelings - emotions high for the team. All 4 seniors "walking" after the game. My personal hope is that most of them come back. We will see. Such great memories for all of them. So many emotions. Hard to think about saying goodbye to any of them. At halftime, Geno...

First, the MOV per Vegas was about 45 with a predicted score of 89-44. Clearly the oddsmakers got it wrong. Not not by much. The 4th Q was a sloppy mess. But the first 3 Q's featured stifling defense. Xavier shot 20% from 3. 8-39. YIKES. But 6 of those came in Q4 with all our reserves in. Geno...

Well... that was not what any UConn fan wanted, but what many of us feared. Congrats to SC for not only overwhelming us, but in beating us in every facet of the game. It's even more disappointing when one realizes that our result was no better than middle of the pack SEC teams vs. SC lately...

In a game where the over/under was supposed to be 137, someone apparently put cellophane over the baskets as it ended up 101. At one point, Seton Hall had 2 buckets in something like 20 minutes, and we weren't that much better (it seemed LOL). KK failed to score a single point and only 2 players...

Sort of inconsistent first half - better in Q2, for sure. 2nd half was a struggle. We'd start to pull away, then SJU would go on a mini-run. Their banked 3's were annoying. But credit to them for not giving up like they seemed to do in the last game. They battled and kept the game relatively...

I was really hoping that after the poor performance, especially by Nika, vs. ND, that the team would come out really strong to start the game. Instead, they squeaked out a 1 point lead at half time. Was surprised we didn't take better advantage of Olsen picking up 2 fouls in Q1. I was really...

What a humbling game. Time for the team to go back to the film room, lick their wounds, and see where they go from here. And how unfortunate to have a performance like that in front of so many UConn "dignitaries"... Congrats to ND to beating the heck out of us and Hidalgo - wow. Sensational...

Marquette is a solid team and Kudos for them playing us close in the first half. That Karlan kid is a baller! Paige's half court shot - wow. Was there any doubt it was going in? LOL. Held them to 21 points in the 2nd half. 3 point shooting was on point tonight, especially Paige, Nika and Ash...

Heck of a first half. And it would have been even worse if UCONN had scored on numerous layups that were missed. But what a first half!! DePaul came out and scored a quick 11 points over the first 3 minutes or so with three 3-pointer, but only scored 10 points over the remaining 17 minutes...

Baylor lost 2 in a row, to unranked teams. This is not the same as UConn losing to NC State and Texas at the time. Stanford lost to Colorado, Texas lost to K State, Va Tech lost to Florida State. IMHO what it should be (not what the "experts" say it will be): SC Iowa Colorado NC State USC UCLA...

So we know Geno has no choice but to go small ball. That means playing guards galore. If you count our guards as Nika, Paige, Ash, KK, Q, and Ines, they played a total of 143 minutes today. 57 points 65% from the field 69% from 3 23 assists 5 steals 20 rebounds 2 total turnovers 23 assists and...

UConn came out fast and built a 14 point lead, but sloppy play gave some of back and ended Q1 with only a 6 point lead. But we stomped them in Q2. Geno was asked at halftime what adjustments he made, and his answer was "none really". He pointed out that SJU is a really hard team to score a lot...

Well that was a smackdown. We knew PC was overmatched, but still, you need to do "basketball things" and UConn did a LOT of basketball things. 20 steals (KK with an eye-popping 8) 25 assists Only 8 turnovers 27 and 31 points scored in Q's 1 and 3 Every starter in double figures scoring, Nika...

What a strong performance against an overly physical team. I strongly dislike that kind of defense and play. Reminds me of UCF and others - when you are outmatched talent-wise, just try to beat the team up. I totally disagreed with Culmo's comment when they thought Ransom had 3 fouls in the 1st...

I'm legit curious what fans think. We've seen it with many freshmen in the past - humming along playing well, and then sometime mid-Janyary'ish... BAM. The freshman wall. I have a feeling we won't see that with these kids, but that's just IMHO. Ash and KK are fearless (so is Q for that...

First, hopes and prayers for Aubrey - but it did not look good. Even Meg and Alan were like "ugh. We've seen this way to often with UCONN". Had to be helped off the floor. Really cast a pall over the rest of the game. Post game you could tell Geno was really down about it. It would be easy to...

Well I'll be honest - was NOT expecting this. Down 10 in Q1, and then blew the doors off. I'm guessing the team worked all the Christmas fat off in the first 5 minutes or so LOL. Not only was this a tremendous game for the entire team, it was against a really good Marquette team, who IMHO, plays...

Saw this buried over in the general board, but it really should be here. Paige at #3, Aaliyah at #13. FWIW I think Reese is too high and Rice too low, but good list for discussion. Lots of chatter about "who's played hard schedules" and what not... ESPN top 25 players WCBB

Ok - so a hugely overmatched opponent. Put up a ton of points and killed them in every way possible so while it's great to bask in the glow of a wire to wire smackdown, which I will do at first, a few nit picks at the end... The freshmen were insane. They shot 19-20 in the first half. 19-20. 44...

Such an odd game to start - a nice win in the end. Butler is MUCH improved. I think their new coach will have a lot of success there. Butler was en fugo from 3 - especially in the 1st half. I found myself saying "um... how about guarding the arc???!". Butler ended up shooting 62% FROM 3, but at...

Not sure what 2nd half adjustments Geno made, or what was discussed at halftime, but please bottle that and save it for future games! There were so many really good things about this game - first and foremost, hopefully the team feels really good about where they are after the way they played...

A much needed win for sure! Paige was incredible with an amazing shooting % (11-14). And she did everything out there. Nika was uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball but that dagger 3 capped off a 12 point night. I thought everyone on the team had their moments. Aaliyah battled the entire...

Hope everyone has a chance to relax and enjoy the day with family or friends but... tonight...

As nice as the Maryland game felt, this one not so much. UCONN outscored Minny by 15 in the third quarter. The rest of the game (Q's 1,2, &4) by 3 total. There were some nice things done by individual players, but the offense never really seemed to find its' groove save for some stretches in the...

Safe to say this is a game we were "expecting" from this team. Not sure they worked everything out they need to, but what a tremendous effort by literally the entire team. I think everyone who played did something good, some of them did things great. I thought all the newbies looked like they...

Paige Azzi Qadence Aubrey Aaliyah Not suggesting we throw out the baby with the bathwater, but this team lacks athleticism and quickness. It reminds me of Geno's joke about Maria Conlon... "well she's short, but she's also slow". I get that we lack size, but against State, it wasn't the post...

What a humbling game. The scary part is that this team, more than most teams in the nation, should be ready to start the season. Not only did they have the whole summer together (most teams did), but they also went to Europe and had a chance to bond and play 4-ish games. I get that we have a...

Couldn't quite hear the question - something along the lines of "best memory of Tamika Williams". He said that he wasn't sure if he'd told the story before, had a story about her recruitment. Tamika was one of those players with a personality and energy like KK. She loves people and is very...

Just saw this online. Did not see it in the WNBA thread, which is more about players and rosters and free agents, etc.? If this his a duplicate please move or merge... https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/38788651/sky-name-jeff-pagliocca-team-new-general-manager