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This is Christmas and I don't want to seem harsh- like I'm upset - I'm not. I just don't care for the style and from wh others said some points the blogger was wrong about. But here are 2 points --

1--- I don't care that a fan from a former "friend" university stabbed us in the back doesn't like us. The blogger made it a point and opened the door to mention the dislike for UCONN fans which didn't need to be done but decided to mention it anyways. If the blogger's personal opinion can be expressed it opens the door to take away from hoop talk. So as I reply just want to remind the blogger that there are fans I know that have the same dislike of former "friends" now considered backstabbers that left us - a founding BE Team-holding the bag.

2--- To follow up on our mutual dislike - our former "friends" didn't allow UCONN men in BE Tourney. In some of our opinions the NCAA went way overbaord in punishing UCONN (and letting other colleges go) and our former "friends" didnt't have the courage to support us. Instead some of them- they went behind our back and dumped us.

But I'm not mad at all. I just can care less that a fan of a former "friend" disiikes us.
 
It's cute how small pokes get turned in to big "shots." Guess folks ARE bored.
 
UConnCat said:
I know that sometimes they have to leave a starter in just to make sure the deep reserves don't run the score up.
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I took this comment as a sarcastic offering so I took a moment to examine the scoring distributions of the top five teams. Here's what I found.

Only UConn scores fewer points in the second half than they do in the first. Second half scoring distributions are:
Duke - 53.8% (they scored 54% of points in 2nd half)
Tennessee - 53.1%
Notre Dame - 50.9%
Stanford - 50.5%
UConn - 44.4%

The frequency of scoring more points in the second half than the first is as follows:
Duke - 77% (in 77% of games more 2nd half points are scored)
Tennessee - 73%
Notre Dame - 70%
Stanford - 55%
UConn - 17%

The percentage of points scored in the last 10 minutes of the game is distributed as follows:
Tennessee - 27.1% (Vols scored 27% of its points in last 10 mins)
Duke - 25.6%
Notre Dame 24.8%
Stanford - 22.6%
UConn - 19.5%

The percentage of points scored in the last 5 minutes of the game is distributed as follows:
Tennessee - 14.1% (Vols scored 14% of points in last 5 mins)
Notre Dame - 13.8%
Duke - 12.2%
Stanford - 11.6%
UConn - 9.7%

UConn's profile is hardly that of a team running up the score by leaving starters in late.
 
DavidinNaples said:
wbb...I think the first part of your statement is true, there were no scholarships of note. But, keep in mind she played center at 5'7" in high school at the request of her coach. She was also a "grinder" on the AAU team, doing the dirty work under the hoop while others put up shots. Not too much demand for 5'7" centers in WBB. Her 43% from 3 this season (6-14) shows what kind of range and accuracy she has in her skill set.

I also believe both her parents went to UConn (Dad played football) and as a child TLaw saw lots of UConn sports, including Women's basketball. Finally, the decision to walk-on was made after enrolling and seeing Stewie's tweet inviting potential tryouts. She is living a dream, but I don't think it was the original plan. Just a wonderful twist of fate....Go TLaw and Go Huskies..!!
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All great points you made here, David. Here is another nice article on Lawlor with a little history on how she came to be a walk-on for UCONN. http://m.ctpost.com/uconn/article/Playing-for-UConn-dream-come-true-for-Ansonia-s-5112318.php
 
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Icebear said:
Terrible writing. Shouldn't get through most college classes.
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It just occured to me that you have had several posts correcting spelling, phrasing, sentence structure. Does that make you feel good ?
 
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phil sampieri said:
It just occured to me that you have had several posts correcting spelling, phrasing, sentence structure. Does that make you feel good ?
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I, generally, only correct the spelling of our players names or I call attention to other misspellings if it leads to some type of humorous outcome and misunderstanding. That is a matter of respect for the kids. We have no Stephanie on the team and folks often enjoy a chuckle.

As to grammar only when a grammatical issue leads to a lack of clarity or misunderstanding do I raise an issue. I, also, continue to edit my own posts which frequently have typos and dropped words for the same reason of clarity. Heck, I find errors on my own blog sometimes months later and fix them and appreciate it when folks call them to my attention. You'll notice I rarely correct TonyC, his mangling of the language would make Norm Crosby proud and is part of his lose charm.

The terrible writing in the posted link was in an article published as a work for public consumption, not a post on the board. It was not good writing. I was not speaking of grammar or spelling. I was speaking of content, article structure, paragraph structure, and accuracy of information and reflection and interpretation of information. It would have been judged harshly in the writing courses I took on all those parameters. Stream of consciousness writing is an art that takes tremendous work and practice. It is a skill that Queenie has not yet mastered and is one that has numerous risks. If Queenie is a student and still learning the craft, great!

I greatly appreciate the hard work of folks trying to expand the marketplace for WCBB and women's sports coverage. DishandSwish is a great example of it being done well.
 
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Wbbfan1 said:
Don't think Lawlor received any scholarship offers, otherwise I'm sure she wouldn't be walking on at UConn.
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Just out of interest, how do you know this? Do you know the family?

On Edit, from Kibs...

Quote from the very recent article by Rich Elliott (Connecticut Post), linked in another current thread about Tierney Lawlor:

"she respectfully declined the Division II offers."
 
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Icebear said:
I, generally, only correct the spelling of our players names or call attention to other misspellings if it leads to some type of humorous outcome and misunderstanding. That is a matter of respect for the kids. We have no Stephanie on the team.

As to grammar only when a grammatical issue leads to a lack of clarity or misunderstanding do I raise issue. I, also, continue to edit my own posts which frequently have typos and dropped words for the same reason of clarity. Heck, I find errors on my own blog sometimes months later and fix them and appreciate it when folks call them to my attention. You'll notice I rarely correct TonyC, his mangling of the language would make Norm Crosby proud and is part of his lose charm.

The terrible writing in this case was in an article published as a work for public consumption, not a post on the board. It was not good writing. I was not speaking of grammar or spelling. I was speaking of content, article structure, paragraph structure, and accuracy of information and reflection and interpretation of information. It would have been judged harshly in the writing courses I took on all those parameters. Stream of consciousness writing is an art that takes tremendous work and practice. It is a skill that Queenie has not yet mastered and is one that has numerous risks. If Queenie is a student and still learning the craft, great!

I greatly appreciate the hard work of folks trying to expand the marketplace for WCBB and women's sports coverage. DishandSwish is a great example of it being done well.
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Intervention is in your future
 
phil sampieri said:
Intervention is in your future
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So, Phil S, you criticize Ice's take on grammar/context as inappropriate, and then take a shot at him personally….not exactly the high road you suggest riding .
 
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This is a fascinating post!

I never heard this brought up before -- maybe I'm just out of the loop.

I'd love to see this information more widely known. I highly recommend that RegisteredUConn send a copy of this to all the members of the state's Horde, plus SNY and ESPN. I think any of them could build a great little feature around this. Some of these numbers are stunning, and they really deflate some common misconceptions about UConn held by the general public.

And if the SID at UConn ever reads this ... get crackin'!

RegisteredUconn said:
I took this comment as a sarcastic offering so I took a moment to examine the scoring distributions of the top five teams. Here's what I found.

Only UConn scores fewer points in the second half than they do in the first. Second half scoring distributions are:
Duke - 53.8% (they scored 54% of points in 2nd half)
Tennessee - 53.1%
Notre Dame - 50.9%
Stanford - 50.5%
UConn - 44.4%

The frequency of scoring more points in the second half than the first is as follows:
Duke - 77% (in 77% of games more 2nd half points are scored)
Tennessee - 73%
Notre Dame - 70%
Stanford - 55%
UConn - 17%

The percentage of points scored in the last 10 minutes of the game is distributed as follows:
Tennessee - 27.1% (Vols scored 27% of its points in last 10 mins)
Duke - 25.6%
Notre Dame 24.8%
Stanford - 22.6%
UConn - 19.5%

The percentage of points scored in the last 5 minutes of the game is distributed as follows:
Tennessee - 14.1% (Vols scored 14% of points in last 5 mins)
Notre Dame - 13.8%
Duke - 12.2%
Stanford - 11.6%
UConn - 9.7%

UConn's profile is hardly that of a team running up the score by leaving starters in late.
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I agree, Paco. In fact it should be placed in holding for anytime some brings up the old flame of UCONN running up the score as and immediate hose and extinguisher.
 
Icebear said:
I, generally, only correct the spelling of our players names or I call attention to other misspellings if it leads to some type of humorous outcome and misunderstanding. That is a matter of respect for the kids. We have no Stephanie on the team and folks often enjoy a chuckle.

As to grammar only when a grammatical issue leads to a lack of clarity or misunderstanding do I raise an issue. I, also, continue to edit my own posts which frequently have typos and dropped words for the same reason of clarity. Heck, I find errors on my own blog sometimes months later and fix them and appreciate it when folks call them to my attention. You'll notice I rarely correct TonyC, his mangling of the language would make Norm Crosby proud and is part of his lose charm.

The terrible writing in the posted link was in an article published as a work for public consumption, not a post on the board. It was not good writing. I was not speaking of grammar or spelling. I was speaking of content, article structure, paragraph structure, and accuracy of information and reflection and interpretation of information. It would have been judged harshly in the writing courses I took on all those parameters. Stream of consciousness writing is an art that takes tremendous work and practice. It is a skill that Queenie has not yet mastered and is one that has numerous risks. If Queenie is a student and still learning the craft, great!

I greatly appreciate the hard work of folks trying to expand the marketplace for WCBB and women's sports coverage. DishandSwish is a great example of it being done well.
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Lose charm made me laugh.
 
Icebear said:
I, generally, only correct the spelling of our players names or I call attention to other misspellings if it leads to some type of humorous outcome and misunderstanding. That is a matter of respect for the kids. We have no Stephanie on the team and folks often enjoy a chuckle.

As to grammar only when a grammatical issue leads to a lack of clarity or misunderstanding do I raise an issue. I, also, continue to edit my own posts which frequently have typos and dropped words for the same reason of clarity. Heck, I find errors on my own blog sometimes months later and fix them and appreciate it when folks call them to my attention. You'll notice I rarely correct TonyC, his mangling of the language would make Norm Crosby proud and is part of his lose charm.

The terrible writing in the posted link was in an article published as a work for public consumption, not a post on the board. It was not good writing. I was not speaking of grammar or spelling. I was speaking of content, article structure, paragraph structure, and accuracy of information and reflection and interpretation of information. It would have been judged harshly in the writing courses I took on all those parameters. Stream of consciousness writing is an art that takes tremendous work and practice. It is a skill that Queenie has not yet mastered and is one that has numerous risks. If Queenie is a student and still learning the craft, great!

I greatly appreciate the hard work of folks trying to expand the marketplace for WCBB and women's sports coverage. DishandSwish is a great example of it being done well.
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Wbbfan1 said:
Don't think Lawlor received any scholarship offers, otherwise I'm sure she wouldn't be walking on at UConn.
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Ozzie Nelson said:
Just out of interest, how do you know this? Do you know the family?
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Quote from the very recent article by Rich Elliott (Connecticut Post), linked in another current thread about Tierney Lawlor:

"she respectfully declined the Division II offers. . . ."​
 
Kibitzer said:
Quote from the very recent article by Rich Elliott (Connecticut Post), linked in another current thread about Tierney Lawlor:

"she respectfully declined the Division II offers. . . ."​
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So she did receive offers...thanks.
 
Kibitzer said:
Quote from the very recent article by Rich Elliott (Connecticut Post), linked in another current thread about Tierney Lawlor:

"she respectfully declined the Division II offers. . . ."​
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As others have said, so she did get scholarship offers.

I won't hold my breath waiting on wbbfan1 to reply.
 
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With certain comments on postings, it's better to hold something else.
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Speaking of Griner, she and Maya just faced off. Maya makes an impact in every category. BG continues to shoot a high percentage from the field. She really should get no fewer than 20 shots a game, and I would like to see her around 25.

Maya: 27 points on 8 of 23 (35%) shooting from the field (9-9 FT), 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks
BB: 24 points on 10 of 15 (66%) shooting from the field (4-4 FT), 10 rebounds, 2 blocks

Griner threw down a couple of dunks in the previous game. I bet that was something that the Chinese crowd had never seen a woman do.

I wonder if the US players have time to hang with each other and develop friendships.
 
easttexastrash said:
I wonder if the US players have time to hang with each other and develop friendships.
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I know Geno's approach to coaching pros is different from coaching college players, but it's a hallmark of his college programs that he encourages (through Chris Daily) team spirit and camaraderie inorder to build chemistry. I don't think it was a coincidence CD was an unofficial assistant with the Olympic team in London.
 
easttexastrash said:
Griner threw down a couple of dunks in the previous game. I bet that was something that the Chinese crowd had never seen a woman do.
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Very possibly. Haixia Zheng was the same height, but had no ups.
 
PacoSwede said:
This is a fascinating post!

I never heard this brought up before -- maybe I'm just out of the loop.

I'd love to see this information more widely known. I highly recommend that RegisteredUConn send a copy of this to all the members of the state's Horde, plus SNY and ESPN. I think any of them could build a great little feature around this. Some of these numbers are stunning, and they really deflate some common misconceptions about UConn held by the general public.

And if the SID at UConn ever reads this ... get crackin'!
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I would hope the someone at UConn is assigned to monitor this board. We are in some sense the voice of their customers.

Such kind words deserve an update (includes last night games) on a couple of the stats, specifically the percentage of points scored in the second half and the percentage of games in which more points were scored in the second half than the first.

UConn : 44.5% / 20%
Duke: 53.0% / 66.7%
Notre Dame: 50.8% / 69.2%
Tennessee: 53.8% / 69.2%
Stanford: 49.6% / 46.2%
 
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