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In a strange way, Geno will find a silver lining in this loss. He kept telling the team that their sloppy offense & lazy defense will not work against a top team. UCONN played a horrible game, the refs were one- sided, & Arkansas couldn't miss a shot. Yet, the Huskies only lost by 3 points.
 
I cant remember a worse defensive effort by a UConn team. Period. This was against an opponent playing just 8 total & had a single player put in 40+. No adjustments made by either Geno or the players.

The main issue with this team, as it has been the past several years, is little to no post & physical presence in the middle. Ark. could literally drive to the hoop with little effort, or take a wide-open 3. Rebounding was controlled by a smaller Ark. team. AE is the ONLY player with physical presence, and she cant control her fouls. I cant see this team going too deep this year. Recruiting seems to be bringing in more post players, but its going to take a while to have a more balanced team.
 
Centerstream said:
I know the haters and part time fans are going to give Geno and also do the same about our players. After that 3rd quarter, our guys made it a game. Dungee could not have had a better game even though I have never seen a player that had the ball in her hands so much get away with soooo many push offs. I repeat, when she had the ball. Carolyn Peck even pointed it out multiple times. But we kept playing and we were in the game at the buzzer even though Arkansas must have played their best game EVER! (Which ever team tries to do when they play UConn.)
I also don't understand why when we have a definite height advantage, our offensive sets end up with Aubrey behind the 3 point arc, so that when she gets the ball she feels compelled to shoot.
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Well said...
 
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ucbart said:
**Dungee is not a pro talent. She will have trouble making a roster, IMO. She is crafty, but that doesn't work in the pros.

**I'm convinced that all of Christyn's problems are between the ears. How does a guard, that's her caliber, and brick so many layups and miss that many FT's?
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I'll agree with you on Christyn, but Dungee will most definately be a 1st round pick in the W, and she will do well once she gets there
 
MooreMayaNY said:
Christyn also needs to mature. No way you get that rebound with 2.3 seconds and you dribble the ball. That's a Time-out. Where was her head at?? And please keep the "these are college kids" comments.. we all wanted this W
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I agree with you but the coach can also and should have called that time out . Tell your team captain to tell the ref ahead of time; As soon as we get this rebound I WANT A TIMEOUT!
 
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NOI33 said:
Mir showed out!!!!! Loved that for her. She's an extremely passionate player. Can't wait for her to expand her range and get more minutes.
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I agree but she is very raw and her athletic ability can only take her so far. In high school that was all she needed. I'm happy for her though! That foul she had on Dungee was offensive and not on Mir.
 
After Williams 3-3 start she went 3-14 and 2-5 from the line. Nelson-Ododa gave them nothing. Between them they had 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 turnovers. Obviously that just will not get it done. Bueckers was terrific once she started hunting her own offense but now maybe she will realize why Auriemma has been asking her to do just what she did tonight; unfortunately waiting until midway through the third quarter and down double digits turned out to be too late.
 
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Like the stock market, up and down, and up.
We are not a super strong team (this year none of teams are), so if we are going to lose a game, soon than later.

Clearly our defense has problems but the Refs also have problems.
 
oldude said:
Some thoughts on the Arkansas game:
  • UConn shoots 59% in the first half and heads to the locker room with a 2-pt lead. At that point I knew UConn was in trouble. Arkansas is one tough team to play against, and Dungee belongs in the pros, although I’m not crazy about that flying chicken-wing of hers.
  • Every time UConn threw the ball into the post, Arkansas swarmed all over it, generally neutralizing UConn’s size advantage.
  • Pleased with Nika’s minutes off the bench. She didn’t try to do too much or play too fast, and she knocked down several key shots.
  • I guess we’re back to playing with another 5’11” center?
  • Paige and Evina both came up big tonight, but it wasn't enough
  • I know there will be criticism about players, coaching strategy, etc., but the simple truth is that Arkansas was a better team than UConn tonight. They shot it well, took better care of the ball, played tough team defense, boxed out and hit the boards. They earned the W.
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Nika played her best game to date tonight IMO. I was proud of how she stepped up for us !
 
Dungee reminds me of Candice Wiggins. Wiggins was more of a two-way player (think she lead the Pac-12 in steals) but the way she worked through our defense reminded me a lot of the former all-american/pro
 
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Sorry about the loss. Tonight, Arkansas was the better team and really played very well. Every one already replayed the game and demonstrated the credits.

I would think that lots of practice and discussion will take place following this game. Perhaps, a loss like this needs to be examined from the upside as to what the Team needs to do in confronting a strong team like Arkansas. They will rise again!
 
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I hope this is the game where the coaches (and CW herself) realises that paige and evina need to be taking more shots. CW should be the third scoring option, particularly from 3, but she continues to take 15,16,17 shots a game. She isnt efficient enough and its wasted possessions, especially when we cant offensive rebound at all.
 
Lucelab113 said:
Well why didn't he get her out when she got the 4th. I don't want to hear the "he wanted to leave her in to see if she could play with 4" nonsense. Nobody could guard anyone. The game moves to quick for Geno sometimes.
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As a 20 year UConn fan - when Geno starts the four or five guard lineup move..his purpose for the game has moved from winning to teaching the team a lesson.

I bet he’s almost happy about this loss. Paige learned she can’t wait until the fourth, ONO learned her team needs her, CW saw her mental mistakes cost the team the game..and the freshman should have gained some confidence.
 
southofnorth said:
I’m not sure I’ll ever fully understand what the zone defense was supposed to do against a team known to shoot the ball (fairly well, too), but as much as I wanted a patented UConn beat down, it didn’t happen and that’s okay. There were a lot of factors at play—some poor shot selection, post play didn’t pan out as well as we all thought it was going to, suspect defense, etc.—that lead to this loss. It’s weird to say, but this feels like par for this season. Everything has been unpredictable and this loss feels the same way. Hopefully it refocuses everyone and makes them realize a win will not always materialize—especially against better competition than the bottom teams in the Big East. Evina played great, Paige looked good at times given her circumstance, Nika had some great looks and took them tonight, CW was great in the opening quarter, Edwards showed what she can do when she isn’t in could trouble, Mir looked like the fire missing from the team, and Aubrey is still the energy player for this team. All of it will come together. Unfortunately I can’t say if that will be this year or next year, but it will all come together and when it does, look out.
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That zone defense in the 3rd quarter was a nail in the coffin for us. Dungee was just finding ALLLL the holes and taking advantage of our slow reaction time. Couple that with a lack of an interior presence...recipe for disaster. It was painful to watch.
 
HuskyNan said:
I thought the freshmen were great. I don’t know that we could have expected more from them.
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My only "disappointment" with the freshmen is that Mir and Aaliyah seem too foul prone. I can only imagine how this game might have been if we could of had 5 more minutes with Aaliyah on the floor. Other than that, yup they were great!
 
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oldude said:
Some thoughts on the Arkansas game:
  • UConn shoots 59% in the first half and heads to the locker room with a 2-pt lead. At that point I knew UConn was in trouble. Arkansas is one tough team to play against, and Dungee belongs in the pros, although I’m not crazy about that flying chicken-wing of hers.
  • Every time UConn threw the ball into the post, Arkansas swarmed all over it, generally neutralizing UConn’s size advantage.
  • Pleased with Nika’s minutes off the bench. She didn’t try to do too much or play too fast, and she knocked down several key shots.
  • I guess we’re back to playing with another 5’11” center?
  • Paige and Evina both came up big tonight, but it wasn't enough
  • I know there will be criticism about players, coaching strategy, etc., but the simple truth is that Arkansas was a better team than UConn tonight. They shot it well, took better care of the ball, played tough team defense, boxed out and hit the boards. They earned the W.
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I really thought Aubrey was our best defender and was not sure why she did not play most of the 2nd half. I would never question our amazing coaches, but was wondering why we were playing so much 2 / 3 zone against a great shooting team.
 
Zinethar said:
Arkansas deserved to win because they shot better and played better defense. They also got all the calls as they foul every time on the way to the basket. They will have a hard time playing with refs who won't allow that. Our juniors once again failed to show up. Liv was terrible and CW disappeared for long stretches. EW was great as was Paige who finally understood in the 4th quarter what Geno has been trying to tell her. We needed Anna tonight. Those who have been down on her should now see what her value is. Nika played well tonight and hit some shots. I wasn't particularly impressed by AE who kept bringing the ball down to where their guards took it away from her. Not sure where AG was in the 2nd half. Mir played pretty well but still doesn't know the offense. Almost pulled it out again but should not have been in that position. Very disappointing.
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In all serious, what would have Anna done? She's shot the ball poor this entire season so far and her defense is lackluster at best. Anna has never showed up in a big game for us so far in her 2 years... just curious where you're going with that assessment
 
Disappointed by the final score... Dungee was great for Arkansas...BUT I was VERY Disappointed that none of the Refs saw her constant forearms to the chest, neck, face of UCONN defenders. She did it on almost every drive to the basket but no one in striped shirts see it???

Live, Learn and Come back Stronger!

GO HUSKIES!
 
Our number one problem has and will continue to be NO BIGS. It will continue to plague us until Brady gets here, that’s all we are missing to being a complete UConn team like past teams PERIOD. I understand some games aren’t for bigs, but an aggressive and smart big would have had her way tonight. We need another one to go with Edwards and Brady BAD! After that, UNDEFEATED!
 
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