Hard to control a conference schedule but UCONN always plays a strong OOC schedule against all comers. I would lose a lot of respect forHow soon everyone forgets all the cupcakes UConn has played.
Winthrop sounds like some nerd with glasses.
Hard to control a conference schedule but UCONN always plays a strong OOC schedule against all comers. .
Now Baylor is bad for the game?
I agree. I did not get to see the game and I am glad that I didn't. This type of game brings me no pride and joy. Quite frankly, it makes me respect Mulkey a little less that she would schedule an opponent of this caliber.
I'm not a Mulkey fan, going back to 1982, but in her defense, Winthrop was a pretty good mid-major as recently as a couple of years ago. They're located in SC, about an hour from where I live in Columbia.
She was the soph PG on La Tech's NC team in 1982. Story?I'm not a Mulkey fan, going back to 1982, but in her defense, Winthrop was a pretty good mid-major as recently as a couple of years ago. They're located in SC, about an hour from where I live in Columbia.
So you decide to post a picture of me napping on the job just because I mentioned Duke and Tenn in the same sentence.![]()
Winthrop is now 1-9. A truly horrible team. Kim did not play anyone over 21 minutes. Very nice game by Cox - she stared and had 23 points. Nice game by Chou as well with 14 points. Believe it or not, Cave was the leading scorer with 25 points. Not sure anyone would have predicted that before the game!
I'm not a Mulkey fan, going back to 1982, but in her defense, Winthrop was a pretty good mid-major as recently as a couple of years ago. They're located in SC, about an hour from where I live in Columbia.
1982? That is a long time to hold a grudge.
Does Mulkey do home games for her players? If this is a home and home series - junior Dekeiya Cohen is from the other end of South Carolina but maybe she has a lot of family in the Winthrop area.Now Baylor is bad for the game?
I agree. I did not get to see the game and I am glad that I didn't. This type of game brings me no pride and joy. Quite frankly, it makes me respect Mulkey a little less that she would schedule an opponent of this caliber.
That shy little boy is worth about $140 million today.Winthrop is the little, shy kid with the lisp in the musical The Music Man. Would he have given up 140 to Baylor? Probably.
Now Baylor is bad for the game?
I agree. I did not get to see the game and I am glad that I didn't. This type of game brings me no pride and joy. Quite frankly, it makes me respect Mulkey a little less that she would schedule an opponent of this caliber.
I was thinking the same thing, not that I'm criticizing Coach Mulkey for the score. In the second half of blowouts, UConn slows the pace way down. Almost using the full 10 seconds to bring the ball past half court, setting up for the half court, no press, no fast breaks, and no shots until about 10 seconds remain on the shot clock. This is usually when us fans complain about the offense looking terrible. Yes it's often because of the bench, but it's also because of what the coaches want the team to execute. I liken it to Geno limiting his Ferrari to first gear. He knows the car can go fast when needed (in other words transition and piling up points), so there's no point in doing that, and chooses to use the blow outs to teach better passing, cutting to the basket, spacing the floor, setting screens, positioning, inbounds plays, basic stuff like that which could decide big games against big opponents when it counts most.It's not easy to score 140 points. You have to work at that. I realized she used the bench liberally, but there are other things one can do to limit the offensive output. Walking the ball up the court (no fast breaks), use the shot clock, don't take 3's, etc. Even if you are getting the offensive rebounds, no put-backs, run the clock down again.
To get to 140, you gotta try.
It's not easy to score 140 points. You have to work at that. I realized she used the bench liberally, but there are other things one can do to limit the offensive output. Walking the ball up the court (no fast breaks), use the shot clock, don't take 3's, etc. Even if you are getting the offensive rebounds, no put-backs, run the clock down again.
To get to 140, you gotta try.
That is 3.5 points per minute. A team can score that in a lay-up drill but not much else.It's not easy to score 140 points. You have to work at that. I realized she used the bench liberally, but there are other things one can do to limit the offensive output. Walking the ball up the court (no fast breaks), use the shot clock, don't take 3's, etc. Even if you are getting the offensive rebounds, no put-backs, run the clock down again.
To get to 140, you gotta try.
Baylor took 95 shots. Think about how much clock you have to run (or not run) to even be able to shoot that many. Even if Winthrop had zero time of possession, that means Baylor would have been shooting every 25 seconds to get to 95 over 40 minutes.That is 3.5 points per minute. A team can score that in a lay-up drill but not much else.![]()