). So we'll see how this plays out. Still a lot of season to go. A lot of career to go for ONO.
I thought Aubrey was pretty effective against her. I would’ve liked to see her more. She’s longer than people realize and was right in there for the rebounds.
I agree! Their conference is very weak and makes UConn look deceptively strong. They struggled and won against some pretty mediocre teams thus far. This game really exposed their weaknesses. Irwin is a liability against elite teams. The huskies have a month and a half to prepare for March Madness. I’m not sure at this point if they can make it to the round of Elite Eight. I’d give Anna and Griffin more playing time to get experience knowing the cavalry is coming with the next 2 recruiting classes.
Geno's reactions all over the place from incredulous to resigned.
Mike Anthony: UConn crumbles late against Baylor as 2019-20 reality is driven home
No matter the No. 1 national ranking, despite what has come to be expected or assumed underneath all those national championship banners, there have long been a number of subtle signs that 2019-20 …www.courant.com
This quote a bit over the top?
“Let me tell you how immature they are, too. There’s a minute left in the game and they’re fouling, thinking we can get a 16-point play. Is that dumb, or what? 'Oh, you know, we’re going to lose by eight. What’s the difference if we lose by 17?’ Dummies.
And as you have implied, if not stated, Kyla did/does what the Coach expects her to do while the freshmen learn the offense and defense. Kyla knows where to be and what to do on both ends of the court. How many years is it going to take for us BYers to realize that the vast majority of new team members are not going to step onto the court and have immediate impacts on a game, day in and day out???
I remember years ago UConn played poor Providence after a loss. It was an 80 point win for the Huskies. I don’t know if Providence got 40 points
I am glad that you watched a different game than a lot of us did and that you also know exactly what Geno needs to do in the future. I certainly hope that Geno reads your post and takes the appropriate steps to remedy the situation. He will probably have to scuttle his next two incoming freshmen members and start over to please you. Good luck with that.
Like nobody else has noticed
UConn does not have a KE on the team.
Liv is not Lauren Cox and Lauren Cox is not a sophomore. As a sophomore, her coach sat her a number of times because she was not performing as well as expected. Plus, she had Kalani Brown to help. She played better during the latter part of her sophomore season.
My bad. Meant KI (Kyla).
I think she was benched when she did the following on offense: She had a wide open three from the corner, and chose not to take it. Instead, she awaited a defender and drove around her into a hornets nest of 6'6" players from Baylor, and attempted to dish off ( or maybe throw up a prayer lay-up ) .....losing the possession in the process. She must be watching Molly too much. You can't tell me that she wasn't a dangerous three point shooter in HS.
I think it's a beautiful ideal to want to recruit nothing but the best players who fit the mold of whatever concept of basketball your program has adopted. That being said, we are losing the recruiting the battles, im my opinion, for bigs because he isn't showcasing the development of those kinds of players in his program. Stewie was not the prototypical post. Yes, Stef was, but she is the only one in the last 10 years that truly fit that mold and was exhibited as a cornerstone of the team that hit the floor every night. Kiah stokes stayed in his doghouse and never truly had a starting role or place in the offense that they highlighted. Morgan was an inside out PF, like Nalyssa Smith is to Baylor, so I'm not including her. You've gotta adjust for your weaknesses, he's not doing a good job of that. I'm sure we'll recover starting next year, but that will mostly be due to certain losing ppl to graduation and another year of development for ours. Aaliyah Edwards, Isuneh Brady, stretch 4s are indispensable in today's game, in every era of the game. Go HUSKIES!
I feel that if we did, she would have made a difference last night.
I absolutely love this post!
I agree that most likely UConn will not win the National Championship this year. But, you did point to a way in which they might. They would need to string together a series of games wherein they shot lights out. And the good news is that they actually got a lot of open looks last night and did not make shots that we are accustomed to seeing them make. (So if they make them)...
And if I remember correctly, Tea was invisible the first quarter.
Yeah, it's early still.
Some of this is on Geno. I would suspect by plan, ONO played off of Cox who responding with 3 pointers. When ONO stayed with Cox, she rarely scored.
With all due respect to one of my favorite Huskies, Kyla was not a factor on defense. Virtually ever Baylor player that backed her down in the paint scored easily.
