Blogger Raul Points Out UConn Playing Starters Up 40 Points

[Charliebball]

Apparently Raul and others think UConn is unfairly overwhelming AAC opponents

1. Raoul ‏@Raoul_000 13h13 hours ago
   Raoul Retweeted Mike Byrd
   
   Not just a Baylor thing, eh? Box score also shows 3 UConn starters played 30+ mins.; score was 72-30 at end of 3Q. http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400911769 …
   
   Raoul added,
   
   Mike Byrd @micchiato
   Thoughts on UConn blowout of East Carolina tonight and Huskies still attempting 3 pointers after a large halftime lead? …
   2 replies1 retweet4 likes
   

Raoul‏@Raoul_000
Should note that UConn was already up by 37 by the middle of the 3rd quarter; despite that, one player totaled 35 minutes, another 34.

• 1. medinah brashear ‏@BaylorFan4Life 5h5 hours ago
     @Raoul_000 Baylor rotated alot . No one player played more than 21 minutes. Leading scorer Alexis Jones also set out that game.
     
     
  2. Raoul ‏@Raoul_000 3h3 hours ago
     @BaylorFan4Life I remember that, and the funny thing now are all the UConn fans who criticized Baylor about that game.
     
     
     

 

[pinotbear]

Sorry, kids: when you're only dressing 9, and when there are two frosh and a former walk-on senior (which means, you aren't grooming for next year) in your 4-person "bench", then, the starting 5 are gonna accumulate some floor time in the first 25 minutes+ of the game.

 

[cohenzone]

Should point out that UConn was up 22 at the half after the lead shrank to 12. Maybe shouldn't have played the starters in the second half. Our #1 guard off the bench was NA, and that left us with Butler, the two Frosh, and Tierney. So one starter was going to be in the game throughout the game. A bonehead comment for someone who isn't bothered by facts. Maybe we should play the last 5 the whole first half, go down by 30 and come back with the starters in the second half to win by 10. And the other team can only play it's starters.

 

[Kaizen]

Raoul‏@Raoul_000
Should note that UConn was already up by 37 by the middle of the 3rd quarter; despite that, one player totaled 35 minutes, another 34.

Yes, Chong played 35 mins. But she was the only starter in the floor at this time.
Is this a bid deal? No I don't think so.

 

[Kaizen]

Besides that,
We have only 4 benches, if we don't put the starter do you expect we play only 4 people in the game?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I enjoy Raoul's passion for the game but I hope he isn't comparing Baylor's 106-point win with UConn's 48-point win.

 

[oldude]

I don't know what's wrong with you guys. It's pretty obvious that UConn should only play their starters for a half, and then play with only 4 reserves on the floor for the entire 2nd half, like the movie Hoosiers.

 

[ctfjr]

Haters gonna hate.

btw who is Raoul anyway?

 

[WiseOne]

Haters gonna hate.

btw who is Raoul anyway?

My point EXACTLY!!!!!

 

[tonehill68]

Obviously judging by the comments, they didn't watch the game and only read the stats. If they did watched the games or any UCONN games this season, they would have known that Connecticut has a short bench due to injuries, etc.

It's the same thin we've heard for years now so I treat these comments like the previous ones - "in one ear and out the other". Oh well

 

[Kmoney]

Anyone that is a casual fan is aware of UConns depth problem. I could tear his tweets to shreds. It is pointless to debate with someone who thinks 4 quarters is more than 2 halves.

 

[BostonCanuck]

And beyond the short bench, it's the way the Pirates brought the lead down to 12 in the second quarter. They got overly physical with our girls. That required something of a response from the Huskies, now didn't it? And this dog do hunt!

 

[f1f1ferrari]

Who is this Raoul guy? I don't have a Twitter account, so I know nothing about him, though I've seen him mentioned here on the 'Yard. Does he have any sort of credentials that would make his opinion relevant? I don't mean this to sound bad towards the guy - I'm just curious about him, and who his followers are. Does he represent a particular media outlet, or is he just an average joe?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Also not sure who the Mike Byrd tweeting him is, but he seems shocked teams take threes after accumulating leads of 22.

 

[Nuyoika]

Here is the thing about some of these "know it alls" they usually in fact know and or research very little. Most rarely watch a full game and have no idea what they are talking about. If he is in fact trying to compare a game Baylor chose to play vs a game UConn has to play no matter what then he truly is a moron. Minutes next to a players name doesn't tell the whole story for any team for any game. Either do the research and know what your talking about or stop talking. That's the world today though... everyone with a keyword is an "expert".

 

[geneticrex]

Anyone too ignorant to understand UCONN's bench situation should be marginalized for being the simpleton they obviously are.

The Huskies could take the floor in the 4th quarter with only 4 players, including a former 'walk-on', two freshman and a junior center transfer, all three not impressively ranked coming out of high school (in other words, THEIR BENCH) and there would still be some nin-cum-poop somewhere, bemoaning the dominance of the Women of Storrs.

In conclusion, to Raoul and anyone else too stupid to comprehend reality..............................choke on it.

 

[Orangutan]

Who is this Raoul guy? I don't have a Twitter account, so I know nothing about him, though I've seen him mentioned here on the 'Yard. Does he have any sort of credentials that would make his opinion relevant? I don't mean this to sound bad towards the guy - I'm just curious about him, and who his followers are. Does he represent a particular media outlet, or is he just an average joe?

He's a Michigan fan. Don't think he has any particular "credentials" but he tweets links to a lot of recruiting news and Big Ten wbb news. If you've seen his name around her it's likely because of a recruiting story that he tweeted out.

 

[chrissaran]

Hey, Raoul, learn to count. UConn did not win by 108 points, 140-32. UConn won by 47, a difference of 61 points, more than UEC scored the entire game. You obviously don't know anything about math or basketball!

I enjoy Raoul's passion for the game but I hope he isn't comparing Baylor's 106-point win with UConn's 48-point win.

108 points!

 

[huskeynut]

Let's make this easy - hit the delete buttons for their blogs. Both are totslly clueless. Let's not dumb down people.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Also not sure who the Mike Byrd tweeting him is, but he seems shocked teams take threes after accumulating leads of 22.

Well, now that I checked his twitter feed I notice he is proudly from Tennessee. Hmm, could it be that---------nahhhhh.

 

[pacific 44]

Raoul has put a lot of interesting stuff on this board and i hope s/he continues to do so.I don't necessarily agree with everyone on this forum but i sure do like that they give me interesting info.on a daily basis.I would like to see the young-uns thrown into the fire a little more,but Geno has his master plan and his own reasoning,so i just watch and marvel at his success.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

I would like to see the young-uns thrown into the fire a little more,but Geno has his master plan and his own reasoning,so i just watch and marvel at his success.

No offense to her, but having Kyla Irwin in the game early would disrupt what the team is trying to do. And I don't think he wanted Molly Bent out there early in that road environment in such a physical game, especially with all the trapping ECU was doing.

 

[HuskyNan]

Sorry, kids: when you're only dressing 9, and when there are two frosh and a former walk-on senior (which means, you aren't grooming for next year) in your 4-person "bench", then, the starting 5 are gonna accumulate some floor time in the first 25 minutes+ of the game.

There have been injuries, too, meaning only 8 were available - Saniya out with the concussion and Crystal out with the stress reaction.

If someone is going to present himself as some sort of news source, he should take a look at the why's of things. Otherwise, he's just trolling click bait.

 

[B BLOCK]

BOO HOO, Wah Wah, Raoul didn't get a trophy. Stop it, you sound like a snow-flake.
Not to disparage any players but the Uconn bench is very limited from a numbers stand point this season. As for the three pointers, players have to play. What are the Huskies going to do, pass the ball around, take shot clock vi0lations, etc? That would be more humiliating to opposing teams than getting blow out.
Remember this is Division 1 NCAA basketball not AYSO!!!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

There have been injuries, too, meaning only 8 were available - Saniya out with the concussion and Crystal out with the stress reaction.

Wait a minute. That wasn't Saniya playing last night?