The back over the head from Moriah (ala DT) was worth the admission---I watch Uconn games to the bitter ends--and some are very bitter. The over fouling and fouling on every shot attempt was frustrating to watch. If you put yourself in the coaches place (not Geno) what was the benefit of that approach---?? The score was already set, did this give them a "moral" victory?? NO! Geno did not look pleased with that either..
Butler has been playing Division 1 (Big East AAC) for nearly 2 years now (the Practice time with the team counts)--Geno gave her a huge trust and comment---knock some one on their A---. She's been strutting ever since. Early on she was trying to read Geno's mind--is this what he wants? If not is this what he wants? --when that goes--the game comes. Geno's had new players (for nearly 30 year) looking at the bench for approval--and he hates it.. Play--just play the game. When confidence comes the bench looking stops..
Technical Flagrant foul ---stopped for speeding --was it 20 mph over the limit or 200 mph over the limit ---both speeding--
Remember John Ferguson of the Montreal Canadians? He handled that job with pleasure and he managed to score a few goals.Maybe that is what she said, but during the time when the refs were looking at the monitor to evaluate the play, I saw Big Nat smile, SMILEand that is what was needed. The girls need to be more nasty and mean when teams figure they can do what they want to and not play by the rules and expect OUR Huskies to do NOTHING about it - i.e. Kia getting her head ...; Gabby having her leg taken from under her; Mojo getting knocked around a few times; Stewie getting pounded on, etc. Show other teams that if you want to play that way then get a role player to do the same to their star player and send a message that two can play that game, but hopefully no one gets hurt because of it.
That's the best description of the incident I've seen. The whole thing was overblown by the flop.
No question they were pushing around for rebounding position with Natalie being forceful, but the ECU player definitely continued moving in toward Natalie after the shot dropped through the net, and had her shoulder forward to 'nudge' Natalie. Natalie definitely saw it and countered with her own shoulder, not her forearm, though the forearm may have left her stomach area in the continuation of her bump. Absolutely no question it was a foul on Natalie. But flagrant? certainly it wasn't 'dangerous'.
Nowhere near as dangerous as Prince shoving Maya in the small of the back, leveling her on her tailbone - refresh my memory. Was that called a flagrant?
