Butler Postgame Thread

[oldude]

Struggling with my computer so I’ll start the thread and add my thoughts in a minute.

 

[bluedevil]

Great game by AG..Hope she keeps on starting!

 

[oldude]

Some thoughts on the Butler game:

• A little uneven at times tonight. I would really love to see just how well this UConn team could play if they are ever able to get in a bunch of games in a row to gain some consistency in their execution.
• Aubrey earned the start tonight with her play vs Providence, and she will remain the starter against the longer, more athletic LV’s. Aubrey just continues to make plays. She was the X-factor in last year’s TN game.
• Nice scoring balance with all 5 starters in double figures. Good to see Christyn find her game.
• Mir’s energy, defense and rebounding continue to impress.
• Nika is no longer 0 for America. If you’re finally going to make a shot, it might as well be a 3! But it should be pointed out that she was outscored by Autumn.

 

[GRIFFBIFF20]

Best "All Around" effort this team has played all season long (on both ends of the court). Starting 5 looked solid and the bench played extremely well.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Nika and Autumn scored. Aubrey got a double-double in her first start. We shot 10-22 from the arc. Good stuff!

 

[Vowelguy]

slow start. 78-20 (!) over last 3 quarters
Good for lots of players to contribute. But Butler stinks (lost to Creighton by 40) -- hard to read too much into anything.

 

[hoopsfan22]

Player of the Game: Aubrey Griffin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Husky fanatic]

A lot of energy tonight. Fun to watch Nika and Autumn get into the scoring column. Aubrey getting ready for Prime Time. Hope to see that on Thursday.

 

[veryolddog]

Well............Hooray for Chris Daly getting getting her 1099th win. I fell asleep during the fourth quarter and when I woke up, the game was over. Wow! 103. Did Nika score? Looks like Thursday will be the showdown. Hope they shoot the lights out then.

 

[Blueballer]

Great win of course but It's hard to measure progress this year. With so many stops and starts with weeks between games nothing can happen on a regular schedule. We have yet to play a really tough team and we have several new young players. Maybe Thursday will finally be a test.

 

[Dokey]

A good high school team beat a mediocre middle school team. Of course UConn scored more than a 100. Butler was too short and too few. But you learn nothing from a game like this. We actually have no idea if UConn is actually any good. The last game I watched before this was Colorado-Stanford. Both would have likely taken UConn. It isn’t Geno’s fault. He scheduled the big boys. COVID took them away. Unless UConn can schedule real competition, I don’t like their chances for FF.

 

[CocoHusky]

Paige played one of the best defensive games I seen from a UCONN player since Kelly Faris graduated. Hopefully you all know how I fell about defense. Kara is commenting on it now in the post game show.

 

[bluedevil]

Well............Hooray for Chris Daly getting getting her 1099th win. I fell asleep during the fourth quarter and when I woke up, the game was over. Wow! 103. Did Nika score? Looks like Thursday will be the showdown. Hope they shoot the lights out then.

Will send u a case of red bull.

 

[hookshot]

A good high school team beat a mediocre middle school team. Of course UConn scored more than a 100. Butler was too short and too few. But you learn nothing from a game like this. We actually have no idea if UConn is actually any good. The last game I watched before this was Colorado-Stanford. Both would have likely taken UConn. It isn’t Geno’s fault. He scheduled the big boys. COVID took them away. Unless UConn can schedule real competition, I don’t like their chances for FF.

OK Dokey

 

[UConnCat]

A good high school team beat a mediocre middle school team. Of course UConn scored more than a 100. Butler was too short and too few. But you learn nothing from a game like this. We actually have no idea if UConn is actually any good. The last game I watched before this was Colorado-Stanford. Both would have likely taken UConn. It isn’t Geno’s fault. He scheduled the big boys. COVID took them away. Unless UConn can schedule real competition, I don’t like their chances for FF.

Unless? What exactly do you think is going to happen for the remainder of the season?

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[bluedevil]

A good high school team beat a mediocre middle school team. Of course UConn scored more than a 100. Butler was too short and too few. But you learn nothing from a game like this. We actually have no idea if UConn is actually any good. The last game I watched before this was Colorado-Stanford. Both would have likely taken UConn. It isn’t Geno’s fault. He scheduled the big boys. COVID took them away. Unless UConn can schedule real competition, I don’t like their chances for FF.

Umm okay..

 

[JordyG]

Evina got my badass award. When her knee is right she's an AA. Not only that but she's UConn's offensive glue and go to basket. Paige gets the glory, but so far, Evina is this teams playa.

 

[hoopsfan22]

A good high school team beat a mediocre middle school team. Of course UConn scored more than a 100. Butler was too short and too few. But you learn nothing from a game like this. We actually have no idea if UConn is actually any good. The last game I watched before this was Colorado-Stanford. Both would have likely taken UConn. It isn’t Geno’s fault. He scheduled the big boys. COVID took them away. Unless UConn can schedule real competition, I don’t like their chances for FF.

Way to piss in the punch bowl.

 

[JordyG]

Paige played one of the best defensive games I ever seen from a UCONN player since Kelly Faris graduated. Hopefully you all know how I fell about defense. Kara is commenting on it now in the post game show.

Yes. But Evina's defense was almost as good I think.

 

[oldude]

Evina got my badass award. When her knee is right she's an AA. Not only that but she's UConn's offensive glue and go to basket. Paige gets the glory, but so far, Evina is this teams playa.

The other thing I really like about Evina is that she plays with a nasty attitude, and I mean that in a good way. Really looking forward to see what happens in Knoxville on Thursday.

 

[ScottCT]

A good high school team beat a mediocre middle school team. Of course UConn scored more than a 100. Butler was too short and too few. But you learn nothing from a game like this. We actually have no idea if UConn is actually any good. The last game I watched before this was Colorado-Stanford. Both would have likely taken UConn. It isn’t Geno’s fault. He scheduled the big boys. COVID took them away. Unless UConn can schedule real competition, I don’t like their chances for FF.

One of the funniest post I've read in a long time.

 

[Ozimoto]

Good game to knock off the rust. That said, Butler wasn't much of a challenge. I feel a lot better about Thursday than I did this morning. Yes, Autumn outscored Nika, but Nika had a layup in sight and passed to Autumn for the unchallenged layup so I don't think you can make too much of Autumn "outscoring" Nika. ?

Nice to see CW and Aubrey have good games and Olivia played very well. Tennessee's size will be a good test for the front court players.

REALLY liked the 10 of 22 from the arc. If they can keep that up and space the floor it will allow Olivia et al to be much more effective inside.

No, Anna did not score, but she did a lot of other things very, very well. She let the game come to her and did her part accordingly. They obviously did not need her scoring tonight but as usual, she had some fine assists and was instrumental in keeping the ball moving in the half court offense.

Paige was quiet in the first half, although she had six assists. When she missed her first two shots she stopped looking for shots and went back to distributing the ball. Played much better offensively in the second half.

If they can get a string of games together to build on consistency, they are going to be scary come tournament time (fingers crossed that there will be a tournament and that the number of cancelled games drops now that we are through the Christmas and New Year's holidays that I think had a lot to do with the spike in cases).

 

[Heytherego]

What happened with Nika? She looked upset

 

[oldude]

What happened with Nika? She looked upset

Geno yanked her for missing a defensive assignment, and then he gave her an earful on the sideline. She got upset. Geno talked to her some more and then he put her back in the game. She’ll be fine.

 

[Alydar]

I like Westbrooks facial expression while playing. Cold-blooded executioner.