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Butler Postgame Thread

victor64 said:
Piath's spin move to a lefthand layup--She will get meaningful minutes next year. Few on the board agree with me but there is too much talent and size there to be keep on the bench.
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That play got the most enthusiastic reaction from UConn’s bench, and I strongly suspect that Jamelle was smiling broadly.
 
Jordy said:
Boston can’t run the floor like Edwards, but Edwards can’t block shots like Boston. One is a classic PF while the other is a classic center. Apples and Oranges.
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Good think Oranges are better. ;)
 
Zorro said:
Kudos to Butler for a gutsy game!!
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This is a Covid team, i.e., they had sicknesses and couldn't get their act together for weeks. This is not a 2-win team. Indeed, I have yet to see any team in the Big East that is intimidated by UConn. They've all played us aggressively. I suspect that the top teams in this league are underrated by the polls.
 
jabstep said:
Passing and shooting practice. The defense was so so. Marquette will be a better test. Paige is a great passer and fun to watch. It gets contagious. Aaliyah and Nika are gaining more confidence. Evina needs to score makes us more dangerous.
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This Butler team's three-point shooting is for real. It wasn't a couple of lucky shots. They shot lights-out all night from three. Impressive!
 
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Fairfield Fan said:
This Butler team's three-point shooting is for real. It wasn't a couple of lucky shots. They shot lights-out all night from three. Impressive!
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Yeah, they hit threes but not usually this many. And our 3pt % ended up better than theirs tonight.
 
Carnac said:
Aaliyah Edwards had an Aliyah Boston type game today.
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Actually, I think she played way better than Boston usually plays. Edwards is far more versatile, very fast down the court, and is infinitely better integrated in the team's offense than is Boston. I read that Edwards was a track star in high school. Not sure what event she did, but her runs down the court are truly impressive.

At the very least, national all freshman team. But she should be in the conversation for AA. This year!!
 
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Fairfield Fan said:
Actually, I think she played way better than Boston usually plays. Edwards is far more versatile, very fast down the court, and is infinitely better integrated in the team's offense than is Boston. I read that Edwards was a track star in high school. Not sure what event she did, but her runs down the court are truly impressive.

At the very least, national all freshman team. But she should be in the conversation for AA. This year!!
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I agree. You won't see Boston race down the floor and follow up those shots like AE does. Boston lumbers down the floor.
 
Blueballer said:
I agree. You won't see Boston race down the floor and follow up those shots like AE does. Boston lumbers down the floor.
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Boston played well few years ago in the USA team. I just think that SC doesnt put her play in the right way. Maybe SC gives more attention to their PG/SG and diminish Boston's role.
 
Childhood said:
Boston played well few years ago in the USA team. I just think that SC doesnt put her play in the right way. Maybe SC gives more attention to their PG/SG and diminish Boston's role.
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Everytime I've watched SC play this year Boston is breathing so hard it looks like she needs oxygen. Does she have asthma? Does anyone here know?
 
Blueballer said:
To me Brink is a finesse player and Boston is pure power. AE has both in her game.
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This is AE best game by far so if "right now" means within the last couple of games then I agree that there are no freshman forwards playing better. However over the course of a season Brink who is not a center in the Stanford scheme (more (stretch 4), Cochran down at Louisville and Wesbeld at ND have at times during this season played better than AE.
 
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For awhile there I had flashbacks to Arkansas, but they played pretty well for the last three quarters of the game.
 
Kaizen said:
It is AE and Paige's day.

Paige double-double 20 pts 14 asts, AE also double-double 24 pts 14 rebs, ONO 11 pts, Evina 16 pts, CW 12 pts, very even scores.
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I’m not picky, I’ll take those stats every game from those three!! :D
 
Urshurak said:
Mir not on bench tonight. Must not have traveled with team.
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Let’s not churn that rumor mill...

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A couple of points...

Last game I noted a lack of progress; not tonight.

Paige ran the "O" like a puppet-master; missed some shots...said in the post game...she had to do something to contribute...

Would love to see E healthy; possibly not going to happen...winced and took a strange step after her first made three. Too bad.

In the first half, Alliyah took a nasty elbow (intentional) to the head on a so-called screen.
Didn't daze her one bit...She was absolutely dominating in the 2nd half. How about that reverse?

Nika (who in general was fine), made a couple of plays of the sort that relegated her to the dog house for short periods. A hard (unnecessary) foul...and being blown by...Geno took her out (for short periods) after each such (minor, bonehead) play.

Liv looked a little tired at times; still a decent effort.

CW is playing consistent ball.

Lots and lots of contributors... Aubrey doesn't look like much on the box score, helped plenty.

Take a way a few over-ambitious passes and a some missed shots and you have a fine game.
(I'm not worried about the 3's).the other team's that is.
 
Husky fanatic said:
For Paige the volume shots were there but not the efficiency. Guess you can't break records and be efficient at the same time. Aaliya was a beast. 3 point defense disappeared.
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To their credit Butler passed well, opening up slivers in the uconn defense, sufficient for the first-half, 3-point deluge.
 
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MD#12Fan said:
Aubrey is contributing big-time, even with 0 points. It says to me that she is comfortable in her role. Maybe the scoring won't come until next year. I can't remember a time that the offense stopped when she got the ball. She can score in transition and put-backs.
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I think next season Aubrey will have bring her A-game on offense with scoring. Next season she will have to defend her place in the rotation against Caroline (6'2"), Saylor (6'2") and Amari (6'5"). In high school Saylor and Caroline both had an inside and outside game. Amari may surprise and be more agressive than I tend to believe she is. Offensively Aubrey is one dimensional with just an inside game. Oops! Forgot about Piath. She is looking smooth in cleanup. She may make a big leap this off season. Mir is in the same boat as Aubrey. Where is the offense? Then there is the Fudd factor!
 
I just watched the replay and focused on Liv's Technical. Liv got a defensive rebound and was harassed by 3 Butler payers. The ref called a foul and stopped the play. I didn't see Liv throw any elbows or anything physical. My guess is that she said something because about 3 seconds after the play was stopped, another whistle was blown and the T was called.

Maybe someone with more basketball rule knowledge can watch and shed some light. I was disappointed when no-one asked Geno about it after the game.
 
SVCBeercats said:
I think next season Aubrey will have bring her A-game on offense with scoring. Next season she will have to defend her place in the rotation against Caroline (6'2"), Saylor (6'2") and Amari (6'5"). In high school Saylor and Caroline both had an inside and outside game. Amari may surprise and be more agressive than I tend to believe she is. Offensively Aubrey is one dimensional with just an inside game. Oops! Forgot about Piath. She is looking smooth in cleanup. She may make a big leap this off season. Mir is in the same boat as Aubrey. Where is the offense? Then there is the Fudd factor!
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I agree with all that! I'm really infatuated with this team. I just have this feeling that there is a chemistry with this team that will help us rise to the occasion as we progress. I think Aubrey is a part of that. She'a factor!
When they arrive on campus next summer, she'll be there, hopefully with the experience of something special this year under her belt.
 
Ozimoto said:
For awhile there I had flashbacks to Arkansas, but they played pretty well for the last three quarters of the game.
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They’ve played much better since that Arkansas game. That loss was a sobering wake up call. The 2014-2015 UConn team had one at Stanford. They ran the table after that all the way through to the national championship. Let’s see how far this team can go. They’re shooting and passing much better, and their team defense has also improved.

No one complained about that one loss during their championship celebration afterwards. Sometimes you have to take one step back in order to take 2-3 steps forward. Some top ranked programs lost to unranked teams this season. At least UConn didn’t do that.

I’d like to see Arkansas added to the list of out of conference regulars they play every year. It would be good for both programs.
While they’re at it, they can add Texas and Texas A&M. Those 2 programs plus Baylor would give UConn a presence in Texas, and that would be great for recruiting.
 
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