I almost think that the zone is just Geno, the master psychologist. UConn has barely played any zone all season. Their man defense in the 1st half was excellent. The zone in the 2nd half looked soft, as if they had hardly practiced it, allowing Butler a bunch of open looks and makes from 3. It gave Geno the opportunity to get on his team about their effort.
Sometimes it is the particular zone being played and not that it’s a zone per se- but, UConn’s man-to-man is really sharp right now.I almost think that the zone is just Geno, the master psychologist. UConn has barely played any zone all season. Their man defense in the 1st half was excellent. The zone in the 2nd half looked soft, as if they had hardly practiced it, allowing Butler a bunch of open looks and makes from 3. It gave Geno the opportunity to get on his team about their effort.
Sly like a fox….
I thought I heard the announcer say the next game is Thursday against Creighton.Some thoughts on the Butler game:
- UConn’s win on the road today puts the Huskies on a “glide path” into the postseason, with the probable scenario that their next 7 games will all be played in the state of CT, on familiar courts, in front of loud supportive fans, with little or no travel involved.
- From the cheering of the crowd, it sounded as if both Ash & KK had a few hundred friends and family at the game.
- The BE awards an annual Sixth Woman of the Year award. I am sure there are a lot of deserving candidates. But for my money, Ashlynn is as good a player off the bench as I have seen anywhere in the conference this season.
- UConn’s offense is streaky at times, but they have really ramped up their defense since the TN game, and you got to believe that if the Huskies can earn #12 this season, relentless defensive pressure will be critical to their effort. The Huskies played great defense in the 1st half. A soft zone and a little lack of focus in the 3rd qtr allowed Butler to make it respectable. But the old adage that DEFENSE TRAVELS needs to carry UConn once they get to the Big Dance.
- Great to see KK knock down a 3 today. It is so important for KK to make an occasional 3-pt shot as we get closer to the Big Dance.
- I sure hope Geno yelled at Azzi at halftime after she scored 2 points on 1/1 shooting.
She did manage to put up 5-2nd half shots, making 4 of them.
- Congratulations to Paige on moving past a trio of legends (Kerry, KML & Nykesha) into 6th place on UConn’s all-time scoring list. She has a little work to do to make it into the top 5, but it’s certainly not out of the question.
- CAROLINE!!!!!!!
- Next up, Marquette at XL. LET'S GO HUSKIES!!!
Um...we won the 1st quarter 21-9. I wouldn't call that a woe but if you do...well.
Or it allowed him to see how badly they play it against a poor team and what it might look like against a really good one.I almost think that the zone is just Geno, the master psychologist. UConn has barely played any zone all season. Their man defense in the 1st half was excellent. The zone in the 2nd half looked soft, as if they had hardly practiced it, allowing Butler a bunch of open looks and makes from 3. It gave Geno the opportunity to get on his team about their effort.
Sly like a fox….
Sarcasm, I believe?
He needs ammunition.
I apologize for my reply.
When you play teams that can't compete with you there is a tendency to prepare for other opponents during the game. I am sure that Geno thinks they will need an effective zone to get a win and my guess it today was practice for that time.
Geno's not worried about beating Butler; he plays zone today because they may need it down the road. He'll probably continue to look at it for a few minutes here and there because it appears to need a little work.
Being po’d at falling behind 2-0 was the tip-off…
The zone may be the change of pace necessary against a quick guard line-up and fouls problems. Always good to have another option. This may also improve our defensive rebounding and provide a new look to change the game tempo. Go Geno.I almost think that the zone is just Geno, the master psychologist. UConn has barely played any zone all season. Their man defense in the 1st half was excellent. The zone in the 2nd half looked soft, as if they had hardly practiced it, allowing Butler a bunch of open looks and makes from 3. It gave Geno the opportunity to get on his team about their effort.
Sly like a fox….
I read your post and was puzzled but then decided you were being sarcastic. Took me a minute, though. Sarcasm doesn’t always work in written form, many people throw a
or a in their post to show they’re not serious
Perhaps he went zone to get some practice with it in a real-game situation and/or to evaluate the team's capability. It's not a bad idea in a game UConn was clearly going to win.
We'll all excuse you OldDude because you contributed a lot more good than bad over the many years on the BY so keep up the good work.
The Butler defense was all over Azzi. That’s how Paige, and especially Sarah, were so open. I was shocked that Sarah was pretty much ignored by Butler but she did get their attention after making some shots
