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Caroline NOT in the dog house...

There was no way she was in the dog house. However, her shooting woes are definitely why she didn't play more. We needed points and we needed shooters to space the floor. On one hand, I get what Geno was doing. However, I think we could have generated more offense by full court pressing and Caroline would be great in a 2-2-1 press. UCF is prone to turnovers. By choosing half-court offense, I think Geno actually got less scoring because we could have generated more offense off our defense.

The real issue in this game was the front court. Our front court generated 12 points and 14 rebounds. The UCF front court generated 19 points and 16 rebounds. Also, we were out-rebounded 35-29 overall. These are common threads in games were we struggle to score.
 
I have spent some time this week watching replays of most games in which Caroline started or scored in double digits. Of course only games that we won. Two games are not available on YouTube.
I am coming to the conclusion that Caroline can take some time to get warmed up on offense. Nothing wrong with that, especially in the games she started. But she does warm up nicely. And I like that and look forward to that going forward.
 
Caroline is too talented a basketball player to be classified as a young freshman, even tho she is. When the time comes she will shine like the Phenom she is. Again I say that she will be another Katie Lou Samuelson and make her NO.33 star again.GO HUSKIES!!! No.12
 
Makes perfect sense. The UCF player match ups were just not good for her. Nika also wasn't a good match up because she isn't a major scorer and she was foul prone so didn't want to put UCF on the line.

This is the beauty of a 9 player rotation. Every opponent is going to bring favorable and unfavorable match ups. You just go with what is favorable.
 
HuskyNan said:
It was pretty much a case of Azzi was playing great, so was Aaliyah. Evina settled the team down after it go too hyped up by the crowd. So, who do you pull - Paige? Geno is trying to get her back into game shape. It was just the flow of this particular game that there were no minutes for Caroline.
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Actually, he could have pulled Edwards for a few minutes and put Caroline back in to get a feel for an intense game. Caroline, is a Basketball player and as Geno says: nothing compares to experience in games like the UCF. Re-entry works two ways.
 
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I did not mean Caroline was a liability overall. Just that she was not the best option to use in that particular game against UCF, I love her game even though her shooting has been off since returning. She and Nika are foul prone. I should have looked up her recent foul shooting instead of using my memory. Senility may be setting in. I definately worded that post poorly. Sorry.
 
See? Sometimes, it is about matchups. Coaches might see something on the floor and go with their gut feeling. Just because a player isn't getting minutes, is not always because they are in the doghouse or the coach has lost confidence in that player. Coach or the coaching staff will go with the five best players for that moment. Today. Who knows what might happen. Coach G might go with a zone (3-2) with Dorka, Liv, Piath in the front and Amari and AE in the back, just to spice things up a little. Let Dorka bring the ball up on offense with Liv and Aaliyah on the Wings and Amari and Piath on the blocks. Folks would lose their minds if they saw a line up like that. "Is Geno mad at Paige?" or "Has Coach G lost confidence in the guards?"
 
DEpup said:
Makes perfect sense. The UCF player match ups were just not good for her. Nika also wasn't a good match up because she isn't a major scorer and she was foul prone so didn't want to put UCF on the line.

This is the beauty of a 9 player rotation. Every opponent is going to bring favorable and unfavorable match ups. You just go with what is favorable.
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With Nika on the court UCONN came from 8 down to take the lead. Zero UCF points scored after her fouls.
 
KingKong139 said:
You aren’t actually ignorant enough to believe she missed multiple games with a non-concussion head injury? Right? Especially when there was video of her throwing up after the hit.
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If you’re capable of reading, try reading the article. She was tested negative for concussion by medical staff.
 
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npignatjr said:
With Nika on the court UCONN came from 8 down to take the lead. Zero UCF points scored after her fouls.
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i see you no GIF by Shalita Grant

When Nika came into the game UCONN was down 4 the score was 18 to 14.
When NIka committed her second foul and was removed from the game UCONN was up two & the score was 22 to 20.
With Nika on the bench UCF took the lead three additional times before UCONN took control of the game.
 
jdote33 said:
honestly, i wouldn't mind seeing caroline matched up with grace berger some tommorow. She has been sneaky with her length and blocks all year. 6'2 might frustrate her a bit.
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Thanks for the idea of Caroline on Grace Berger ( 6'0" ). I was originally thinking
of Aaliyah covering Ms. Berger ( and others on Berger, also). But the availability of
multiple players harrassing Grace Berger ( 6'2" / 6' 3" ) brings to mind the containment that
Creighton applied to Caitlin Clark ( no modest feat!). Let the game begin!
 
CocoHusky said:
i see you no GIF by Shalita Grant

When Nika came into the game UCONN was down 4 the score was 18 to 14.
When NIka committed her second foul and was removed from the game UCONN was up two & the score was 22 to 20.
With Nika on the bench UCF took the lead three additional times before UCONN took control of the game.
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Not lying misrememberd, actually 18-13. Looked at gamecast again. Cute GIF. Left game score UConn up 22-20.
 
BobbyJ said:
If you’re capable of reading, try reading the article. She was tested negative for concussion by medical staff.
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Honey, again if you believe that I have got a magic pen to sell you. You gotta develop some critical thinking skills.
 
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8 mins
2-3 FG
4 pts
2 assists
1 reb
0 fouls
1 TURNOVER (OH MY GOSH -some folks acting like she is falling apart..LOL)

Winning is the most important thing and trust Geno but still wondering why all starters getting over 30 mins and he cant get 2nd all conference 15-20 mins.... i just think it would help starters if nothing else.
 
CocoHusky said:
Thank you for starting this thread. Caroline has not been the same player since getting banged up two games in a row and suffering a concussion resulting in her missing games. Concussion are tricky to return from- please give her some time.
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Everyone has their opinion. Mine is that she is physically fine. She played pretty well both defending and on offense. The thing is; who do you take out for her? Not Williams; not Edwards, not AZZI ( though her shooting was mostly terrible ) ; not Paige and not LIV or Edwards. And Muhl is the sub for Paige; Also, you have a steady senior in Westbrook who needs minutes. So CD got little court time to do her thing. The same was true for Dorka. Who has been great up to now, but Geno saw too much productivity from Liv and Edwards. Geno said that different players need more court time than others to " settle in" and get their machinery working. But in the Big Dance, the luxury of time to do that does not exist. He didn't mention Caroline, but he may have been referring to her ( maybe Westbrook as well ). We'll never know. But I don't get the sense that her injury is holding her back. Nor is she in a dog house.
 
Los24 said:
8 mins
2-3 FG
4 pts
2 assists
1 reb
0 fouls
1 TURNOVER (OH MY GOSH -some folks acting like she is falling apart..LOL)

Winning is the most important thing and trust Geno but still wondering why all starters getting over 30 mins and he cant get 2nd all conference 15-20 mins.... i just think it would help starters if nothing else.
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The 8 minutes she provided helped the starters win the game.
 
Longtime fan said:
Everyone has their opinion. Mine is that she is physically fine. She played pretty well both defending and on offense. The thing is; who do you take out for her? Not Williams; not Edwards, not AZZI ( though her shooting was mostly terrible ) ; not Paige and not LIV or Edwards. And Muhl is the sub for Paige; Also, you have a steady senior in Westbrook who needs minutes. So CD got little court time to do her thing. The same was true for Dorka. Who has been great up to now, but Geno saw too much productivity from Liv and Edwards. Geno said that different players need more court time than others to " settle in" and get their machinery working. But in the Big Dance, the luxury of time to do that does not exist. He didn't mention Caroline, but he may have been referring to her ( maybe Westbrook as well ). We'll never know. But I don't get the sense that her injury is holding her back. Nor is she in a dog house.
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You can take out almost anyone for 2-3 mins stretches for her. Its a win win to get them rest and if Azzi for instance could have gotten a seat for a few mins maybe she has better legs or reflects to get shot back on track. She was the goto at one point and only lost starting spot because of injury. She is far from perfect but a complete player. What makes her unique is Caroline can score in a variety of ways including down low.

Im glad we are winning, its what we are here for, but starting tomorrow the competition is bigger and better. Using our depth "I think" is something i think will allow us to keep evryone's motor running at 100% and give us a leg up in Q4.
 
BobbyJ said:
:p Conspiracy theory much?
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No. The article that the OP is referring to essentially implies that the medical staff decided that her injury doesn’t meet the criteria to be written down as S06.0X0A code by ICD-10-CM (there’s some wiggle room in how you interpret those)… and as consequence will have a more flexible management protocol…
 
Longtime fan said:
Everyone has their opinion. Mine is that she is physically fine. She played pretty well both defending and on offense. The thing is; who do you take out for her? Not Williams; not Edwards, not AZZI ( though her shooting was mostly terrible ) ; not Paige and not LIV or Edwards. And Muhl is the sub for Paige; Also, you have a steady senior in Westbrook who needs minutes. So CD got little court time to do her thing. The same was true for Dorka. Who has been great up to now, but Geno saw too much productivity from Liv and Edwards. Geno said that different players need more court time than others to " settle in" and get their machinery working. But in the Big Dance, the luxury of time to do that does not exist. He didn't mention Caroline, but he may have been referring to her ( maybe Westbrook as well ). We'll never know. But I don't get the sense that her injury is holding her back. Nor is she in a dog house.
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Although I don't like it, this is a very good analysis. I don't like it because Caroline has become my favorite player this year. It is very painful for me to see her playing time become almost non-existent. It's hard to see a player who has meant so much to the success of this team, relegated to the far end of the bench.
 
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Caroline will get major minutes throughout the year next year. This is college basketball. Seniors graduate and freshmen get more time in the rotation when they are sophomores.
 
NutmegDog said:
I love Caroline's game and the way she carried the team through the worst weeks of the season.

If -- as seems evident from the two games in Bridgeport --she has been relegated to Piath and Amari status (especially when Aubrey comes back), then she may have a decision to make about her future. I suspect there are some decent teams out there that could find a starting spot for her. I'd be sorry to see her go, but would have to understand.
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Seriously? We win one of the most epic games ever and this is what you came here to post? Some people know how to suck the joy out of everything.
 
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