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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2056395, member: 5798"] I watched the Tulane game again this morning. It's funny how you can watch a game a second and third time, and see things that you missed the first time. Some things they normally are successful with, weren't working for them. They could have folded as they lost a 17 point lead, when the score got to within in 2 points, but they didn't. The refereeing was suspect. Some very questionable calls and phantom fouls. "[I]Every shot you take is not going to go in[/I]", said Geno in his post game sideline interview with Justine Ward. Thank goodness Collier brought her shooting touch, hard hat and lunch pail with her Saturday. Napheesa is playing remarkable this season. She's been as steady and regular as a morning sunrise. Geno also related to Justine, how nice it is [I][U]to know[/U][/I] that between Collier and Williams, you're going to start the game with 45 points. I saw the girls making plays on defense, the way they do most of the time, by holding Tulane to just 18 first half points. Lou is in a shooting slump right now. I guess it's like baseball players being in a batting slump. At some point, they come out of it. Not having Kia's leadership and calming effect on the floor was obvious, but whoever is on the floor can't let that be as issue or an excuse. Play the hand you're dealt. Crystal is gaining valuable experience right now. This will serve her and the team well in the coming weeks. Mistakes and errors in judgement she's making now, will not be made going forward. She is the 6th man. The team is going to need her, and need her to play well in the next 4 weeks. Tomorrow's game with [B]Temple[/B] will be interesting for several reasons: [B]1. [/B]- Which UConn team will show up? The one that played Temple the first time and won 97-69, when they were firing on all cylinders, or the one that played Saturday against Tulane while enduring a mild scoring slump (28 points at the half). I think back to the [B]DePaul [/B]game when the Huskies where in full stride and scored 37 points in the first quarter. [B]2.[/B] - Temple (21-5) is on the come. They have supplanted USF (20-6) as the #2 team in the AAC, and they've moved up into the top 25 (#23 in the AP). They are very capable of giving UConn a game similar to that of Tulane. No doubt they watched the game, and the coaches have formulated a game plan based on what worked for Tulane. I expect the Huskies to play well, but I don't expect to see a 20+ point blow out. The girls maybe a little fatigued at this point in the season, I don't know. UConn is scheduled to begin conference tournament play in 11 days. Their first game is scheduled for [B]Saturday March 4 at 2:00 pm EST.[/B] Whatever ailments or slumbering effects they may be experiencing now, they need to solve and put behind them. I took several positives away from the Tulane game. Tulane gave UConn a 40 minute challenge late in the season that they desperately needed. The only other game the Huskies have had like that this season was the [B]Florida State[/B] game way back in November. A game that also came down to the last shot. You've should be severely challenged once in a while to stay sharp, and maintain your edge. UConn learned a lot from this game, and provided the staff with some things to work on. Having gone through a tight, one possession game builds confidence and character. It provides the team with actual game experience that will no doubt serve them well in the days and weeks to come. Lou will break out of her slump. Kia will return from her injury. Saniya, Gabby and Napheesa will continue to play their usual solid games, and the game will continue to slow down for Dangerfield. UConn will be fine. Good times are just ahead for the Huskies. As the season winds down (6 days remaining in the regular season). I look for the Huskies to finish the season on a high note, and on a roll. If they can run the table the rest of the way, there are only [B]12 games[/B] left in their season ([B]3[/B] conference games, [B]3[/B] AAC tournament games,[B] 6[/B] NCAA tournament games). With the post season games spaced out over time, fatigue should not be a factor. Geno will have them ready to play when the tournaments begin. Keeping their eyes on the prize, they'll be highly focused, and filled with a resolve matched only by that of the last 4 UConn championship teams. [B]"Leaders are not born, they're made.........here" ~ Geno Auriemma. [/B](The same could be said about champions) Let the games begin. [SIZE=5][B]2017 AAC Women's Basketball Conference Tournament Schedule[/B][/SIZE] [B]All[/B] tournament games are nationally televised on an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN']ESPN[/URL] network: [B]Session[/B] [B]Game[/B] [B]Time*[/B] [B]Matchup#[/B] [B]Television[/B] [B]Attendance First Round – Friday, March 3[/B][COLOR=#0080ff] [COLOR=#000000]1 1 4:00 PM #8 vs. #9 ESPN3[/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#00b359] ([B]winner plays UConn[/B]) [/COLOR] 2 6:00 PM #7 vs. #10 3 8:00 PM #6 vs. #11 East Carolina [B]Quarterfinals – [COLOR=#ff0000]Saturday, March 4[/COLOR][/B] 2 4 12:00 PM #4 vs. #5 ESPN3 5 [B] [COLOR=#ff0000]2:00 PM #1 vs. Winner of game 1 (UConn's 1st game)[/COLOR][/B] 3 6 6:00 PM #2 vs. Winner of game 2 7 8:00 PM #3 vs. Winner of game 3 [B]Semifinals – Sunday, March 5[/B] 4 8 5:00 PM Winner of game 4 vs. Winner of game 5 ESPN2 9 7:30 PM Winner of game 6 vs. Winner of game 7 ESPNU [B]Championship Game – Monday, March 6[/B] 5 10 7:00 PM Winner of game 8 vs. Winner of game 9 ESPN2 [SIZE=4]*Game Times in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone']EST[/URL]. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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