Creighton Postgame Thread

[HuskyNan]

Massey’s prediction was that UConn had an 81% chance of beating Creighton. The score was predicted by the computer model to be 74-63

 

[Centerstream]

It's not going to be solved in practice. It's going to be fixed under the pressure of game conditions. The tight rims were probably a factor, but it was mostly Creighton's speeding players up. For example, a few of Azzi's shots looked rushed. It may also be a matter of executing screens better to force openings.

Ok. But like I posted in my reply, I don't recall any rushed shots...but that's what my DVRed replay is for.

 

[Centerstream]

Massey’s prediction was that UConn had an 81% chance of beating Creighton. The score was predicted (by the computer model) to be 74-63

Wow.

 

[HuskyNan]

Wow.

The model looks at each team’s strength of schedule, the opponent’s strength of schedule, winning margins, etc and predict the results

 

[Puppy Love]

One of the things that seems crazy to me is that Uconn effectively has four point guards sometimes on the floor at the same time. Paige, Azzi, Kaitlyn and KK are all point guards . Why then does it sometimes feel like the offense is disjointed? I know Azzi hasn’t really played at the point at UConn, but she was certainly one coming out of high school. I think it’s her natural position. I think maybe coach needs to tell one player “you are running the offense”. It seemed like there was less confusion last year when Nika was clearly the point guard.

 

[ERWUC65]

KK was a demon on defense. Azzi was a no show. Ash was a no show. Morgan didn't see the floor in the 2nd half (I think). Paige & Sarah was the offense. Not sure why Jana was vanished to the bench. A win is a win, but gotta do better to compete with Tennessee and SC.

Jana was banished to the bench due to her failed solo efforts to drive to the basket. She was out of position with no teammate in sight.

 

[Charliebball]

UConn needs to get Jana and Ice more involved because they will need them against great rebounding teams like Tennessee and South Carolina..........the small UConn lineup will be in big trouble on the boards as those teams are relentless........

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Ashlynn had 6 rebounds (2nd on team), 2 steals, and 2 assists. Hardly a no show

Geno had her on the floor for 24 min. Most minutes played of the bench core.

 

[Centerstream]

The model looks at each team’s strength of schedule, the opponent’s strength of schedule, winning margins, etc and predict the results

Where is this model info from (app, website, etc.)? Thanks.

 

[Zonepress]

One of the things that seems crazy to me is that Uconn effectively has four point guards sometimes on the floor at the same time. Paige, Azzi, Kaitlyn and KK are all point guards . Why then does it sometimes feel like the offense is disjointed? I know Azzi hasn’t really played at the point at UConn, but she was certainly one coming out of high school. I think it’s her natural position. I think maybe coach needs to tell one player “you are running the offense”. It seemed like there was less confusion last year when Nika was clearly the point guard.

That would be a very accurate assessment

 

[mainerhuski]

KK was a demon on defense. Azzi was a no show. Ash was a no show. Morgan didn't see the floor in the 2nd half (I think). Paige & Sarah was the offense. Not sure why Jana was vanished to the bench. A win is a win, but gotta do better to compete with Tennessee and SC.

I felt that Azzi’s shots weren’t dropping early on, but she still brought defensive intensity. Late in the game, she seemed a bit lost. Hope she’s well.

 

[HuskyNan]

Where is this model info from (app, website, etc.)? Thanks.

Massey Ratings - College Basketball Women's : NCAA D1 Ratings

Computer ratings and rankings for CBW (College Basketball Women's), with links to team predictions, scores, and schedules.

masseyratings.com

 

[ERWUC65]

If UConn had shot at their normal percentage, especially from distance, tonight's game could easily have had about a 30-point MOV. I would prefer to say that UConn beat a good team on the road by double digits (barely) despite a shooting slump by several of its players, notably Azzi.

UConn's largest lead in this game was 20, and Creighton never led after 3-0.

Granted Azzi and Kaitlyn were off, but their were many comments about the rims being too tight. Baskets were going in only if they were perfect, anything else rimmed out.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Creighton is pretty good. We did what I thought we could do defensively. Keyed in on Maly and Jensen and really limited them.

I wasn’t thrilled by Chen passing up shots though. That worries me long term.

Chen passed up open shots and was 0-6 on the 3pt attempts she did take. The last one was an air ball, and Geno yanked her after that one.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Dang. Somehow I had the game on Sunday, so it's replay for me. Sarah is playing like an All American. I can't wait to see it.

 

[mainerhuski]

Strong might just be our best player, don’t think anyone saw that as possible preseason given the existence of Paige.

Thought the Creighton game plan appeared to be to play off of both KK and Chen on the perimeter, and lock in on Paige/Azzi. Chen took a lot of shots on Q1, albeit all open looks, but missed most. You want players to take the open look, but sometimes there needs to be an effort to make sure the right players are taking shots. I thought this contributed to the really close Q1 score line, and will be a trend to watch for from opposing teams. She did a better job in the second of passing up the 3 in favor of driving to score/set up teammates.

Paige came to life in the 2nd half, and had a few shots rim out. She generates a lot of attempts for herself, so when she doesn’t touch the ball she isn’t going to be as big of a factor. She and Sarah make a very formidable duo, and played a lot of effective 2 woman game. We have to get Azzi engaged consistently to take that next step in turning the dynamic duo into the triple threat.

I thought Ice gave some solid minutes, I’ve noticed she helps Paige’s flow offensively. She looks for Paige and they work well on the handoff.

Shade also played good defense and was aggressive on the boards.

Good win on the road against the best the big east has to offer.

“I thought Ice gave some solid minutes, I’ve noticed she helps Paige’s flow offensively. She looks for Paige and they work well on the handoff.” I agree, why does it seem that only Sarah, and sometimes Ice, set solid high screens for Paige?

 

[Centerstream]

Massey Ratings - College Basketball Women's : NCAA D1 Ratings

Computer ratings and rankings for CBW (College Basketball Women's), with links to team predictions, scores, and schedules.

masseyratings.com

Thank you again, I added it to my Favorites.

 

[uconnfan68]

On the radio call they said the team didn't get a chance for a shoot around in the arena. Wonder if that made an impact.

Between that and really tight rims.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Chen passed up open shots and was 0-6 on the 3pt attempts she did take. The last one was an air ball, and Geno yanked her after that one.

The success of the last game put her off her game perhaps.

 

[ERWUC65]

I felt that Azzi’s shots weren’t dropping early on, but she still brought defensive intensity. Late in the game, she seemed a bit lost. Hope she’s well.

Something is off, shots are short, low trajectory, she doesn't seem to have the speed to get clear to post up or drive to the basket when closely guarded. Whether it's mental or physical she is just not the old Azzi. Geno seems to want to play her out of it, so let's hope it's soon.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

“I thought Ice gave some solid minutes, I’ve noticed she helps Paige’s flow offensively. She looks for Paige and they work well on the handoff.” I agree, why does it seem that only Sarah, and sometimes Ice, set solid high screens for Paige?

That hi-lo pass from Ice to Paige for an easy score was pretty.

 

[ABCDFE]

There are too many positive posts. Did we watch the same game? From the eye test we did not play up to the standards that will have us as one of the best teams in the country. I’ve said this before if our shots are not falling we are a very vulnerable team. Outside of Sarah and Paige (also KK) who played up to their ability. Yes Chen had 9 points but she missed every wide open three image able. Azzi is still a shell of herself offensively. The bench comes in and watches for Paige and Sarah to make a play. When we had the four guards out there several plays we had guys almost running into each other or getting in each others way. I mean this dribble dribble hand off and then high screen hand off and shoot is great if we have Paige shoot every shot. Right now I’m not sure what to say expect don’t be surprised if we get destroyed by Tennessee or South Carolina. Most likely It won’t be because Paige and and Sarah but we need more dawgs to go out there and bring some fight damn it! So tired of seeing the same ole same ole. I hope that this team shows some urgency. There’s just no urgency in how we play. Sorry for the rant, but we should’ve won by 25.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Something is off, shots are short, low trajectory, she doesn't seem to have the speed to get clear to post up or drive to the basket when closely guarded. Whether it's mental or physical she is just not the old Azzi. Geno seems to want to play her out of it, so let's hope it's soon.

Very worrisome, whatever it is.

 

[HuskyNan]

Kansas State also completely demolished Creighton. Having a dominant large post player was a major factor and is something we quite notoriously lack.

So, what solution do you propose?