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CL82 said:
Anyone else feel like we may have turned a corner today? I get the feeling that there was consensus about rules, particularly Paige’s roll.
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I do. I don't think it was a consensus though I think it was a mandate from Geno and staff about what the roles are going to be from hereon in. Honestly, with Evina , Paige and CW taking 60% of both FGAs and 3 point shots today you are simply playing to your strengths with the caveat that Paige and Evina take the most 3s and CW looks to drive and pull up first. The clue was that Evina came out firing which she hadn't done all year. It was the team doing what they were told to do. It looked pretty darn good to me.
 
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CL82 said:
Anyone else feel like we may have turned a corner today? I get the feeling that there was consensus about rules, particularly Paige’s roll.
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I hope so. Glad the Arkansas loss exposed some things that needed to be fixed for the games coming up(South Carolina) and whatever happens in March.
 
SLY63 said:
Not much to or say besides, "great overall effort against a ranked team"

My stat of the game -- AE 15 minutes, (only) 2 fouls
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She was promptly benched by Geno when whistled for her 1st foul when she was again unnecessarily too physical on the offensive end. Seemed to work sending AE the message, only one other foul.
 
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CL82 said:
Anyone else feel like we may have turned a corner today? I get the feeling that there was consensus about rules, particularly Paige’s roll.
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Turned a corner? Maybe, but hold that thought until after the SC game. I will agree us BY'ers have turned a corner :)
 
When Paige started getting a rhythm in the 2Q & knocking down 3's, the game absolutely shifted. It loosened the game up offensively for the rest of the team. As Paige goes, the team goes!

AE also changed the game on the defensive front in the 2Q. Her presence & aggressiveness alone puts hesitation into the opposition.
 
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Vowelguy said:
Great performance in Q2-Q3.

But still all about the middle. Liv's size and Paige's shooting was what helped open things up, which is what allowed CW to drive.
Can team still do that against a team that's taller/quick than DePaul? That's the key.

And note what Geno has been saying all along: "once Paige scores more, it will open up opportunities for a lot of other people."
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I don't think Liv can do the OREBounding vs top 15 teams near the way she did here.

As for CWill - I think with her it depends on the team if she could drive . She showed she could do it vs Tenn.

As you say-- let Paige shoot - and as she shoots - it has chances to open up then even CWill might be able to penetrate due to the attention to be paid on Paige.
 
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topogigio said:
Ditto everything above, but why no Autumn. Is she hurt, in the doghouse? If not, come on' Geno, you're up over 30 points with 5 min to play, put the kid in!
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Why Autumn? Being up 30- no reason to not give minutes to Mir and Piath and others. Mir and Piath and Saylor can play when we're up 30. Every minute for Nika is good as well as Griff etc.
 
You could let your imagination go wild studying Paige's expression in the presser today. Alternates funeral sorrow with blank poker face. I liked that she took ownership of getting her game going too late at Arkansas and she was going to shoot today whether they fell or not. She has the best shot on the team obviously and Geno now has her as a believer. Poor Paige, she thought she was here to pass the ball!
 
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topogigio said:
Ditto everything above, but why no Autumn. Is she hurt, in the doghouse? If not, come on' Geno, you're up over 30 points with 5 min to play, put the kid in!
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Geno is not running a soup kitchen.

this was the first time in a while that the offense was really clicking — important for the players to get a lot of reps against competitin
Particularly this year when rhythm and consistency have been hindered by all the game cancellations.
players like nika AE mir need game minutes as they will/ might be called on down the line.
 
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hoophuskee said:
Why Autumn? Being up 30- no reason to not give minutes to Mir and Piath and others. Mir and Piath and Saylor can play when we're up 30. Every minute for Nika is good as well as Griff etc.
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Respectfully disagree, if kid is practicing hard everyday, supportive team mate. et. al - put her in. Realistically, it's garbage time, nobody's learning anything being out there. Bruno emptied his bench.
 
Best job by Geno this year. A number of small but significant changes:
-Williams stayed closer to basket, rarely shooting 3 pointers. She had the ability to overpower her defender and did.
-ONO and Aubrey not shooting 3's.
-Inserted Aliyah early, giving the team the energy it needed. When she plays hard, it seems the team plays hard. When she went in for layups, appeared DePaul defenders got out of the way.
-Took Aubrey out off and on throughout game. Not playing bad but few steals, average defense and little offense. Team seemed to respond positively and went on run.

Other than keeping Paige and her bad ankle in the game until about 5 minutes left (give that ankle a rest with 40 point lead), Geno pushed all the right buttons.
 
fomalhaut said:
That was the worst sports telecast I've seen in ten or twenty years. The camera work was awful (they completely missed a number of plays), the announcers were incompetent (was there even a play-by-play announcer? It sounded like two people watching the game while having a conversation), and my local affiliate (in Maryland) cut away every half hour for a five-minute weather (snow) update.

After the first quarter, I was sensing a replay of the Arkansas game, and fearing back-to-back losses for the first time (in over 1000 games, I think). But they pulled it together with great 2nd and 3rd quarters. I'm liking Nika Muhl more and more: I think they play better when she's out there.
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Have you ever listened to Carolyn Peck and her partner?
 
I like Paige on Saylor She did tell Saylor the ball was coming to her and shoot it. " In practice she shoots it really, really well from anywhere." And Saylor is really 6'4" but she's pretty quick. Okay, that last statement is a total fabrication.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
I agree with all of this @JordyG. Geno put her out there to stop the painful inside experience and see if she could be better outside and, alas, the results were very disappointing.
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But there is another thing that I failed to mention. In basketball it's a known adage that you surround your posts with shooters. That takes the pressure off the inside and eliminates the defense from collapsing their interior defense. Liv's problems this year continues to be UConn's poor shooting. I can think of only two centers in all of basketball that were able to successfully score when double and triple teamed and they were named Wilt and Shaq. Posts need consistent shooting from the perimeter and in today's modern game that means from the arc.

Also there was Saylor. She did miss all of her attempts today. But every shot left me very pleased. Why? Because they were all short. Usually when a player enters the game for their new team for the first time they are over hyped and ready, and they usually overshoot. They hit the backboard, the back of the rim, or they miss altogether. I once saw a player shoot the ball over the backboard. Saylor was short. Now, when I see a player hitting the front of the rim it's usually the sign of not enough legs, and it happens a lot late in games when a player legs are tired. Saylor to me showed tired legs, and that's a sign of someone who isn't quite in game condition. But her shots were consistently all on the mark. So when she does get her legs under her she'll be fine.
 
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CocoHusky said:
Yea definitely not the shot I remembered from Saylor HS tapes.
I went back to look, shot is completely different. That's concerning because I also found this quote from her mother.

“I think it impacted her shooting,” Amy Poffenbarger said. “You could just tell that her 3-point shot was different, probably because she was compensating for [the bad hip].”

www.fredericknewspost.com

Poffenbarger on the mend from hip surgery

Right around the time the ball dropped to usher in a new year, Saylor Poffenbarger felt a familiar twinge.
www.fredericknewspost.com www.fredericknewspost.com
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Yeah, I didn't remember a lean left shot put either. Good work Inspector.
 
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JordyG said:
But there is another thing that I failed to mention. In basketball it's a known adage that you surround your posts with shooters. That takes the pressure off the inside and eliminates the defense from collapsing their interior defense. Liv's problems this year continues to be UConn's poor shooting. I can think of only two centers in all of basketball that were able to successfully score when double and triple teamed and they were named Wilt and Shaq. Posts need consistent shooting from the perimeter and in today's modern game that means from the arc.

Another thing was Saylor. She did miss all of her attempts today. But every shot left me very pleased. Why? Because they were all short. Usually when a player enters the game for their new team for the first time they are over hyped and ready, and they usually overshoot. They hit the backboard, the back of the rim, or they miss altogether. I once saw a player shoot the ball over the backboard. Saylor was short. Now, when I see a player hitting the front of the rim it's usually the sign of not enough legs, and it happens a lot late in games when a player legs are tired. Saylor to me showed tired legs, and that's a sign of someone who isn't quite in game condition. But her shots were consistently on all on the mark. So when she does get her legs under her she'll be fine.
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I mentioned this already, but good news is worth repeating and talent recognises talent AND in her postgame chit chat Paige said Saylor in pratice is a "really, really good shooter from everywhere really" and when she said that a big, wide grin was suddenly on my face.
 
SLY63 said:
Not much to or say besides, "great overall effort against a ranked team"

My stat of the game -- AE 15 minutes, (only) 2 fouls
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Any one nasty shot to Aubrey's head (albeit totally accidental).

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Cuango said:
I’m still pulling for Liv. I still believe she will get better and be a force for us before she leaves. AE brings a different dynamic inside but is still having difficulty with fouls and until she gets a handle on that, it will be difficult to rely on her. I’m sure SC will attack her relentlessly. She and Liv are going to have to stay on the floor if we are to win that game. This is what we have been looking for from Christyn! Less threes more of everything else. Was pulling for Paige to get three more rebounds but once again, she showed how fortunate we are to have her on our team. What a great player!
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Maybe in her senior year like Saniya Chong,
 
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FridaFriend said:
Jewel Loyd is a student coach for DePaul. She is finishing her degree there.
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Nice! She gets to spend time in her home town and rest/train after a superb championship season.
I remember how candid she was about her struggles with dyslexia growing up, and then while at ND. Her resilience and determination to finish her degree are very admirable.
 
eebmg said:
To a point. I hope CW finally realizes she can drive to the basket like few others. I still do not like how we match up with SC physically. Not that impressed with Liv's game and I think Boston will look at Liv like a chicken tender, The play where she got a Paige dime on the baseline 2 feet from the basket and still found the need to dribble is just mind numbing.

Paige may need to go for 30+ and dial up Steph Curry range.
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Boston shot 2-10 today. She did have 13 boards, 6 assists, and 3 blocks, but only 6 points.
 
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