DePaul Postgame Thread

[oldude]

Some postgame thoughts on the DePaul game.

• Congratulations to Sue, who’s #10 jersey was retired today by UConn. Check out Wikipedia which chronicles Sue’s incredible achievements from her days at Christ the King, UConn, Seattle, Europe and USA Basketball. She will undoubtedly go down as one of the very best pg’s in the history of WBB.
• The Huskies storm out of the gate in most games. Today against an overmatched DePaul team was no different. But in building a 28-9 1st qtr lead, UConn actually forced more turnovers (10) then shots allowed (9). 😮
• When Azzi’s “in the zone” her 3-pt shot is both inevitable and a thing of beauty!
• Ash is UConn’s Energizer Bunny. She hustles all over the court on defense and moves constantly without the ball on offense. But my favorite Ash thing is when she flies in from nowhere to snag a rebound among the trees, often on the offensive end, thereby extending a UConn possession.
• KK is among the nation’s leaders in A/TO ration. Today she had 7 assists and 0 turnovers. 🤩
• Kayleigh really appears to be settling into her role at UConn. She is yet another relentless Husky defender and her ability to run the offense whenever she subs in for KK is exceptional.
• Sarah continues to play her brilliantly complete brand of basketball. Today she had 20 pts on 7/9 shooting, along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Her no look pass from underneath the basket to Ash in the corner for a 3 was ridiculous!!!
• While UConn’s rotation looks to be solidifying, imo, the one spot that remains a question is center. Serah hasn’t taken ownership of it yet. Jana is solid and more physical. Blanca would be an undersized option, but she continues to impress. Time will tell.
• As a team the Huskies shot better from the arc than they shot overall, 67% to 63%, and they shot even worse from the FT line, 61%??? Go figure.
• I’ll be out of pocket next Saturday, so thanks again in advance to one of my fellow BY’ers for starting the USC postgame thread.

 

[victor64]

I am sure Sue Bird’s 12 year old niece was thrilled with how Azzi played today!

-Geno used DePaul to gather information about who can he trust after the first 8. I was happy to see Carol get some early run.
-Serah’s sometime struggles on the block are usually the result of her trying to make too many moves. The last two games she has shown obvious improvement
-Ash kept her streak alive of getting at least one offensive rebound
-Geno mentioned that they are trying to spread the floor for Blanca and let her create off the dribble. It looks great because she is handful to guard one on one.
-KK is sometimes hesitant to finish with her left hand. It was good to see her have two nice left handed finishes left today.
-I hope Jana’s success today is a building block for future success. She is getting more comfortable on the block.
-Geno played a lot of zone today. I wonder how that fits in his end of the year plans. He must think that zone could be an option against one of the better teams.
-Today’s nit pic. Not a great day from the foul line.

Congrats Sue Bird!

 

[Bone Dog]

There's not a ton to say about this game, other than that Kayleigh looked fantastic, and Serah and Jana seem to have settled down their post moves.

Serah 4-5
Jana 5-6
Kayleigh 7-8

These numbers are not all that surprising given the level of competition. But Serah has eliminated much of the noise and extra movement in her post moves. Just catch, pivot and shoot. It looks good. Jana has also become a lot more surehanded and looks much more confident in the post, like she's not trying to figure out what to do on the spot.

 

[Stagnant]

Depaul is not very good. But I will share my thoughts anyway.

Heckel was the best player on the court for large stretches of the game today. We look so much better in garbage time this year; and I think Heckel has a lot to do with that. She also did a great job feeding Jana. And it resulted in Jana easily having her best game of the season so far.

 

[Kaizen]

Kayleigh Heckel 16 pts, 7-8 FG is really impressive ...

 

[CL82]

 

[pghhuskydoc]

Team honored Sue well by their quality of play. Yeah, there’s stuff to work on, but if everyone stays healthy the future is bright!

 

[huskyd]

Some postgame thoughts on the DePaul game.

• Congratulations to Sue, who’s #10 jersey was retired today by UConn. Check out Wikipedia which chronicles Sue’s incredible achievements from her days at Christ the King, UConn, Seattle, Europe and USA Basketball. She will undoubtedly go down as one of the very best pg’s in the history of WBB.
• The Huskies storm out of the gate in most games. Today against an overmatched DePaul team was no different. But in building a 28-9 1st qtr lead, UConn actually forced more turnovers (10) then shots allowed (9). 😮
• When Azzi’s “in the zone” her 3-pt shot is both inevitable and a thing of beauty!
• Ash is UConn’s Energizer Bunny. She hustles all over the court on defense and moves constantly without the ball on offense. But my favorite Ash thing is when she flies in from nowhere to snag a rebound among the trees, often on the offensive end, thereby extending a UConn possession.
• KK is among the nation’s leaders in A/TO ration. Today she had 7 assists and 0 turnovers. 🤩
• Kayleigh really appears to be settling into her role at UConn. She is yet another relentless Husky defender and her ability to run the offense whenever she subs in for KK is exceptional.
• Sarah continues to play her brilliantly complete brand of basketball. Today she had 20 pts on 7/9 shooting, along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Her no look pass from underneath the basket to Ash in the corner for a 3 was ridiculous!!!
• While UConn’s rotation looks to be solidifying, imo, the one spot that remains a question is center. Serah hasn’t taken ownership of it yet. Jana is solid and more physical. Blanca would be an undersized option, but she continues to impress. Time will tell.
• As a team the Huskies shot better from the arc than they shot overall, 67% to 63%, and they shot even worse from the FT line, 61%??? Go figure.
• I’ll be out of pocket next Saturday, so thanks again in advance to one of my fellow BY’ers for starting the USC postgame thread.

Won't dignify this game with words, except to say that I thought some of K9's passes were things of beauty. She gifted the Queen of the Nile double digits. This is a wonderful addition to the team.
Maybe a game will break out next weekend.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[maple]

Favorite things about this game:

• honoring Sue’s legacy and retiring her number
• the defensive intensity all game
• that the bench got a LOT of playing time and everyone was hustling

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[CL82]

I love that notwithstanding how much Sara hates being in the limelight, her post game interview skills keep getting better

 

[oldude]

I love that notwithstanding how much Sara hates being in the limelight, her post game interview skills keep getting better

She is a complete player..........

 

[Urshurak]

Only negative I have is 10 missed FT’s. Yikes! Bet somewhere down the line those 10 points would come in handy….

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Didn't see the game, but understand DePaul is starting a petition for banishment. I really want them to get strong again though.

 

[UConn2SF]

Heckel a game for Kayleigh...Ok I'll see myself out

 

[joea]

If they ever have another close game, the foul shooting could be a problem. Against Michigan they were 10-11. A 65% FS shooting night, they lose that game.
Had to find something.

 

[Huskie837]

Any guesses on what a good UCONN Big East Conference over/under margin of victory for the Huskies should be? 25 points?

 

[Nolefan]

So did we shoot better from the field than the free throw line ?

 

[Happydad745]

If Fudd and Strong don't make All-American first team something is wrong. Fun game to watch until the clean-up crew comes in, then it is give and take. Kellis Fisher, sometimes, reminds me of Renee Montgomery. Starting to worry about Caroline's shooting. It is still very early in the season, so no big issues, but, I was hoping for a more dynamic player than Serah Williams has shown so far.

 

[Monte]

Kayleigh Heckel 16 pts, 7-8 FG is really impressive ...

She also led the team in rebounds with 6, and was second in assists with 5.

 

[huskeynut]

Congrats to Sue. Great career. The best PG ever.

On to the game.
Sarah & Azzi continue to lead the team.
K9 and Jana with very good games. Jana getting good position down low.
Serah getting better.

You can see the development and chemistry improving.

 

[Next 12]

Again the bench out scored the starters 54 to 48! Fantastic bench and it will definitely get better.There is so much that can be said about this team that it would fill the Boneyard forum to capacity. Let it suffice that this team has a destiny to fulfill and that is NO.13. Uconn is a Juggernaut on a mission and will not be denied. GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!

 

[darkstar1]

Some postgame thoughts on the DePaul game.

• Congratulations to Sue, who’s #10 jersey was retired today by UConn. Check out Wikipedia which chronicles Sue’s incredible achievements from her days at Christ the King, UConn, Seattle, Europe and USA Basketball. She will undoubtedly go down as one of the very best pg’s in the history of WBB.
• The Huskies storm out of the gate in most games. Today against an overmatched DePaul team was no different. But in building a 28-9 1st qtr lead, UConn actually forced more turnovers (10) then shots allowed (9). 😮
• When Azzi’s “in the zone” her 3-pt shot is both inevitable and a thing of beauty!
• Ash is UConn’s Energizer Bunny. She hustles all over the court on defense and moves constantly without the ball on offense. But my favorite Ash thing is when she flies in from nowhere to snag a rebound among the trees, often on the offensive end, thereby extending a UConn possession.
• KK is among the nation’s leaders in A/TO ration. Today she had 7 assists and 0 turnovers. 🤩
• Kayleigh really appears to be settling into her role at UConn. She is yet another relentless Husky defender and her ability to run the offense whenever she subs in for KK is exceptional.
• Sarah continues to play her brilliantly complete brand of basketball. Today she had 20 pts on 7/9 shooting, along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Her no look pass from underneath the basket to Ash in the corner for a 3 was ridiculous!!!
• While UConn’s rotation looks to be solidifying, imo, the one spot that remains a question is center. Serah hasn’t taken ownership of it yet. Jana is solid and more physical. Blanca would be an undersized option, but she continues to impress. Time will tell.
• As a team the Huskies shot better from the arc than they shot overall, 67% to 63%, and they shot even worse from the FT line, 61%??? Go figure.
• I’ll be out of pocket next Saturday, so thanks again in advance to one of my fellow BY’ers for starting the USC postgame thread.

Although complementary, I think Kayleigh deserves more credit than “Serling into her role”. To me, she combines the best things I like about KK and Ash’s game. There is certainly no drop off when she comes in. IMO, the team is better when she is in. She hasn’t needed to score, but today she showed she can.