Disappointment

[Nolefan]

I’m hoping the freshman will develop quickly or this will be a long season .. this team is very average right now ..

 

[uconnfan68]

My thought as I watched NCState dissect UConn was this: How is in that for every defensive scheme UConn put out there, NCState had an effective answer? Is the UConn defense that predictable? Is NCState that much more athletic. Maybe yes to both, methinks.

It’s not that the defense is predictable, it’s that the execution of it was flawed. It’s basically the same defense played for the entire reign of Geno and CD. They’ve played more zone in the last 2-3 years than ever. Poor matchups, not enough players, and an effort to be less predictable.

 

[Inthepaint]

Don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve waited in eager anticipation for this season to start.
Since last April, I’ve been counting the days.
I’m not ready to throw in the towel because of one lousy game.
And it WAS a dumpster fire

 

[Notyetready]

On the subject of Ice getting more minutes. What Geno has seen from her in her 17 minutes of game time is 1 for 9 shooting, over two games, and 4 rebounds. And this may be important, at the beginning of the 4th quarter in the Dayton game she missed two lay-ups in a row and, after the 2nd, laughed to herself before running back on defense. I don't know whether Geno caught that but the announcers did and commented on the laughing. What Ice is going to have to do in practice is convince Geno he has to play her. What I've seen is the same thing I see from Amari, not charging the basket for rebounds, not positioning herself for rebounds. Although Geno wants big things from her, clearly he does not trust her to deliver, yet. I am hoping both players can change his mind.