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Butler's hands have been terrible -- I thought she was supposed to be better at that aspect of her game.
 
REALLY impressed with the offense ECU is trying to run - clearly outclassed from a talent perspective, but they are working really hard and trying to run their stuff. Bodes well for them when they get healthy for next year - good coaching IMHO...

This group on the court - Nurse, Collier, Chong, Butler and Williams is NOT a good offensive team. Sloppy and messy. Offense has ground to a complete halt...
 
ericsandiego said:
I strongly disagree with your assertion that we aren't a top 10 team without STewie and Moriah. Look at what every other top 10 team loses this year. Almost all of them lose a TON. Not as much from a talent perspective as losing Stewie and Moriah, but almost all lose starters and top scorers. No matter what Tuck does, UCON will be #1 or 2 starting next season, and deservedly so....
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You going to stand by that after what we've seen here in the 4th quarter?
 
HoopsFan21 said:
4 points so far 5+ minutes into the 4th quarter
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Chong, Ekmark, Collier, Williams and Butler on the court, and it's a hot mess. No offense, sloppy defense - they may be playing against ECU's starters, but man do they look bad together.
 
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I really like Nat, but it's more than the hand. It's very poor decisions to boot.

Noticed that SC is getting 40 per game in the paint. Who gets 40 in the block against the Huskies? The battle there will decide it.
 
Pulido !!! That was Heather Buck-esque at the end of the Louisville title game
 
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Katie Lou and Natalie did not play well today. If Katie Lou starts slow again, expect Gabby to get a lot of minutes. Let's hope they all play well Monday night. Go Huskies!
 
As usual, the last 4-ish minutes were choppy, but this was a really (really) good outing for our kids. They played very good defense to the end (almost). They shared the ball, and made generally good decisions. Kia is back to form.
 
BigBird said:
I really like Nat, but it's more than the hand. It's very poor decisions to boot.
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IMO, Natalie is thinking too much. Geno typically adds wrinkles to the team's offense as the season goes on and she seems to be sorting through her mind to find the next step when she's on the court. She's essentially a freshman so it will take time. I got shouted down last season for pointing this out but some folks had unrealistic expectations for Natalie based on her performance at Georgetown.
 
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Gonna need a better effort from KLS on Monday night. Just 3 points, zero rebounds, and zero assists today.
 
HuskyNan said:
IMO, Natalie is thinking too much. Geno typically adds wrinkles to the team's offense as the season goes on and she seems to be sorting through her mind to find the next step when she's on the court. She's essentially a freshman so it will take time. I got shouted down last season for pointing this out but some folks had unrealistic expectations for Natalie based on her performance at Georgetown.
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All true, Nan. But some of her shots were major bricks. She hasn't done that in previous outings. At least, not to the extent I saw today. She will get better.
 
BigBird said:
All true, Nan. But some of her shots were major bricks. She hasn't done that in previous outings. At least, not to the extent I saw today. She will get better.
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Her timing is definitely off and the more shots she misses, the more she has that slight hesitation. Sadly, she seems to have lost confidence. Hopefully she finds it before the post season.

It would have been helpful having Natalie play well going into the USC game but, realistically, she's probably not going to play much unless someone is in foul trouble. Even then, I think Napheesa and/or Gabby would play more instead.
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
You going to stand by that after what we've seen here in the 4th quarter?
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!

You ignore every other game and just use this one quarter to evaluate next year?

Wow. Unbelievable. I would have loved to have read your posts about Stewie and And MoJeff in their frosh years as you picked apart one quarter of their sub-par play too.
 
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Regardless of how this "game" went, Geno is in his Starting Five mode, something to which he gravitates every year. Expect to see a lot of the starters going long minutes on Monday. Stewart, Jefferson, and Kia will go almost the full 40. Ditto Morgan if completely healthy. Lou's height and length could be a real asset along with her ability to balloon the score. Gabby will play, although this is not an ideal game for her with SC's big interior. Napheesa's athleticism may garner some success, especially when either Coates or Wilson sit. Except for a brief appearance by Chong, no one else is likely to play. Geno seems prepared to stay with his main five. (Variables are fouls, health, and Session's ability to sink 70 footers.)
 
Natalie had surgery on her hand less than four months ago and it is really surprising to me that her two handed grip on the ball isn't viselike at this point! :confused:
Some people have unrealistic expectations!
On playing her against SC - we shall see, but exactly how many big strong post players have we seen in the last 15 games? I seem to lose count when the number get above zero. Natalie is definitely not the quickest post defender we have, but she is also playing in a conference that is surprisingly devoid of 6'5" bulky post players for a team that much more typically sees 4 guards than two bigs playing against them. I would expect she would be more effective against the SC and Baylor type of teams with strong low post games than against Uconn's typical opponent.
 
UcMiami said:
Natalie had surgery on her hand less than four months ago and it is really surprising to me that her two handed grip on the ball isn't viselike at this point! :confused:
Some people have unrealistic expectations!
On playing her against SC - we shall see, but exactly how many big strong post players have we seen in the last 15 games? I seem to lose count when the number get above zero. Natalie is definitely not the quickest post defender we have, but she is also playing in a conference that is surprisingly devoid of 6'5" bulky post players for a team that much more typically sees 4 guards than two bigs playing against them. I would expect she would be more effective against the SC and Baylor type of teams with strong low post games than against Uconn's typical opponent.
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She needs to lift and do a lot of agility drills with and without the basketball.
 
Roundball fan said:
I'm a big Lou fan but Geno is not happy with her. Would not be surprised if she doesn't play second half. Lesson no. 2
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When some players got benched before the SC game last year, how did that work out? ;)
 
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