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FSU was also tired...only 9 on bench to play...Snoop only plays 3 minutes and leaves early because of injury...8 left...2 foul out...down to six bodies at end.
 
What started out as a blowout ended up much closer than it should have been. UConn's outside defense is really weak. Fortunately, USF's outside shooting was also pretty weak. However, they scored 24 points from outsideand many of the shots were not well defended. At shoot around USF stayed on the court after UConn left and they shot mostly 3s'. UConn made 6 3 point baskets in the first half and only one or two jn the 2nd.

I don't remember a UConn team this TO prone. Really poor passing by UConn. Lazy passes, telegraphed passes and ill advised passes.

Griffin may have been injured. She fell and was shaking her right hand for several minutes. She only played 18 minutes.

Edwards was a monster in the 1st half. FSU adjusted and Edwards disappeared for most of the 2nd half.

This game was probably the lowest attendance at the Sun arena of any UConn game that I have attended.
 
oldude said:
Some thoughts on the FSU game:
  • No Geno today. But with Nika & Dorka back in the starting lineup I felt reasonably good about the likelihood that CD would up her all-time record as UConn’s HC to 14-0. :confused:
  • Against an aggressive FSU team there were still far too many Husky turnovers. Hopefully, with more healthy players practicing together, UConn will clean up the problem.
  • FSU used multiple defenses to offset UConn’s advantage in the paint as the Huskies got the ball inside frequently for easy layups by Aaliyah in particular, along with Dorka, Aubrey & Caroline.
  • Nika dished out a cool 12 assists but was not at her best coming out of the concussion protocol.
  • We all know that Lou can score. But the more I watch her play, the clearer it is that she takes and makes BIG SHOTS. Whenever FSU looked like they might overtake UConn, Lou seemed to bury another shot.
  • Aaliyah’s ability to establish consistently strong low-post position is in some ways reminiscent of Pheesa, although Aaliyah is bigger and stronger.
  • UConn probably won this game at the foul line going 18/21.
  • Bring on the Pirates!!!
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They jinxed us after 15-15.

Also, failure to get the ball to Lou when you know they’ll foul is a terrible job.
 
huskyd said:
The "spots" on Dorka's arms: "Cupping for athletes has been reported to relieve the pain associated with various sports-related injuries including frozen shoulder, plantar fasciitis, shin splints and sciatica. These often have painful symptoms that can impede movement and worsen quality of life."
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If you connect the circles, there's a hidden message.
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I decoded it. "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine." ;)
 
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Aluminny69 said:
I think that's 69 turnovers the last three games. I wonder if that is a record for UConn?
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Thats a record that needs to be broken and we can do it
 
Bone Dog said:
I had the same feeling -- they looked tired to me. I know, they just had a week off, etc. But they played like a tired team in the second half. The difference between that and the first quarter, when we practically blew FSU off the floor, was unmistakable. A lot of the defensive lapses and even a number of the turnovers seemed to come from just moving too slowly on the court. In effect, we returned to the 6 player rotation, or really 5 1/2 players, and we may not be mentally ready for that rotation yet.

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They weren’t sitting around this past week, they were taking their finals. Could have been somewhat stressful especially since they were still practicing
 
oldude said:
Some thoughts on the FSU game:
  • No Geno today. But with Nika & Dorka back in the starting lineup I felt reasonably good about the likelihood that CD would up her all-time record as UConn’s HC to 14-0. :confused:
  • Against an aggressive FSU team there were still far too many Husky turnovers. Hopefully, with more healthy players practicing together, UConn will clean up the problem.
  • FSU used multiple defenses to offset UConn’s advantage in the paint as the Huskies got the ball inside frequently for easy layups by Aaliyah in particular, along with Dorka, Aubrey & Caroline.
  • Nika dished out a cool 12 assists but was not at her best coming out of the concussion protocol.
  • We all know that Lou can score. But the more I watch her play, the clearer it is that she takes and makes BIG SHOTS. Whenever FSU looked like they might overtake UConn, Lou seemed to bury another shot.
  • Aaliyah’s ability to establish consistently strong low-post position is in some ways reminiscent of Pheesa, although Aaliyah is bigger and stronger.
  • UConn probably won this game at the foul line going 18/21.
  • Bring on the Pirates!!!
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According to the box score FSU had zero field goals in the last 3:19 and UConn had no
field goals in the last 3:03. Congrats to all those who made those last three-minute free throws: Lou
Lopez with 2 for 2 and Nika one for two. We were 3 for 6 from the charity strip in the fourth.
We won on the free point line. Lucky for UCONN that Latson fouled out at 6:44 of the fourth
quarter. She could have killed us in those last minutes. Tyson also fouled out for FSU.
 
To use a Mike Tyson analogy: UConn punched FSU in the face and they came back. FSU punched UConn in the face and they came back.

Both teams showed a lot of heart.

UConn with half again as many rebounds as FSU may have made the difference. Six players had at least six rebounds.

I was really happy to see how Dorka played after so long out. With the hand injury, she was still able to keep her core conditioning. I thought her timing was most impressive -- it was very apparent in the blocks.

Happy to see Nika still aggressive. Of those five turnovers, two were passes right at players' hands at their chests. A couple were certainly mental lapses.

Geez, Aaliyah is something. And again what a pickup Lou is. Can't wait for Azzi to come back.
 
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HuskyNan said:
I want to add that the sometimes bizarre calls by the refs, who appeared to think that they were getting paid per whistle, disrupted both teams. Before anyone claims the refs caused UConn’s problems- no, they didn’t. I actually thought FSU got hosed on some calls in the first half. But, anywho, the refs let some obvious things go then called touch fouls. I thought UConn was more confused about how to play than FSU, who probably figured they were getting called for fouls anyway, might as well play their game
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The referee who made the most calls was Jeffrey Smith. He is also a WNBA ref who is notorious for taking over a game. Lane violations, touch fouls, technicals, & flagrant fouls are part of his repertoire. For some reason, he is highly rated & he is assigned WNBA playoff games and the NCAA tournament.
 
jaydee602 said:
The referee who made the most calls was Jeffrey Smith. He is also a WNBA ref who is notorious for taking over a game. Lane violations, touch fouls, technicals, & flagrant fouls are part of his repertoire. For some reason, he is highly rated & he is assigned WNBA playoff games and the NCAA tournament.
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The technical foul on FSU was really strange. I’m shocked Brooke Wykoff kept her cool so well because that was a horrible call.
 
HuskyNan said:
I thought our beloved coach CD made a strategic error by pulling Dorka and Caroline and putting Aubrey and Ayanna in. Aubrey reverted to two years ago and just stood on the perimeter; Ayanna couldn’t handle the slapping at the ball and got flustered. Florida State went on a run, then was able to regroup mentally and settle in.
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Exactly what I was thinking..I think they were up by 19 when that happened
 
HuskyNan said:
I want to add that the sometimes bizarre calls by the refs, who appeared to think that they were getting paid per whistle, disrupted both teams. Before anyone claims the refs caused UConn’s problems- no, they didn’t. I actually thought FSU got hosed on some calls in the first half. But, anywho, the refs let some obvious things go then called touch fouls. I thought UConn was more confused about how to play than FSU, who probably figured they were getting called for fouls anyway, might as well play their game
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Yes, agree completely. FSU realized that after the second quarter every drive that had body contact of any kind was going to be a foul regardless of who initiated the contact. So that's what they did. Drives into contact and 3s. Since most of the drives sent them to the free throw line, and since they starting hitting their 3s in the second half, the game tightened. We did not adjust well to the way the game was being called.
 
billybud said:
FSU was also tired...only 9 on bench to play...Snoop only plays 3 minutes and leaves early because of injury...8 left...2 foul out...down to six bodies at end.
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Lou Lopez Senechal had four fouls... did not get her fifth! Caroline Ducharme had four fouls...did not get her fifth.
Nika Muhl got her third foul and pulled back some (allowing some lay ups that she could NOT contest with her
fouls) so she also was in the game at the end. KUDOS to UCONN for playing SMART! Note: UCONN only
essentially) six players (YANNA played only 2 minutes). Our "six" were: Aaliyah, Nika, Dorka,
Aubrey and Caroline. So what is this comment about FSU being
"down" to six players at the end ???. and "also tired"... FSU played a gutsy game. But UCONN had the
"grit" to get the " W" ! Go Huskies!
 
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HuskyNan said:
The technical foul on FSU was really strange. I’m shocked Brooke Wyscoff kept her cool so well because that was a horrible call.
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... on the other hand, Bejedi's flagrant attempt to get an intentional foul on Nika deserved some official notice. The replays clearly showed that she aped being hit long after Nika had stepped away. Don't worry, I know the refs never call technicals on stuff like that. But the rule is on the books, and if they ever were to, this was a good case.
 
Funny contrast between our game and the Kantner crew who did the Stanford -Tenn game. Whistles galore in our game yet out in Maples they seem to want to call nothing.
 
HuskyNan said:
The technical foul on FSU was really strange. I’m shocked Brooke Wyscoff kept her cool so well because that was a horrible call.
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Diana Taurasi has had several run-ins with Jeff Smith. LOL...He gave her a technical once for knocking an opponent's barrette off her head.
 
What a difference with Dorka and Nika back.. Uconn loses if they were still out..AE is getting consistent with the way she dominates..I actually think that Lou passed up about 5 or 6 shots when she was open..what a shooter..at least they didn't have 20+ TO's,just 19
 
Oh, yeah, and speaking of bizarre -- How about that flop by (IIRC) Latson when Nika picked up her dribble near the sideline? Latson was called for a foul and then shot her head back after a little body contact. I don't think I've seen anyone from Notre Dame do anything that obvious.
 
I was behind the FSU bench (way behind) and I still don't know what the technical was called for. As an aside Wyscoff is a completely different kind of coach than "Abe". Her team could have quit early on when they were getting their butt kicked but she made adjustments (especially on Edwards) and got her team back in the game.
 
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HuskyNan said:
The technical foul on FSU was really strange. I’m shocked Brooke Wyscoff kept her cool so well because that was a horrible call.
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I thought both coaches were animated during the game, but they somehow maintained their composure. I never saw Coach Dailey so vocal toward the officials.
Smith tried to explain a bizarre call to Wyckoff, but she just rolled her eyes the whole time.
 
I might get a record number of thumbs down for this but I thought the difference was not having Geno there to readjust our team after halftime. CD is a good coach but shes no Geno. I just dont think we would have petered out there in the 3rd and 4th quarters with Geno there.
 
oldude said:
Some thoughts on the FSU game:
  • No Geno today. But with Nika & Dorka back in the starting lineup I felt reasonably good about the likelihood that CD would up her all-time record as UConn’s HC to 14-0. :confused:
  • Against an aggressive FSU team there were still far too many Husky turnovers. Hopefully, with more healthy players practicing together, UConn will clean up the problem.
  • FSU used multiple defenses to offset UConn’s advantage in the paint as the Huskies got the ball inside frequently for easy layups by Aaliyah in particular, along with Dorka, Aubrey & Caroline.
  • Nika dished out a cool 12 assists but was not at her best coming out of the concussion protocol.
  • We all know that Lou can score. But the more I watch her play, the clearer it is that she takes and makes BIG SHOTS. Whenever FSU looked like they might overtake UConn, Lou seemed to bury another shot.
  • Aaliyah’s ability to establish consistently strong low-post position is in some ways reminiscent of Pheesa, although Aaliyah is bigger and stronger.
  • UConn probably won this game at the foul line going 18/21.
  • Bring on the Pirates!!!
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With the new coach I forgot who Uconn was facing. Different coach same physical, foul, foul, game plan. I'm a believer in do what it takes to win, but fSU only has one mode and I don't like it.

Any team (ND, MD, a bit even Princeton, FSU that plays PHYSICAL with UConn puts themself in a position to win. Uconn doesn't play these physical teams well. -- except today, it took a while but they solved the riddle. Turnovers come more easily against physical teams.

It wasn't pretty last year it wasn't pretty this year---A Win is a Win, no extra points of STYLE.

I'm so happy we have NIKA in these games.
 
Blond D. said:
I might get a record number of thumbs down for this but I thought the difference was not having Geno there to readjust our team after halftime. CD is a good coach but shes no Geno. I just dont think we would have petered out there in the 3rd and 4th quarters with Geno there.
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Go look at the stats---3rd quarters haven't ALL been great. CD is a good, better, wonderful coach. She isn't Geno---he puts 3 million each year in the bank and she put 500k (give or take a few,what's a 100k here and there???). CD has (in my memory) never lost a game. Can Geno say the same?? (kidding but true)
 
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