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Message: [QUOTE="cferraro04, post: 5183039, member: 267"] [B][COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=5]GENERAL COMMENTS:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] Let's not look past Butler to Knoxville. We will be visiting the Orange soon enough. We have to play this game first. The first thing that strikes me and is completely nonessential but worth mentioning. I am quite sure that Butler is the first team to have three players named Lily. Two of them are in the starting line-up and they are both 5'11" freshman guards...I think we are going to have to refer to them as "bookends". Butler is certainly no offensive powerhouse averaging 64 points per game. Their opponents average 60.7 points. They do get to the foul line twice as much as the Huskies do. Their three-point shooting is less than stellar only averaging 6.6 threes per game. They are 12 and 11 with an RPI of 172 and a SoS of 144. Geno will have the opportunity to play everyone. Maybe this will be a breakout game for Aubrey... I think Geno will play his starters for about 20 to 24 minutes. Playing in front of the home crowd at the XL...with it probably being the last time for Paige and the possibility of it being the last time for Aubrey and Azzi although, I expect to see both Azzi and Aubrey back next season. [B][COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=5]RPI / SoS:[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]Butlers' RPI - 171[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][B]Butlers' Opponents RPI - 4, 13, 13, 24, 43, 75, 83, 95. 115. 115, 132, 166, 183, 223, 268, 316, 318, 321, 326, 337, 344 UConn's RPI - 5 UConn's Opponent RPI - 7, 8, 13, 15, 30, 43, 51, 51, 53, 54, 75, 75, 94, 102, 107, 113, 115, 122,131,183,231,268 Butlers' SoS - 144 Butlers' Opponents RPI - 4, 11, 19, 19, 23, 35, 49, 49, 54, 59, 59, 72, 107, 119, 125, 159, 164, 204, 223, 228, 260, 310, 352 UConn's SoS - 6[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]UConn's Opponents SoS - 7, 9, 9, 17, 19, 23, 23, 28, 32, 33, 49, 51, 58, 59, 98, 125, 157, 159, 193, 240, 348[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=5]PLAYER MATCH-UPS:[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=5]Jana El-Alfy, 6'5" - RS-Freshman - Center vs Sidney Jaynes, 6'3" - Senior - Forward[/SIZE][/B] - Sydney averages: 7.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists. This could be a double-double game for Jana who is averaging 5'5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1 steal per game. In front of the home crowd, Jana will show why Geno was so excited about her. [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=5]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=5]Sarah Strong, 6'2" - Freshman - Forward vs Kilyn McGruff, 6'0" - Senior - Guard[/SIZE][/B] - Caroline Strande's absence makes Butler who was already an offensively challenged team even more impotent. While Kilyn is now Butler's most productive player she will be no match for Sarah Strong. Kilyn averages 11.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.39 three-pointers. Sarah is having an All-American season so far. She is averaging 17.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.4 steals, 1.2 blocks, and 1.7 three-pointers per game. [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=5]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=5]Paige Bueckers, 6'0" - RS Senior - Guard vs Lily Carmody, 5'11" - Freshman - Guard[/SIZE][/B] - Lily is averaging 7.5 points, 3 rebounds 1.8 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1.4 three-pointers per game. Paige is in the conversation for POY and she is averaging 19.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.0 steals and two three-pointers per game. [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=5]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=5]Azzi Fudd, 5'11" - Graduate - Guard vs Lily Zeinstra, 5'11" - Freshman - Guard[/SIZE][/B] - I can see it now...Geno yells, "Azzi, get Lily" and Azzi retorts, "which one". Oh well...back to being serious, Lily Z averages 6.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.1 three-pointers per game. Azzi who looks to be having the time of her life out there on the court, is averaging 11.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1 steal, and 1.9 three-points per game. [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=5]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=5]Kaitlyn Chen, 5'9" - Graduate - Guard vs Karsyn Norman, 5'6" - Sophmore - Guard[/SIZE][/B] - Karsyn has started in the last 7 games. She averages 3.4 points, 1.4 rebounds, and .52 three-pointers per game. Kaitlyn had a great game against DePaul. It would be great to see her build off that game in this one. Kaitlyn is averaging 6.7 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.0 steals, and hits the three-ball at a .7 per game clip. [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=5]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=5]BENCH: [/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] UConn's bench players will see significant time in this one. UConn will bring 28.1 points, and 15.9 rebounds off the bench. Butler will bring 19.9 points and 9.8 rebounds off the bench. [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=5]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=5]INTANGIBLES:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] UConn plays its last regular season game at the XL Center in front of the home crowd. Players want to work out any last-minute kinks with Tennessee and South Carolina right around the corner. UConn is just too big, too athletic, and too talented. [B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=5]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=5]COACHING:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] The UConn coaching staff will not be out-coached in this one. They will make sure UConn takes care of business in this one. [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=5]FUN PREDICTIONS:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][B]Paige - 15 points Sarah - 16 points Azzi - 15 points Ashlynn - 9 points Aubrey - 8 points Jana - 6 points KK - 6 points Allie - 6 points Kaitlyn - 5 points Morgan- 4 points Ice - 4 points Qadence - 4 points[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][B] [SIZE=5]Total points - 98[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=5]SCORE:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][B]UCONN - 98 BUTLER - 49 MOV - 49[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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