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Game Analysis - UConn vs South Carolina

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HopJim said:
You are correct. I was referring to the first time we played SC last year but it was only a 6 point difference in the First Quarter. UConn did a great job getting back in the game in the Third Q but did not do well at the end of the game.
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We only played South Carolina once last season in the national championship game. The regular season game was canceled.
 
hoopsfan22 said:
We only played South Carolina once last season in the national championship game. The regular season game was canceled.
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I believe they played in the Finals in the November Bahama Tournament and Uconn got blown out.
 
Watching Halftime of the Iowa/Maryland game and they compared Uconns and SC minutes per game. Uconn leads the nation with starters playing over 30 minutes per game & SC the lowest minutes per game at 20. Also, SC has the highest off the bench mpg & Uconn has the lowest off the bench mpg.
 
BB Dawg said:
Watching Halftime of the Iowa/Maryland game and they compared Uconns and SC minutes per game. Uconn leads the nation with starters playing over 30 minutes per game & SC the lowest minutes per game at 20. Also, SC has the highest off the bench mpg & Uconn has the lowest off the bench mpg.
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Great observations BB Dawg...I also took note of that and the question that nags at me...If SC's starters are as productive as they are averaging 24 minutes per game...what can we expect if they play 30 minutes per game? I really hope that UConn can weather the storm for 40 minutes...it is going to be tough.
 
cferraro04 said:
Great observations BB Dawg...I also took note of that and the question that nags at me...If SC's starters are as productive as they are averaging 24 minutes per game...what can we expect if they play 30 minutes per game? I really hope that UConn can weather the storm for 40 minutes...it is going to be tough.
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Productivity goes down over time.
 
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BB Dawg said:
I believe they played in the Finals in the November Bahama Tournament and Uconn got blown out.
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Wasn’t Azzi out for that game, or playing injured? And I believe we had some missing players as well. (Or at least one missing player.)

I don’t believe SC has ever beaten a “full strength” UConn team.
 
Bone Dog said:
Would it make sense to focus on rebounding position more than on defending the initial shot attempt?
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Probably what will happen but I believe if you sag and lay off people, then they’ll just be able to plant themselves on the blocks. I believe in forcing them to come out to provide relief from pressure on the wings and out front. They can’t hurt you in that situation.
We have to up the tempo, force them to come out, then our O will have the quicker tempo including fast breaks.
No way in creation that UConn can compete with the best in the nation playing slow tempo and sagging D. Why go through that agony.
We have Nika, Lou, AG and AE as our best athletes. With Dorka hitting big shots and playing hard inside. Our athletes can compete with theirs.
Let them!!!!
 
I am making a small adjustment from my original prognostication on my analysis thread...I think my prediction had the score for both teams about 5 points too high. I will stick with the same MOV of 11 points but...new prognostication is

South Carolina - 75
UConn - 64

MOV - 11
 
maple said:
Wasn’t Azzi out for that game, or playing injured? And I believe we had some missing players as well. (Or at least one missing player.)

I don’t believe SC has ever beaten a “full strength” UConn team.
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Azzi played in both games against SC. Azzi scored 18 points in 27 minutes against South Fla. I am assuming she was healthy enough the next game against SC.
 
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I posted elsewhere that if both teams came into this game at full strengty, healthy, UCONN would win by 25+ points but reality is UCONN is beaten up both physically and mentally so UCONN has a "puncher's'" chance to pull one out but it will be very tough!
That's why they play the games!
 
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RSHERMVIKES said:
I posted elsewhere that if both teams came into this game at full strengty, healthy, UCONN would win by 25+ points but reality is UCONN is beaten up both physically and mentally so UCONN has a "puncher's'" chance to pull one out but it will be very tough!
That's why they play the games!
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What evidence are you looking at that suggests anyone is beating SC by 25 points? This post is insane lol
 
cgshuskie said:
Nika must play and stop Zia Cooke. Lou can play the point guards, Raven and/or Fletcher. What will we do with Beal playing Lou? How do we get her open. Also, we must hold out own on the boards. Bring Amari in when Cardoso comes in. Amari and Dorka have the game of their lives in front of them. My greatest concern is that we don't have enough outside shooting to neutralize SC's board and paint power. However, time will tell. A good test for the ladies. Go Huskies
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Amari can’t touch Cardosa’s skill level - it’s night and day. Cardosa would eat her up!
 
GoChips20 said:
What evidence are you looking at that suggests anyone is beating SC by 25 points? This post is insane lol
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I imagine @RSHERMVIKES means everyone healthy, including Paige and Ice. In such a case, I also think UConn would likely win. I don't know about a blowout, but a win, because our guard play would be so much more better than SC's guards as to make up for SC's superiority in the front court.
 
I think if UConn’s starting 5 was not hurt/exhausted, they’d be an excellent match up for USC’s starting 5. Problem is that THEY ARE EXHAUSTED and USC goes 10 deep - and their deep is very talented.
 
VA Huskie said:
I thought Boston was 6’5” and Edwards 6’3”. Not close to half a foot. Am I wrong in my assumption?
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Not at all. I'm with you on this one. It's actually pretty funny how Amihere is apparently anywhere from 6'5" to 6'9" these days according to some posters (I'm kidding). SC is a great team, but we don't have to pretend they're giants. These heights are all over the place. We've seen Aaliyah play Aliyah and the height difference looks to be about 2". The only one who is unusually tall is Cardoso at 6'7".

SC is tall, but the folks they bring off the bench other than Cardoso top out at about 6'2' or 6'3". Their starting lineup tends to be not any taller than ours --
Boston at 6'5" Saxton at 6'2" Beal at 6'1" and Cooke and Fletcher at 5'9" each, compared to
Dorka at 6'5" Aaliyah at 6'3" Aubrey at 6'1' Lou at 6'1" and Nika who's listed at 5'10" (but claims to be 5'11").

They will bring in Cardoso Feagin Amihere Watkins and be a bit taller across the frontline. It's a slower group but still has decent quickness. We can bring in Amari at 6'5" (or maybe a little taller) Ayanna at 6'2" and Inês at 5'9" -- and that's all we got, and this is a slower group for us, too.
 
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If the refs visit the sideline monitor as much as they did in the GA vs LSU game...fatigue won't come into play. These refs are really starting to ruin my basketball high. Their names shouldn't be mentioned more than the players.
 
shiverz45 said:
Azzi played in both games against SC. Azzi scored 18 points in 27 minutes against South Fla. I am assuming she was healthy enough the next game against SC.
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I swear Azzi was struggling with an injury or something for that Nov game last year but maybe I’m losing my mind :confused::oops:

Edit: oops, just saw the post by @HuskyNan. Guess I’m okay (for now)! :D
 
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LwrcasefaN said:
If the refs visit the sideline monitor as much as they did in the GA vs LSU game...fatigue won't come into play. These refs are really starting to ruin my basketball high. Their names shouldn't be mentioned more than the players.
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LSU must have some tired shooting arms. They went to the foul line 45 times (not a typo) against Ga.
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
Because Paige was at 80% and on one leg. Regardless when I hear best point guard on the floor I hear better player.

I think people are underrating how weak the SEC is this year. The only ranked teams South Caroline played this year are out of conference and we’re single digit wins except Maryland who was without their best player. So yea Raven Johnson playing better in SEC play is good but not surprising considering their toughest competition is OOC.
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Paige played 45 mins and scored 27 points to beat NC State in the Elite 8 game so I would say she was pretty close to being back to 100% then
 
browns said:
Paige played 45 mins and scored 27 points to beat NC State in the Elite 8 game so I would say she was pretty close to being back to 100% then
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She was coming off the court limping against Stanford. One good game doesn’t mean she’s 100%. Just because her 80% is great doesn’t mean it’s not still 80%
 
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