Game Thread: UConn-Marquette

[UConnChapette]

This announcing team are homers to the max! I know a lot of people say MPC and Bob are homers. But I don't recall hearing Meghan ever say when a UConn player is taking three foul shots where there doesn't appear to have been a foul "this will work", or audibly grunt and say "oh come on" when Marquette misses a shot. And she just did it again!!!!

They are painful to listen to.

 

[Icebear]

I do not understand the posts being on the bench. If you are upset with Kiah and Stef put Buck in we need the strength on the boards.

 

[Aluminny69]

UConn is making it very difficult to remain optimistic...

 

[UConnChapette]

I do not understand the posts being on the bench.

me either. Coach sending a message?

 

[VAMike23]

I expect she'll be back on the pine after the break.

Still out there !

 

[Aluminny69]

FWIW, Geno will not be getting my vote for COY.....

 

[pap49cba]

Gosh this is hard to watch....

 

[alexrgct]

I do not understand the posts being on the bench.

Seriously...if you want to send them a message, get Buck in there. At least she'd stop all of these offensive rebounds MArquette has been getting.

 

[HuskyNan]

Re: the announcers, did anyone note the woman's excitement when noting St John's beat UConn and MU beat St John's?

LOL, love the groan when the MU player fouled.

 

[alexrgct]

This announcing team are homers to the max! I know a lot of people say MPC and Bob are homers. But I don't recall hearing Meghan ever say when a UConn player is taking three foul shots where there doesn't appear to have been a foul "this will work", or audibly grunt and say "oh come on" when Marquette misses a shot. And she just did it again!!!!

They are painful to listen to.

And you missed her gosh darn it.

 

[pap49cba]

Shea looks like she has a migraine.

 

[Aluminny69]

MARQ 6-32 thank goodness

 

[Icebear]

Still out there !

Something is going on. No posts on the floor, we are being out scored 11-2 on second chance points. I, usually, understand Geno but I don't get this.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

I do not understand the posts being on the bench. If you are upset with Kiah and Stef put Buck in we need the strength on the boards.

I suspect that Geno is trying different combinations to see how they'll function in upcoming games as well as trying to win this game.

 

[phil sampieri]

I do not understand the posts being on the bench. If you are upset with Kiah and Stef put Buck in we need the strength on the boards.

in 16 years I have defended Geno buy get rid of that stubborness and play a big girl We get your point

 

[ThisJustIn]

When I see people sitting, the first thing I ask is: what did they just do? When they don't return, I ask: How's their health? (For instance, Pepperdine (iirc) had to reschedule a game 'cause all of their players were sick)

 

[Icebear]

Seriously...if you want to send them a message, get Buck in there. At least she'd stop all of these offensive rebounds MArquette has been getting.

Definitely. Plus we have only 2 fast break points because we aren't getting the ball out on the break.

 

[alexrgct]

One really bright spot: KML is playing like a young woman possessed.

I don't care if she has a bad game or two at some point over the course of the rest of the season- she is the damn truth.

 

[FairView]

If he was going short and losing, I could understand being upset. But UConn is winning -- even though it's ugly. Banks is getting playing time. If not for UConn's poor shooting, we'd be up by 25. I say not a big deal.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Could this be the plan that Geno has for ND, play a small lineup for most of the game. If it is, I sure hope not.

I suspect he wants to keep in front of the ND guards in hopes that he'll stop their dribble drive to the basket which allows ND to live at the free throw line.

 

[cferraro04]

Okay...Geno wasn't happy with the play of Dolson and Stokes in the first half...so, why not play Buck...unless Geno for some reason decided that small ball gives him a tactical advantage...

 

[Icebear]

If he was going short and losing, I could understand being upset. But UConn is winning -- even though it's ugly. Banks is getting playing time. If not for UConn's poor shooting, we'd be up by 25. I say not a big deal.

Except that it is only Marquette's really poor shooting, 18%, that has us in the lead.

 

[pap49cba]

Maybe this is a Geno 'Rope-A-Dope' strategy for Notre Dame.

 

[RoyDodger]

And you missed her gosh darn it.

It's almost impossible to listen to the woman announcer. Where is she from? Fargo?

 

[Bigpetunia]

Geno obviously upset with both Stef and Kiah...in the meantime, those dumb homie announcers are making a big deal about the number of UM offensive rebounds....duh...