Game Thread UCONN/ND

[Icebear]

The replay will hurt more...Mabrey's credited 3 with 4:41 left was clearly a 2, but the refs never even checked.

Was Bria's 3 pointer at the end of the half important now??? Did anyone ever check Mabrey's questionable 3?

I checked it it was fine. She jumped from outside the line by 5" and landed inside.

 

[msf22b]

By the way, Notre Dame is a really, really good team.

 

[Wbbfan1]

ND Guards outplayed the UConn guards. They kept Hartley out of the game in the 2nd half. KML turning her ankle didn't help but she did have two wide open 3's in the last minute that could have won the game. The miss with a minute left that would have put UConn up 4 was critical. Kept ND in the game and Diggins made her free throws.

 

[UConnCat]

Nice to be a gracious loser.

Why not let fans vent a little bit? Big rival; tough loss. Maybe it's okay to overlook the lack of manners, no?

 

[Wiltonian]

According to ESPN Gamecast:
ND UConn
Rebounds 33 42
Assists 12 21
Blocks 4 9
Turnovers 14 14
Fouls 16 17
Largest lead 9 5
Shooting 25/66 28/71
3pt Shooting 6/12 5/23
Free Throws 17/24 11/14

 

[Icebear]

DD's analysis was off on this one. That is pretty rare.

 

[UConnChapette]

Why not let fans vent a little bit? Big rival; tough loss. Maybe it's okay to overlook the lack of manners, no?

+1

 

[Wbbfan1]

This was a home game and how many balls hit the rim and just bounced away. ND goes to the line 10 more times then UConn 24 to 14 which is a pattern that keeps games close and allows ND to win.

 

[bruinbball]

I checked it it was fine. She jumped from outside the line by 5" and landed inside.

I don't think so Ice, her lead foot is very close to the line, but not close enough for me to call it either way .

 

[MilfordHusky]

Say what you will. Among the top 5 teams, I think any one team could beat any of the others on any given day. I am not sure at this point there is any clear cut favorite for the National Championship.

I'm not sure Duke has proven themselves, but they have talent in abundance.

ND over UConn.

UConn over Stanford.

Stanford over Baylor.

Baylor over ND.

No clear pattern there!

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Why not let fans vent a little bit? Big rival; tough loss. Maybe it's okay to overlook the lack of manners, no?

No.

 

[BooRadley]

Nice to be a gracious loser.

Would you please explain something to me. Why baiting is OK in your book?

Your Ol' Pal Boo

 

[01Neaggrad02]

Why not let fans vent a little bit? Big rival; tough loss. Maybe it's okay to overlook the lack of manners, no?

Oh way to show everyone what good manners are.

 

[Icebear]

According to ESPN Gamecast:
ND UConn
Rebounds 33 42
Assists 12 21
Blocks 4 9
Turnovers 14 14
Fouls 16 17
Largest lead 9 5
Shooting 25/66 28/71
3pt Shooting 6/12 5/23
Free Throws 17/24 11/14

Notable points: less than 1/3 3s which is usually Geno's shutdown point. FT differential is the big thing. ND way over performed on 3pt shooting. To date they have been a weak 3pt team.

 

[Replicant]

Nice to be a gracious loser.

"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." - Vince Lombardi

 

[HuskyNan]

By the way, Notre Dame is a really, really good team.

The Irish's freshmen are really good a lot earlier than I thought they would be. Credit to them and to Muffet.

 

[Blue Huskie]

I checked it it was fine. She jumped from outside the line by 5" and landed inside.

ICE: What was the time mark on that shot? I want to go back and look too.

 

[Replicant]

I'm not sure Duke has proven themselves, but they have talent in abundance.

ND over UConn.

UConn over Stanford.

Stanford over Baylor.

Baylor over ND.

No clear pattern there!

The pattern is...there is no pattern.

 

[Icebear]

ICE: What was the time mark on that shot? I want to go back and look too.

Game clock about 4:20-4:15

 

[MilfordHusky]

We were outshot from the arc. That was a surprise.

The FT differential is getting old, very old. It's how ND is an elite team. They are very good, but seem to get over 60% of the questionable calls.

 

[Replicant]

ICE: What was the time mark on that shot? I want to go back and look too.

4:41 left

 

[Replicant]

Damn jet lag!

 

[easttexastrash]

Notable points: less than 1/3 3s which is usually Geno's shutdown point. FT differential is the big thing. ND way over performed on 3pt shooting. To date they have been a weak 3pt team.

ND got to the line a lot more because they were taking the ball to the basket. In a fast paced game like that three point shooting is harder because players feel rushed and because legs are tired.

I would like to have seen more plays for Dolson and Stewart in the paint and fewer from the high post.

 

[bruinbball]

No, it was 4:21, not 4:41.

 

[cardfan]

According to ESPN Gamecast:
ND UConn
Rebounds 33 42
Assists 12 21
Blocks 4 9
Turnovers 14 14
Fouls 16 17
Largest lead 9 5
Shooting 25/66 28/71
3pt Shooting 6/12 5/23
Free Throws 17/24 11/14

tough loss for sure at home, but think you'd beat ND in New Orleans with your frosh getting more experience. KML's ankle injury was tough too. Hard to push off of on that last 3.

The key looking at these stats (and during the game) was you guys took too many threes and didn't go inside to Steph more, where I thought you had an advantage - as evident of boarding.

 

[UConnCat]

UConn did not score in the last 2:28. Somebody needed to make a play.

 

[Icebear]

4:41 left

No, there was less than that. Just checked again and it was 4:21. At 4:41 McBride has a miss on a 2.

 

[bruinbball]

ND got to the line a lot more because they were taking the ball to the basket. In a fast paced game like that three point shooting is harder because players feel rushed and because legs are tired.

I would like to have seen more plays for Dolson and Stewart in the paint and fewer from the high post.

It's up to the refs to call the game accurately, but ND's aggressiveness is usually rewarded. I think the two early fouls on KML were very poor and caused her to miss time she should not have had to with foul trouble.

As much as I love McBride's game, I absolutely loathe Diggins (not her game - she always plays hard and smart - but whines and divas around way too much for me).

 

[Replicant]

No, it was 4:21, not 4:41.

I was going by ESPN's play-by-play tracker. But given the fact they credited Kelly with the assist, let's just say, I'm not 100% certain of it's accuracy:

4:41 Michaela Mabrey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Faris.

http://espn.go.com/ncw/playbyplay?gameId=330050041&period=2

 

[Vowelguy]

The key looking at these stats (and during the game) was you guys took too many threes and didn't go inside to Steph more, where I thought you had an advantage - as evident of boarding.

Stewart 5-17 with 4 TOs
Lack of Stokes hurt too.