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Icebear said:
So one of the solutions is to take better care of the rock by having you best ball handlers on the court. Problem is Caroline is one of those and you want her off the court because she won't take a shot. The question then is whom do you replace her with?
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No way, I never said she should be off the court.. I just want her to shoot.. If you noticed throughout the game, when Caroline was on the bench is when we seemed to struggle the most.. She had a couple stinky turnovers, but other than that she takes care of the ball.. I just wish she'd get her confidence back and launch the rock from time to time.. Create shots for herself, and not just slang threes
 
Kait14 said:
They didn't deserve to be in
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that's bull_ _ _ _ !they played hard against a very good team. they deserved the chance to fight to the end. geno quit, and that really was not fair to those kids. play to the end, coach to the end.
 
The last timeout when Geno made the wholesale change of subs was interesting. He wasn't barking at the team at all he was talking to them and looking at each. He then made the big switch. I suspect he realized the tank was empty at physically and emotionally.
 
Kait14 said:
No way, I never said she should be off the court.. I just want her to shoot.. If you noticed throughout the game, when Caroline was on the bench is when we seemed to struggle the most.. She had a couple stinky turnovers, but other than that she takes care of the ball.. I just wish she'd get her confidence back and launch the rock from time to time.. Create shots for herself, and not just slang threes
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Maybe those darn knee injuries have taken a toll on her.
 
boontonbomber said:
that's bull_ _ _ _ !they played hard against a very good team. they deserved the chance to fight to the end. geno quit, and that really was not fair to those kids. play to the end, coach to the end.
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played hard? No, Stef and Tiff played hard.. I'm not sure if you actually watched the last 7 minutes or so.. They got out-hustled every single time
 
cardfan said:
as great as Dolson played tonight, and has much stronger she is this year than last, she got a little pooped tonight. Imho, she needs help at the 4.
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Agree completely. Unfortunately not until next year
 
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Icebear said:
The last timeout when Geno made the wholesale change of subs was interesting. He wasn't barking at the team at all he was talking to them and looking at each. He then made the big switch. I suspect he realized the tank was empty at physically and emotionally.
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It looked like he was mad.. He didn't speak a word, neither did the girls, he looked pissed and said ALRIGHT then pointed and said to the subs "you, you, you"" etc.. I don't think he thought they were tired, it looked like he wasn't too pleased and was trying to prove a point.. and I think you could tell that by the look on the girls' faces as they sat on the bench
 
cardfan said:
Maybe those darn knee injuries have taken a toll on her.
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Could be, but she doesn't look physically impaired to me (minus that big brace, and a little bit of a lost step), she looks unsure of herself
 
boontonbomber said:
that's bull_ _ _ _ !they played hard against a very good team. they deserved the chance to fight to the end. geno quit, and that really was not fair to those kids. play to the end, coach to the end.
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I think Geno is going back to his "tough love" strategy of the past. It's worked before. It just worked with Stef. Lots of fans have disagreed with it.
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Kait14 said:
No way, I never said she should be off the court.. I just want her to shoot.. If you noticed throughout the game, when Caroline was on the bench is when we seemed to struggle the most.. She had a couple stinky turnovers, but other than that she takes care of the ball.. I just wish she'd get her confidence back and launch the rock from time to time.. Create shots for herself, and not just slang threes
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Fair enough, some others did. My point is simple Geno as any coach has finite options available. For some reason, pain, mindset, whatever Caroline was terribly hesitant. BUT with ND turning us over who do you put in in place of her. Sometimes you as a coach just don't have the necessary options. Geno looked more resigned to that reality than half the na bobs here, not meaning you. On the other hand, I did not see Kelly pass up any good shots because she was hesitant.

But as I said the easiest thing in the world is to stand on the side and yell the house is on fire, the house is on fire without a clue as to why or whether there any real options to stop it like a hose or calling 911 or rushing into the building to bring anyone out. Why waste one's time and energy stating the obvious instead of trying to prevent what is happening.
 
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Kait14 said:
Could be, but she doesn't look physically impaired to me (minus that big brace, and a little bit of a lost step), she looks unsure of herself
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But unsure why? Because she is afraid of the pain, etc. It is the why that is critical to identifying a solution and if there is one.
 
DaveDragon said:
That's Geno's job, not ours (prevent what's happening). We can only speculate.
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Yes, it is but everyone bitching and moaning is useless and a distraction from what is really going on. If we had actual speculation that would be a huge step forward.

Sometimes there is nothing you can do to prevent a situation.
 
Icebear said:
But unsure why? Because she is afraid of the pain, etc. It is the why that is critical to identifying a solution and if there is one.
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I would love to know .. I can see why she is hesitant to drive, I would be too if I tore the same knee 3 times.. But not looking for your shot at all, that's a-whole-nother ball game.. I mean, just two weeks ago she nailed 5 threes.. shooting slump, idk.. Somewhere her confidence was lost and it's not good.. I've always seen her with the same attitude as D had, and it's sad to see her resigning from that
 
Kait14 said:
I would love to know .. I can see why she is hesitant to drive, I would be too if I tore the same knee 3 times.. But not looking for your shot at all, that's a-whole-nother ball game.. I mean, just two weeks ago she nailed 5 threes.. shooting slump, idk.. Somewhere her confidence was lost and it's not good.. I've always seen her with the same attitude as D had, and it's sad to see her resigning from that
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In a way, it's like it was watching Brittany Hunter play. Leaves you wondering, what could have been...
 
Kait14 said:
I would love to know .. I can see why she is hesitant to drive, I would be too if I tore the same knee 3 times.. But not looking for your shot at all, that's a-whole-nother ball game.. I mean, just two weeks ago she nailed 5 threes.. shooting slump, idk.. Somewhere her confidence was lost and it's not good.. I've always seen her with the same attitude as D had, and it's sad to see her resigning from that
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If her knee is hurting it may hurt to jump or land when taking a shot, I don't know either but it isn't an unreasonable possibility. The anticipation of the possible pain may cause the hesitation. I was really disappointed she didn't take that one shot in the lane late in the clock. But getting frustrated with her does not change it.
 
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Aluminny69 said:
In a way, it's like it was watching Brittany Hunter play. Leaves you wondering, what could have been...
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Yes, I am feeling we are a lot closer to that point than we have known previously.
 
Icebear said:
If her knee is hurting it may hurt to jump or land when taking a shot, I don't know either but it isn't an unreasonable possibility. The anticipation of the possible pain may cause the hesitation. I was really disappointed she didn't take that one shot in the lane late in the clock. But getting frustrated with her does not change it.
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If you knew my feelings towards Caroline you'd know I'm not frustrated with her.. I know how good she can be, so I guess I'm frustrated that she's frustrated, if that makes sense lol
 
Kait14 said:
If you knew my feelings towards Caroline you'd know I'm not frustrated with her.. I know how good she can be, so I guess I'm frustrated that she's frustrated, if that makes sense lol
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Yeah, it does.
 
boontonbomber said:
what's with pulling the starters with time left to at least show some fight to the end. even staring a loss in the face, you do everything you can to cut the margin down. i've never seen a coach pull that , especially in a game like this. it was a great game, only to have it end with a move like that. rather embarrassing, and ,imo, showed a real lack of character on auriemma's part. geno flat out quit.
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I believe he was simply coaching, and sending a message in the clearest possible way. CD alluded to it in the post game. When the team was doing what the defensive game plan was, ND was struggling to score. When they went away from it, ND scored with ease. When ND went on the final run to break the game open, I think he had seen enough. Personally, I think it was a combination of extreme frustration at the failure of the starters to follow the game plan, and a protective move to try to keep their self confidence from being completely eroded and not to risk injury late in the game. The game was for all intents and purposes over. He takes the starters out in the blowout wins, why not in the losses too when it is clear there isn't enough going on to make a comeback?

I don't have an issue with him taking them out. There was no point keeping them in. If one of the players was injured, everyone would be screaming about him leaving them in when the outcome was no longer in question. Either way, people will always complain.
 
Samanthabrown3 said:
This is the first time I've ever heard anyone refer to one of our players, much less the team, as gassed. Their conditioning has always been outstanding.
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it could me "mental fatigue" of trying to figure out what exactly does the COach want or it could me that ND is just as conditioned
 
wondering if Kait14 lost the house on this game.... geesh! (I truly hesitated about opening up this thread) "banging head"
 
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DaddyChoc said:
it could me "mental fatigue" of trying to figure out what exactly does the COach want or it could me that ND is just as conditioned
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ND is a team that is in excellent condition and is one of the few team that can hang and, yes, even out condition UConn down the stretch, especially, went it comes to being mentally tough.
 
Kait14 said:
No, but I did skip class :)
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girl. Now if you misidentify some kid muscles and treat the wrong one you will blame it on UConn and the team. The crosses these kids have to bear.
 
Icebear said:
girl. Now if you misidentify some kid muscles and treat the wrong one you will blame it on UConn and the team. The crosses these kids have to bear.
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Hahha good thing it was only Physics =)
 
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