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Geno: We’re gonna need some help from [Stanford]

PAHuskeyFan said:
Ahhhhhh Geno playing mastermind... giving the kind of answer to get Stanford over confident... Such a SLY FOX!!!! :D:cool:
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you really think Tara after 30+ years of coaching will let her team get overconfident? Also he said everyone on that team is back, uhhh Kiana Williams is not so moot point.
 
I feel pretty confident. Our guards are playing great….as long as the bigs play even….we win! They’re destined!
 
I believe that Geno was playing sly with PTI. If UCONn gets in that situation again, Tara will think foul instead we do not foul.
B&C
 
donalddoowop said:
I watched that play and thought the ball went out of bounds. However, play continued and it happened on the other side of the court and was not, as I remember, replayed. Also, the announcers said nothing about.
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Glad I’m not losing my mind or my vision.Nobody even mentioned it
 
dabears17 said:
Dee Kantner and Melissa Barlow are in the pool of officials for the Final Four. Melissa Barlow was one of the officials for UConn's Sweet 16 game.

www.ncaa.com

NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee names game officials for 2022 Women's Final Four

The officials for the 2022 Women's Final Four have been announced.
www.ncaa.com www.ncaa.com
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There are some great, deserving refs in the group. But Melissa Barlow is one of the lowest rated refs in the Pac 12 and she is chosen for the 10th straight year. Not sure they will assign her to a Stanford game since that is her conference. But I'm not sure how it works.
Dee Kantnor is chosen for the 25th straight year!
 
the big dipper underdog GIF
 
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I'd rather UConn be the underdog than the favorite. After the season they've endured let all the pressure be on Stanford to make it back to the championship game to defend their title. All UConn has to do is go out there and play their game.
 
jaydee602 said:
There are some great, deserving refs in the group. But Melissa Barlow is one of the lowest rated refs in the Pac 12 and she is chosen for the 10th straight year. Not sure they will assign her to a Stanford game since that is her conference. But I'm not sure how it works.
Dee Kantnor is chosen for the 25th straight year!
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Well, two things, this year, I have been pleasantly surprised by Dee as I have not seen her "insert" herself into any games, especially at the end. She did the ACC Tournament games and I thought she did a very good job. Fingers crossed. That said, I am curious on how the Officiating metrics work (or if they even really have any metrics!).

Everyone, please reread the announcement-Kantner and and Barlow were chosen for the 25th time and 10th time NOT CONSECUTIVELY, but overall.
 
LwrcasefaN said:
Exactly. I would pull Brink out to the foul line and make her defend the pick and roll. Lurking to block a shot and trying to block a shot in a pick and roll is two different animals.
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The pick and roll was our money play on Monday!
 
LwrcasefaN said:
Exactly. I would pull Brink out to the foul line and make her defend the pick and roll. Lurking to block a shot and trying to block a shot in a pick and roll is two different animals.
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Whomever she's guarding is going to have to make a few of those shots for her to come out of the lane.
 
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jchusky said:
you really think Tara after 30+ years of coaching will let her team get overconfident? Also he said everyone on that team is back, uhhh Kiana Williams is not so moot point.
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I guess the humor intended in this was just over looked... the BIG Smile emoji, the Cool Sunglasses emoji and "Sly Fox"... just weren't obvious enough??? SMH
 
To me, Connecticut needs to come out and be aggressive and confident from the opening tip. We have lost the national semifinal 4 times in a row? In many of these games, the team has looked tight and scared. I really think our first quarter performance will be an indicator of if this team is ready to compete on this big of a stage.

Beyond that, they really need to just settle in and be patient. Work the ball so that the right players are getting the right shots.
 
Rblack335 said:
To me, Connecticut needs to come out and be aggressive and confident from the opening tip. We have lost the national semifinal 4 times in a row? In many of these games, the team has looked tight and scared. I really think our first quarter performance will be an indicator of if this team is ready to compete on this big of a stage.

Beyond that, they really need to just settle in and be patient. Work the ball so that the right players are getting the right shots.
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Yeah I think this is true and I think it's because of the starting lineup change Geno made for the tourney. I think Nika is the one that pushes the tempo. Sometimes this results in ill advised passes, but often it's her tough defense that turns into easy transition buckets and really gets the team going.
 
hoopsfan22 said:
Yeah I think this is true and I think it's because of the starting lineup change Geno made for the tourney. I think Nika is the one that pushes the tempo. Sometimes this results in ill advised passes, but often it's her tough defense that turns into easy transition buckets and really gets the team going.
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This is one other thing I love about Nika- that young lady is absolutely fearless out there. I wish she could "infect" her teammates with that attribute.
 
Beemer said:
This is one other thing I love about Nika- that young lady is absolutely fearless out there. I wish she could "infect" her teammates with that attribute.
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She's a spark plug, and I hope Geno does not hesitate to give the team a shot of Nika if it looks like they are getting bogged down.
 
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hoopsfan22 said:
She's a spark plug, and I hope Geno does not hesitate to give the team a shot of Nika if it looks like they are getting bogged down.
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Love that, "....a shot of Nika..."

I wonder if a tequila company representative catches that.

ps Miss the old Hueblein in Farmington Connecticut. They sponsored a Jose Cuervo free tequilla night at my frat at Trinity. I would share a story but no one remembers that night.
 
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Beemer said:
This is one other thing I love about Nika- that young lady is absolutely fearless out there. I wish she could "infect" her teammates with that attribute.
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The other thing I love about Nika is her unbridled enthusiasm when rooting for her teammates.
The already famous video of AE following up Paige's miss with a thunderous layup was upstaged by Nika jumping up & down on the sideline. What a great teammate!
 
hoopsfan22 said:
Yeah I think this is true and I think it's because of the starting lineup change Geno made for the tourney. I think Nika is the one that pushes the tempo. Sometimes this results in ill advised passes, but often it's her tough defense that turns into easy transition buckets and really gets the team going.
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They all have been guilty of making I’ll advised passes.
 
StanFan said:
Well I would definitely characterize Maryland as a three headed threat (Reese, Owusu, Miller) and probably Oregon as well (Pao Pao, Rodgers, Sabally), but both those teams gave us trouble so the overall point stands.
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My own team still has to win the first game for this to matter so I don't have a dog in the fight here, but my take is that Stanford is of equal strength to NC State offensively and certainly better defensively. A lot of folks on here predicted UConn would beat NC State by 8-20 points which obviously didn't happen and I do think UConn played well in that game (i.e., wasn't an underperformance). Anything can happen to anyone on any night but I think UConn will have an uphill battle against the reigning champs, even if the game is close throughout.
 
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Dorka injury was a huge & perhaps fatal blow to Huskies FF prospects. Her size, strength, seasoning, & skilled inside/outside game will be sorely missed— particularly against Stanford’s (& hopefully SC’s) imposing & deep front line(s).

Geno himself called Dorka the team’s possible X Factor following her Storrs arrival last summer.
 
jaydee602 said:
The other thing I love about Nika is her unbridled enthusiasm when rooting for her teammates.
The already famous video of AE following up Paige's miss with a thunderous layup was upstaged by Nika jumping up & down on the sideline. What a great teammate!
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That was an Azzi miss, not Paige. ;)
 
Geno got the help from Stanford he wanted. His team in foul trouble first half, Stanford couldn't hit outside shots, thanks in part to pesky shorter ones he put in the game for Aaliyah and Azzi while Olivia was burdened with fouls too. He prayed (did he, really?), it was answered.....

So, on to the next game.
 
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