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oldude said:
Some Thoughts on the Georgetown game:
  • Unfortunately it wouldn't be a UConn game without another injury. It’s hard to know what to think and feel about Caroline’s repeated head injuries. Obviously she wants to play in the worst way, and we all certainly want to see her play. But I must confess that I am concerned about Caroline’s long-term health and well-being.
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I will say it. Caroline may need to be shut down for the remainder of the season. The blow today wasn't flush but more of a glancing blow. Yet her reaction to it was scary. As serious as concussions are, I wouldn't take any more chances with Caroline this season. To me, she is too important of a piece going forward next season to jeopardize.

Great win today regardless. I hope we can see more continuity from our bench as the postseason progresses. Welcome back, Azzi!
 
I had a great time today and it looked like the team did too. ❤ Seems like they heard Geno’s comments loud and clear.

Good hustle, spacing, passing. Lots of good looks even though the ball didn’t always get a nice bounce. Credit to Georgetown they hustled and played hard the whole game and weren’t gonna let us win the game sleepwalking!

Azzi being able to play made all the difference. The team energy was great and looked like the UConn team we all know and love. I hope CD is okay and we won’t need her to play until Monday or maybe even until the Big Dance.

Thankfully we were up big and could put the end of the bench in for some long minutes in the 4Q. It wasn’t necessarily productive with points but I liked their energy and they seemed more confident while playing.

ND only scoring 38 points in a loss to L’Ville shows me that reports of UConn’s demise were greatly exaggerated. We have played sloppy and listless at times it’s true, but despite all of our setbacks both physical and mental, we have done what most teams could not with the same challenges.

Can’t wait for tomorrows game! I am spending the rest of the day at Mohegan Sun to watch the other games this afternoon/tonight.

On a personal note, I turn 35 tomorrow. Geno has been coaching for 38! He’s been the coach of UConn WBB for literally my entire life. It’ll be crazy the day he finally retires … but this is not that day!
 
hipressure said:
I will say it. Caroline may need to be shut down for the remainder of the season. The blow today wasn't flush but more of a glancing blow. Yet her reaction to it was scary. As serious as concussions are, I wouldn't take any more chances with Caroline this season. To me, she is too important of a piece going forward next season to jeopardize.

Great win today regardless. I hope we can see more continuity from our bench as the postseason progresses. Welcome back, Azzi!
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Agreed, hipressure, and I know you didn't mean it that Caroline's just a 'piece going forward'... her health, short-term and long-term, must be the foremost motivation.
 
In the ongoing saga of "So you want to be a gambler":
For some insane reason, this hopeless loser placed a wager on UCONN (-27). I was optimistic after 3 periods with the Huskies up by over 30 points. But then they decided not score for over 6 minutes & the lead dwindled to 24.
It stayed at 27 for almost 3 minutes until there were 30 seconds left when Nika hit a "meaningless" 3 pointer to give the Huskies a 30 point victory. Winner, winner...chicken dinner! (Phew!)
 
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Not only was Caroline hit on the right side of her head under the basket, but then when she fell the left side of her head contacted the floor. It wasn't a hard blow to that side of her head, but given her history any blow to the head is worrisome. I hope she's OK.
 
Just a note inre the "bench" discussions: a bench that includes Azzi, Caroline, and Ayanna is a great bench that will contribute to winning games. A bench of Ayanna, Ines, and Amari will give you spot minutes for foul trouble or hang on to a big lead. None of that is likely to change in what's left of this season.
 
HuskyNan said:
UConn was up 8-6 when Azzi came in. The Huskies looked like piranha at feeding time in the first quarter

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Which is what I said. We were only up two when Azzi came in and extended the lead and never looked back once she came in. They did look like they needed to get used to her being out there at all.
 
HuskyNan said:
The team has to reaquiaint itself to Azzi’s presence on the floor. The starters came out smokin‘ but the team hesitated and readjusted when she came out on the court, probably waiting to see if she was going to score in bunches. When she didn’t they had to find another way to score, especially when Nika went out with two fouls. It‘s a process.

Not sure about having 2 of Ines, Ayanna, and Amari in at the same time. It killed the offense for a while when that happened.

Today was a great first step. Those who are disappointed with the game are expecting too much from a team trying to find itself again. And besides, Georgetown was literally playing for its postseason life. They did have an effect on the game defensively too
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Kinda glad that you posted this, because I felt the same way but didn't want to post it after a nice win. (I am not suggesting anything negative about your post.)
 
HuskyNan said:
The team has to reaquiaint itself to Azzi’s presence on the floor. The starters came out smokin‘ but the team hesitated and readjusted when she came out on the court, probably waiting to see if she was going to score in bunches. When she didn’t they had to find another way to score, especially when Nika went out with two fouls. It‘s a process.

Not sure about having 2 of Ines, Ayanna, and Amari in at the same time. It killed the offense for a while when that happened.

Today was a great first step. Those who are disappointed with the game are expecting too much from a team trying to find itself again. And besides, Georgetown was literally playing for its postseason life. They did have an effect on the game defensively too
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I thought they looked great with Azzi and CD on the court together; best movement, spacing and pace on the offensive end in quite a while.
 
We needed this, from any number of respects, keeping minutes down for some, giving subs a chance although each looked out of sorts. Yes Nika played great D, but more turnovers than assists? Need to clean it up if we’re intend to make our way through the tournament.
 
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hipressure said:
I will say it. Caroline may need to be shut down for the remainder of the season. The blow today wasn't flush but more of a glancing blow. Yet her reaction to it was scary. As serious as concussions are, I wouldn't take any more chances with Caroline this season. To me, she is too important of a piece going forward next season to jeopardize.
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If it is another concussion, as you suggest, her career may be in jeopardy. I hope it was something else today.
 
hipressure said:
I will say it. Caroline may need to be shut down for the remainder of the season. The blow today wasn't flush but more of a glancing blow. Yet her reaction to it was scary. As serious as concussions are, I wouldn't take any more chances with Caroline this season. To me, she is too important of a piece going forward next season to jeopardize.

Great win today regardless. I hope we can see more continuity from our bench as the postseason progresses. Welcome back, Azzi!
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Caroline is a young adult surrounded by older professional adults who have accepted some degree of responsibility for her well being. She's also a basketball player and I would expect that if her support system tells her she CAN play, then she WILL play. I myself have absolutely zero information that would me make think I should have an opinion on what she SHOULD do.
 
Except for the injury to Ducharme, not too much to complain about. The shooting could have been better, but improved a bit in the second half. Turnovers were under control and after giving up 10 offensive rebounds early, they picked it up considerably, holding GT to only 12 for the whole game.

Random thoughts:
Didn't Juhasz have a toe on the line when she got credit for a 3-pointer?
Fudd looks like she could hit free throws with her eyes closed. And she started to get hot from three in the second half.
 
Agree with the general commments - very good win that had us looking more like our typical selves (first half of the season). Azzi is a calming presence and the court spacing when she is on the improves and allows a lot of offensive options. Geno was trying so hard not to smile when she hit that first three. The rotation gets scary for other teams when you can bring out “subs” like Azzi and Caroline.

Speaking of Caroline, it’s just so unfortunate! She just can’t shake getting hit in the head every game. While we all hope not, it would not be surprising to see her get shut down for the year.

The core players including the bench were excellent or very good, the non-core (players 7+) were mediocre but not really needed today.

A very good start to the post season!
 
A great win for Uconn. Offense came back which is a good thing. Defense was awesome, as it should be. Huskies will be
ready for Marquette or St. Johns tomorrow!
 
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Most importantly, thoughts and prayers go to Caroline. I really hope that her return to the bench means that it wasn’t as bad as it looked.

Next, it was a relief to watch a 30 point win after that stretch of 8 games decided by single digits. The defense looked so much better than in recent games, and that made everything else flow much more smoothly. Also, welcome back Aaliyah Edwards! This was her best game since SC, and I really hope to see this version of Aaliyah moving forward. She has been in a slump since the first Nova game (with the exception of SC), so it was great to see her play with the same intensity that she did in the first 20 games of the season. It was also wonderful to see Azzi out there today. Even when her first few shots didn’t fall, her presence opened up the perimeter and made everyone else relax a bit (including all of the fans!). I admit to a happy yell when each of those triples swished. It would have been better if the 4th quarter wasn’t so ugly offensively, but the game was obviously not in doubt so I’ll take it.

I’m glad that the Huskies came out with some fire today. We need to keep it up, as tomorrow will be a tougher challenge.
 
When Azzi is in the game it seems we run a more controlled/effective offense...less
helter/skelter...this even when her shot is not falling. Her handle is very good...perhaps is a
bit more conservative in her passing than Nika [or even Paige].

Very nice return for Azzie...wouldn't bet against a better show Sunday.
 
maple said:
I had a great time today and it looked like the team did too. ❤ Seems like they heard Geno’s comments loud and clear.

Good hustle, spacing, passing. Lots of good looks even though the ball didn’t always get a nice bounce. Credit to Georgetown they hustled and played hard the whole game and weren’t gonna let us win the game sleepwalking!

Azzi being able to play made all the difference. The team energy was great and looked like the UConn team we all know and love. I hope CD is okay and we won’t need her to play until Monday or maybe even until the Big Dance.

Thankfully we were up big and could put the end of the bench in for some long minutes in the 4Q. It wasn’t necessarily productive with points but I liked their energy and they seemed more confident while playing.

ND only scoring 38 points in a loss to L’Ville shows me that reports of UConn’s demise were greatly exaggerated. We have played sloppy and listless at times it’s true, but despite all of our setbacks both physical and mental, we have done what most teams could not with the same challenges.

Can’t wait for tomorrows game! I am spending the rest of the day at Mohegan Sun to watch the other games this afternoon/tonight.

On a personal note, I turn 35 tomorrow. Geno has been coaching for 38! He’s been the coach of UConn WBB for literally my entire life. It’ll be crazy the day he finally retires … but this is not that day!
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Happy birthday! I hope the Huskies give you a big win tomorrow (and a day after your birthday present of a BE tourney title!).
 
jaydee602 said:
Thank you to JohnFanta & KimAdams for their total silence when Azzi enetered the game. They let the moment speak for itself & the reception from the UCONN fans was chilling! These professionlas knew there was no need for words.
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Those two are the BEST duo in WCB ! No constant filling up all the air time, but speaking when necessary. I hope they have both of our remaining BET games..

On another point, I think we have seen the last of CD on the court this year.
 
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Is this the mojo spirit animal for the postseason?

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Few Thoughts:
*Solid win against a team that gave UConn issue during the season.
*The first 3 quarters, UConn looked real good. The 4th q. not so much (probably because the bench players seem to be not comfortable, especially on offense.
*Azzi: her return is like a jolt of energy to the team and with her, UConn actually looked like UConn! we missed that beautiful stroke and her amazing basketball iq.. Welcome back Azzi!!!
*AE: the player of the game. Beast mode and Georgetown could do very little to stop her.
*Dorka: happy that she could play and had a solid game both of offense and defense.
*Lou: some bad fouls but had a solid game. The kid is a scorer.
*Aubrey: don't remember that last time we saw her blocked so many times... had a solid game but needs to re-discover the ability to hit from 3.
*Nika: we can't survive without her as she is the only one handling the ball with confidence. But some of those turnovers are just ridicules.
*CD: i saw enough. poor kid! if she can't play with a helmet, she should not play any more this season. Need to get fully healthy and be ready for next season.
*AP: good rebounder but not good on defense (using hands instead of moving her feet). Will need to work hard in the off season to get some offensive moves.
*Ines: got confidence to try things on the floor which is a good thing. unfortunately, didn't get much results today.
*Amari: no words. just does not contribute much when on the floor.
*UConn's defense was real good for the majority of the game.
*the way the 4th q. went, i was worried we will not score any points in the 4th...would have that been the first ever time that UConn didn't score any points in a quarter?
*It will be interesting in the semifinal against one of the teams that beat UConn in the regular season.

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HuskyNan said:
The team has to reaquiaint itself to Azzi’s presence on the floor. The starters came out smokin‘ but the team hesitated and readjusted when she came out on the court, probably waiting to see if she was going to score in bunches.
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hoopsnloops32 said:
The team didn’t come out smoking at all. They went down 4-0 and had a two point lead with Azzi came in. They looked much better with her on the court.
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The way I interpreted Nan's "came out smoking" is that the team had lots of energy, movement was crisp, lots of hustle, etc. The scoring may have been low for the first few minutes, however the difference was that there was a different tone to our team.
 
maple said:
On a personal note, I turn 35 tomorrow. Geno has been coaching for 38! He’s been the coach of UConn WBB for literally my entire life. It’ll be crazy the day he finally retires … but this is not that day!
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Pssh 35…

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“Happy birthday.”​
 
BRS24 said:
The way I interpreted Nan's "came out smoking" is that the team had lots of energy, movement was crisp, lots of hustle, etc. The scoring may have been low for the first few minutes, however the difference was that there was a different tone to our team.
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Thanks for saying it better than I did. When the Huskies play like that from the start, it’s taking the opponent’s best punch and deflecting it. Then the other guys are in scramble mode for the rest of the game. It’s hard to come back on the Huskies, usually, so getting off to a good start is key

 
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