Georgetown Postgame Thread

[oldude]

In what way has Q struggled. Just curious

I like Q and she’s trying really hard. But as someone who prides herself on her shooting, she’s last on the team at 30/18/33. In addition, on a team that leads the nation in A/TO ratio with a remarkable 2.02, Q is last on the team at 0.3 A/TO.

Q is also last in mpg at 7.5. While I fully understand that the only way to truly improve is to get more PT, I need to point out that Allie used to be last in mpg. But Allie forced Geno to give her more PT by her performance on the court.

Once again, I would love to see Q get out of purgatory. But Paige & Aubrey will be back soon and during the 2nd half of the season Geno’s rotation will be all about getting UConn ready for March, so I’m not sure there is sufficient time for Q to redeem herself.

 

[uconnever]

I would expect her to get more than 18 mins, esp when Ice is out, if Geno were happy with her play.

Not in shape yet to play hard and play 30 minutes. She has a high motor and she has some things to figure out still. Considering what we saw earlier this year, I would think Geno is ok with what he saw yesterday.

 

[Ozimoto]

Was at the game. I think Georgetown played really well defensively. They were physical, but not a lot of grabbing or unnecessary body banging. UConn did a good job or keeping the floor spaced and moving without the ball. Didn't see a lot of standing around. I thought on the whole the team looked pretty good, and I think Georgetown is going to make some noise in conference. They just seem to be offensively challenged relying on Ransom and Hession to score most of their points. They did run some nice offense early with picks and good passing to get open shots, but UConn adjusted and made it more difficult for them after the first quarter.

Was kind of bummed to see the arena staff moving the kids seeking autographs off the floor after the game. Instead they had to wait outside in the cold for the team to come out from the back of the building where their bus was waiting. We were sitting in the parking garage waiting to get out and when the team came out you could hear the kids screaming. Sounded like a concert crowd! Not sure how long they made themselves available for autographs, etc.

 

[Longtime fan]

In what way has Q struggled. Just curious

Q is not making her shot when it is available, her defense is erratic, she can get 5 fouls called against her in 9 minutes, and she only occasionally is part of a really good play. That is struggling. But she looks like a great potential BB player.

 

[FormerCTrez]

Where was Ice Brady?

It was reported that Ice Brady did not accompany the team, due to an illness.

 

[FormerCTrez]

What were they trying to determine? I couldn't turn the volume up. I was watching the game during a meeting.

They were trying to determine if Jana had fouled the Hoya player, in the face. But there was no foul on the play.

 

[donalddoowop]

I like Q and she’s trying really hard. But as someone who prides herself on her shooting, she’s last on the team at 30/18/33. In addition, on a team that leads the nation in A/TO ratio with a remarkable 2.02, Q is last on the team at 0.3 A/TO.

Q is also last in mpg at 7.5. While I fully understand that the only way to truly improve is to get more PT, I need to point out that Allie used to be last in mpg. But Allie forced Geno to give her more PT by her performance on the court.

Once again, I would love to see Q get out of purgatory. But Paige & Aubrey will be back soon and during the 2nd half of the season Geno’s rotation will be all about getting UConn ready for March, so I’m not sure there is sufficient time for Q to redeem herself.

Just think, Q won FOW before either KK or Shade. I hope she gets her game together.

 

[dtbtbtb]

2 things:
a. KK had a mud range pull up in the game. Good to see some variety to her shot selection. I love that she hit a 3 third game in a row,
b. I started watching the game when it was 16-10 to Georgetown so I'm not taking credit for the turnaround, but you are welcome

 

[ctkaiser]

I was at the game. It was definitely a pro-UConn crowd - there were even a couple of UConn cheers in the arena. Biggest cheers were for hometown girl, Azzi.

Slow start and not a good Q1, especially on defense. Things improved in the Q2 and after halftime. Azzi and Sarah carried the team, with significant contributions from Ash, KK, Morgan and Jana.

Those of us in the arena had no clue what was taking so long with that review. The refs would look at the monitor, huddle up, look at the monitor some more. It didn't seem like they knew what they wanted to do.

Nice to see Aubrey participating in warmups. Can't wait to see her on the court.

Don't you love that you pay for a ticket to be at the game and they don't show you anything from the replay?

 

[hookshot]

I like Q and she’s trying really hard. But as someone who prides herself on her shooting, she’s last on the team at 30/18/33. In addition, on a team that leads the nation in A/TO ratio with a remarkable 2.02, Q is last on the team at 0.3 A/TO.

Q is also last in mpg at 7.5. While I fully understand that the only way to truly improve is to get more PT, I need to point out that Allie used to be last in mpg. But Allie forced Geno to give her more PT by her performance on the court.

Once again, I would love to see Q get out of purgatory. But Paige & Aubrey will be back soon and during the 2nd half of the season Geno’s rotation will be all about getting UConn ready for March, so I’m not sure there is sufficient time for Q to redeem herself.

Agree, Q comes closest to being an Aubrey clone (i.e. she can do some things that nobody else can do, in terms of court mobility, and quickness to the ball in rebounding stray shots ) so with Aubrey's return, she will have to wait till next year, and continue to develop those skills towards being a future Aubrey with a better outside shot than Aubrey ,

 

[Cornell Lt]

In what way has Q struggled. Just curious

Oh I don't know, maybe like fouling out in 5 minutes of playing time

 

[packwrap]

Oh I don't know, maybe like fouling out in 5 minutes of playing time

Coaches told her to be more aggressive on defense.

She will now be forever a UConn legend.

We've had years where the end of the bench was a walk on, a project, an out of favor player and even no one-an empty seat. Q can play, it's just tough at UConn where everyone is a top recruit to get playing time.

It only gets harder to find minutes as Ice, Paige and Aubrey return.