Watching only gamecast confirmed what you all are saying here: pretty ugly blah game; stalled offense, only two players taking shots, etc, which as an outlier, should be tossed out of needing serious consideration. If this is a typical mid-season blues sort of moment, and we've all had those periods in our own working lives where getting in a car and going to work seemed like torture, then I have a potential solution. Have the ref call both teams to the middle, and say, "Here's a soccer ball, a hockey stick, three towels and a stuffed mascot. The game starts in three minutes, you have 10,000 fans in the stands wanting to see a game. Figure something out, you're playing Calvinball today."
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We had to be doing something right, I was even feeling sorry for the Hoyas during the first half. It's hard to play when you are being blown out. I give them, and frankly all the teams that play hard to the end against us. Even when not playing our best, don't forget, we are pretty good. Just ask Georgetown.
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Happy to see Jana back on the court. Wish she could make a layup from the left side. Both Allie and Jana’s defense was less than stellar.
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To many bad passes into the post that were ankle high. Yes, the team did win by 40 and we move on but lots of sloppy play. We did have different player combinations though. So coach is still experimenting. Enjoy tomorrow’s game. Be safe.
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Looking from the outside in. Your players seem bored right now. They are so much better than the competition that they are not even being challenged. But they have incredible basketball IQs and are up to any future challenges that will come down the road.
Question: At one point in the fourth quarter, Ash was called for a foul on a Georgetown player who made a three from the corner, leading to a four point play. Geno lost his cool and Jamelle, I think it was, had to restrain him. Why was he upset? Was he disputing the foul or was something else going on? I couldn't tell from the TV angle that showed the play.
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Just a guess, but I think he was complaining about rough play against Sarah that hadn’t merited a whistle, while Ash’s touch foul got a prompt whistle.
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In addition to the emotional high of trouncing ND, the incoming storm and weather-related changes might have contributed to the destabilization. They are elite athletes but they are human.
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Serah at the high post against a zone is not working. She doesn’t seem to be able to make decisions quickly. Was so much better when Blanca was in that spot.
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Not worried about the below standard offensive performance for a mid-year game. Defense was as usual, great. A bit of a humerous moment came in the 3rd quarter when my wife came into the TV room and asked what the strange noise was. Its was the sound of UConn "clanking" shots. Hopefully not a sound we will hear much of in future games.
Did the Gtown player who shoved Sarah get ejected, benched? Not sure the announcers explained what happened. Shouldn't look like rugby.
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It was determined to be a flagrant 1 technical foul, which resulted in UConn receiving 2 foul shots, which Sarah made, and possession of the ball. The Georgetown player was not ejected, which would have been the penalty if the refs had determined that the Georgetown player had committed a flagrant 2 technical foul.
I don’t recall if she was taken out of the game by the Georgetown HC.
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UConn was 24-33 from inside the arc, 11-11 from the line, and every starter had at least two steals.
It seemed like an ugly game at times because Georgetown is physical and did not get called for many fouls, and we were missing from three especially early.
Georgetown had 2 points with three minutes to go in the first quarter.
UConn had 13 players available.
So lots to be positive about. Once the threes start falling again, look out.
And to keep things in perspective Oklahoma just hung 94 on the second ranked team in the country.
It seemed like an ugly game at times because Georgetown is physical and did not get called for many fouls, and we were missing from three especially early.
Georgetown had 2 points with three minutes to go in the first quarter.
UConn had 13 players available.
So lots to be positive about. Once the threes start falling again, look out.
And to keep things in perspective Oklahoma just hung 94 on the second ranked team in the country.
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My thought is that the big east for the most part provides our team several styles of play creating learning opportunities for the future that’s a lot more fun than practicing against each other and the practice team of young guys.
Our kids have to learn how to keep focus while playing teams that they could crush. Starters are wanting to improve themselves as well as enable non starters to get time in the game.
I also think if we were scheduled to be playing a top 10 team every week we would be seeing an intensity of focus that would be scary.
I also think and we’ll see this intensity of focus blossom in the BE tournament and intensify during the Big Dance.
We struggle with maintaining focus and other team struggle with teams that will beat you in conference.
I just try to observe. . . The growth, while my wife is yelling at the players, coaches, referees, broadcasters, me for messing with the channel. 🫲🤣🫱
Our kids have to learn how to keep focus while playing teams that they could crush. Starters are wanting to improve themselves as well as enable non starters to get time in the game.
I also think if we were scheduled to be playing a top 10 team every week we would be seeing an intensity of focus that would be scary.
I also think and we’ll see this intensity of focus blossom in the BE tournament and intensify during the Big Dance.
We struggle with maintaining focus and other team struggle with teams that will beat you in conference.
I just try to observe. . . The growth, while my wife is yelling at the players, coaches, referees, broadcasters, me for messing with the channel. 🫲🤣🫱
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Just about every season, during or around the winter break, UConn has one or more less than pretty games and the BY starts pulling their hair out. The players are on campus with no classes or classmates. The weather is cold and basically all they do is practice and play games.
Once classes are back, the players get into a routine, their execution gets sharper and they inevitably start building for March. In March UConn WBB always becomes the best version of itself.
This isn’t Geno & CD’s first rodeo. They know exactly what to do and how to do it in order to build their team to compete for a championship.
Patience Grasshopper………
Once classes are back, the players get into a routine, their execution gets sharper and they inevitably start building for March. In March UConn WBB always becomes the best version of itself.
This isn’t Geno & CD’s first rodeo. They know exactly what to do and how to do it in order to build their team to compete for a championship.
Patience Grasshopper………
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Strong needs to be at the high post. You get the ball up there, there are three things to do: Pass (Strong is better), shoot (Sarah is better from 15-19), or drive (Sarah is better). Against a smaller team, Fudd would be better, too, but being able to see over the defenders really helps. I agree that it's likely to be Blanca's spot eventually, but she needs to learn more.
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Yes, in just the past week, witness the loss by:
#2 So Carolina (road game vs ranked team)
and these losses to unranked teams:
#7 Kentucky
#16 Ole Miss
#19 Texas Tech (twice)
And then #19 Iowa State
No more gimmes in wcbb. Everyone is tired in January, aches and pains start to nag, and players are shaking off the post-holiday blahs. But unranked teams have had games vs the ranked ones circled on their calendar like the Super Bowl and find that bit of extra incentive to play at 100%. And so, upsets happen, especially to teams that aren’t used to being everyone’s target, every single game
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And by the way, with only a little over a day to prepare for Seton Hall tomorrow, I wouldn’t expect a thing of beauty by the Huskies on Saturday. UConn probably got into their hotel in NJ after midnight this morning. Today they’ll watch some film, go over the Scout from the previous Seton Hall game this season and get a quick practice in. At the same time, Seton Hall has had almost 4 days to prepare for UConn.
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I was at the game last night.
UConn games have been held at that arena ever since we re-entered the BE. They will continue to be held there. There's no way GU would forfeit the revenue from a bigger arena where they can charge more.
Other than the GU band and cheer team, the rest of the arena were all UConn fans.
I met Azzi's mom on the arena concourse when I got in. She was graciously taking pix with anyone who asked. I didn't want to bother her with that, but did tell her I remember when she played for GU. Her reply, "Not many people do."
Good start and fantastic 2nd Q. For awhile it looked like we may not score in the 3rd. They almost looked bored.
Great game from Ash. She was relentless on defense. Sarah did Sarah things (except for more fouls and TOs).
Azzi was clearly frustrated by her 3pt shooting. At halftime warmups, she was taking 3 after 3. She missed her 1st in the 3rd Q, but then hit a few. But she found other ways to impact the game anyway.
UConn games have been held at that arena ever since we re-entered the BE. They will continue to be held there. There's no way GU would forfeit the revenue from a bigger arena where they can charge more.
Other than the GU band and cheer team, the rest of the arena were all UConn fans.
I met Azzi's mom on the arena concourse when I got in. She was graciously taking pix with anyone who asked. I didn't want to bother her with that, but did tell her I remember when she played for GU. Her reply, "Not many people do."
Good start and fantastic 2nd Q. For awhile it looked like we may not score in the 3rd. They almost looked bored.
Great game from Ash. She was relentless on defense. Sarah did Sarah things (except for more fouls and TOs).
Azzi was clearly frustrated by her 3pt shooting. At halftime warmups, she was taking 3 after 3. She missed her 1st in the 3rd Q, but then hit a few. But she found other ways to impact the game anyway.
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