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Anyone able to shed light on why Kayleigh played so little and not at all in 4th 1/4? I thought she played with her usual intensity and looked good when she was in.
 
darkstar1 said:
Anyone able to shed light on why Kayleigh played so little and not at all in 4th 1/4? I thought she played with her usual intensity and looked good when she was in.
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I think Geno was trying to get is #1 team more time against a good zone.
 
Not for nothing, the second semester began on the 20th, and sometimes the shift back to the different schedules causes some weirdness.
 
pvdoggy said:
There were a lot of very strange/careless passes in this game by Uconn starters.
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Looking at this game it is evident how really difficult it is for all of the Huskies to stay mentally sharp to produce crisp, precise passes when playing less competitive and talented teams. Competition of similar capability heightens court awareness that drives more consistent and polished performance. Playing against inferior competition or "playing down" that UConn is experiencing in the Big East (aka Big Easy😕) can unfortunately, like in this game, result in lapses of concentration and even lazy play.
But let me be clear, while I say this, lazy play is not something that can be said at all about this team. Any lapses of intensity are short-lived for sure and is a credit to the Standard and standard of play and intensity expected that has been established by Geno, CD and the entire coaching staff to focus on every players effort, attitude and performance in every contest instead of the opponents inferior skill level.
 
www.uconnwbbweekly.com

Geno not worried about UConn's nine-point quarter against Georgetown

For as bad as the Huskies were out of halftime, the head coach says he "can't complain".
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“Usually when you score nine points, the shots aren't falling. Then the shots were falling and you scored 30 (in the second quarter),” he explained. “So, as I’ve said all season long, I'll start worrying when we can't get open shots. But when we get a bunch of open shots and we don't make them, I can't complain. I mean, I do, but I can't really complain.”​
 
While it has been said a few times by others, Ash has really stepped up her intensity the last few games. She is hustling on defense and it shows. Great to see that leap from her.

I know some may not be happy with Serah's offensive stats, but she is a solid contributor and her defense should not be underrated. The ability for her to be able to switch on to the perimeter and defend guards is so good. I'm always so impressed by that.
 
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oldude said:
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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On the other hand, it's just possible that the review of video from the 2nd half of last night's game might serve as motivation for a tremendous effort.
 
darkstar1 said:
Anyone able to shed light on why Kayleigh played so little and not at all in 4th 1/4? I thought she played with her usual intensity and looked good when she was in.
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In the postgame presser, Geno mentioned getting Azzi and Sarah up to 30 minutes a game to prepare for the postseason. There are just fewer minutes left to go around

 
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My only real concern for this team is this propensity for the offense to go off the rails for several minutes in a row. I saw it last night in the 3rd quarter and then it happened in the second quarter against ND and the third quarter against Michigan. There are probably a couple other instances that I'm missing.

Against the top teams in a loser go home situation, that just can't happen ....

The positive I saw last night was that Azzi kept shooting until they started falling. Most shooters perform terribly in their homecoming games. Younger Azzi used to stop shooting. I'm not worried though because even KML and KLS would have those stretches. The good part is she now keeps shooting just like KML and KLS. That's the only way to get out of a shooting funk.
 
HuskyNan said:
In the postgame presser, Geno mentioned getting Azzi and Sarah up to 30 minutes a game to prepare for the postseason. There are just fewer minutes left to go around
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I could totally see the coaches using these two games as tournament prep with the Seton Hall game getting moved up a day.
 
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SoCalCanine said:
Williams still has a tendency to over complicate perfect feeds to her in the post. Just catch the ball, go up and put it in the hoop. Saturday might be ugly, because players will be tired and Seton Hall is not competitively inspiring. No matter the rhetoric, it is hard to give 100% when the competition is just not there. And one sided games tend to get chippy and physical. UCONN doesn't need that. I do hope they get back to Storrs before that snow rolls in.
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Williams was 3-3 from the field with only 1 TO. No complications there
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I am referring to the turnover. Watch it again. Blatant and unnecessary.
 
For the first time this season, a UConn game that was recorded on Hulu Live is not available to watch. Thursday's game at Georgetown was streamed on four networks, TNT (East and West) and TruTV (East and West). Because I have it setup to record every UConn WBB game, it was going to record four versions of the game. Before the start of the game, I manually stopped the recording for three of the networks. When the game started, I verified that the one version was recording.
Now it's Saturday and the game appears to have been recorded but a Hulu error occurs stating the game is unavailable, try later. I got the same error last night. Hmm.
PS: I did watch the replay on HBO MAX last night.
 
uconnfan68 said:
I think Geno was trying to get is #1 team more time against a good zone.
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I get that, makes sense, but K9 usually comes in for Ash or Shade with Blanca and didn’t, so I thought maybe something happened.
 
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