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Huskies in Italy: Game #2

ericsandiego said:
That's actually pretty awesome. Why? Because Geno will rbe able to say "THIS is how much work you all have to do - we crushed them for 3 quarters. You 5 came in and got slaughtered". We all know he's the master of spotting weaknesses and getting players to improve on those things while making the good things they do become great.
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Over the last --say 20 years---how often has the "second or 3rd team" come in and the lead drops down and the opponents begin to look great--even overwhelming---and Geno usually has a kniption with them losing the gap established by the "first team". You are as --usual--correct-- geno does this to teach and for effect--sometimes it even works--with the really good ones.
 
Centerstream said:
Ok. Who exactly is the Dutch National team that UCONN played yesterday?
The Senior team?

Or one of the under-? version thereof.

If it's the senior team, than some of the players will be older and more experienced than college kids.

:)
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For those that may still be interested this appears to be members of the Dutch Senior National Team. At least a few of the players from the highlights are listed on the National Team Roster.
Holland National Team News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards - eurobasket
I believe the PG of the team is Laura Cornelius who plays at Miami and was top rated international PG-5 Stars per prospectsnation in 2015.
 
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eebmg said:
I asked for the bench to be unloaded and I guess that is what happens. It is good lesson for the underclassmen that UConn dominance is not easy to achieve. No swelled heads or visions of grandeur on the horizon.
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Baptism under fire. That which does not kill you, makes you stronger. Like the title of that oldie by Gloria Gaynor.........I will survive. :)
 
ericsandiego said:
By the way there was one snippet of the bench, and Lexi Gordon was in street clothes. Not sure if that means chateau de bow wow, or if she has an injury of some kind...
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I was thinking about that dynamic. There can only be two reasons:
1. She's injured.
2. She's doggin' it in practice. :eek:

I seriously doubt it's #2.
 
You mean our bottom five wouldn't be in the top ten in the polls?Whoda thunk it.I will though take them over anyone elses last five.
 
ed4ourgirls said:
Before we get too excited about our easy victory over the Dutch National Team,
I looked up the NIKE FIBA rankings of national teams following the 2016 Olympics.
They ranked 77 teams, and the Dutch team was not among them.
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That's way too negative a take away IMO. Here is a better one. The same Dutch Senior National Team also played Oregon last Summer and the score was 66 to 64. Ducks Top Dutch Team in Amsterdam
So this Dutch team is comparable to a very good college team like Oregon. UCONN took both the Dutch National team and Oregon apart by roughly the same margin. It's August and the NCAA will not let UCONN play a very good college team unless they went overseas to do it. That alone makes the trip worthwhile for UCONN and plenty of reason to get excited.
 
bags27 said:
Gotta say that this is getting tiresome. Once and for all, I don't know who's suggesting that Lou play point, because, if it's anyone other than Crystal, I think we thought it might be Kia. That was the interpretation a couple of months ago about a local article, but on our re-reading it more closely, we realized that it was an inference. It might happen, but it wasn't what Geno was necessarily implying in that article

You're just setting this up as a straw man/woman, so that when it doesn't happen, you can gloat. But please, really and truly, Lou ain't going to play point, and no one is saying she will.
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All of this conjecture could be cleared up this week if UConn were allowed to play 4-5 of the other D1 teams in Italy this week, instead of the weaker "home" teams. I know that is not allowed, but it sure would be nice, and the games would be a lot more interesting and intense.

Ed4ourgirls wrote: "Before we get too excited about our easy victory over the Dutch National Team, I looked up the NIKE FIBA rankings of national teams following the 2016 Olympics. They ranked 77 teams, and the Dutch team was not among them".
 
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BroadwayVa said:
If you looked at the recruits and the media hype associated with them--and look at those that actually came close to they hype--that GAP is huge. So, it's no wonder Geno plays down some recruits and up some rare ones---
I try not to get overly excited until I see them play

Geno--as Eric said--is the master of using these games to say--hey kid wake up. Also, he learns who is ready and who is close and who isn't, and who will never be ready. With this large team--he needs that assessment early so he doesn't waste time on those who shall never be.

I guess some of Geno's recruiting is potential, and maybe's---but I often wonder about the precision of the process.
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Remember there is a huge difference between AAU or high school and college basketball...........just as in all sports the other team's players are all bigger and faster and more skilled then what they're used to.........rare is the freshman who starts the season with all guns blazing.............
 
ericsandiego said:
By the way there was one snippet of the bench, and Lexi Gordon was in street clothes. Not sure if that means chateau de bow wow, or if she has an injury of some kind...
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Would have to be injury or HUGE dog house.
Regular dog house = think you might play but never get in game.
 
JRRRJ said:
I'm guessing that PIP is Points In Paint, but can't figure what the POT and 2CP stats are on the screenshots of the game stats.

Edit: perhaps Points Off Turnovers? If so, how would you determine that?
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2CP= 2nd chance points maybe??? :rolleyes:
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
CD is missing the unopposed long ball pretty badly. Like to see that shot get healthy before she's a starter.
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@RockyMTblue2 something I've been pondering for a while now. Several of the UCONN players Walker, AEH, Dangerfield wear glasses off the court. That probably means wearing contacts while playing. Could UCONN offer Lasik as a benefit for players. Recently read an article where Lasik was a significant improvement over contacts for an NBA player.
 
MilfordHusky said:
That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! :)

She matched Lou's 3-5 from the arc and bettered Lou's 4-5 from the line with 5-5. So much for the legs being shot.

If Kia had barfed in a trash can, she would have covered all the bases for having a great game. :D
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Milford, one like was not enough, here's 10 more. Kia is a trooper!! Good post!!
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
CD is missing the unopposed long ball pretty badly. Like to see that shot get healthy before she's a starter.
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I am not sure Dangerfield will have the same amazing improvement in her 3pt shooting as Jefferson did from her freshman to sophomore year(.266-.418), but I do think she will get better. She shot at a .317 clip last year and I can see her getting that up around .375 this year. As long as she is able to knock them in consistently enough where opposing defenses can't just sag off her and not respect her shot all, she will be just fine.
 
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CocoHusky said:
@RockyMTblue2 something I've been pondering for a while now. Several of the UCONN players Walker, AEH, Dangerfield wear glasses off the court. That probably means wearing contacts while playing. Could UCONN offer Lasik as a benefit for players. Recently read an article where Lasik was a significant improvement over contacts for an NBA player.
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I am pretty sure that LASIK is considered an elective procedure and thus would not be covered under UConn's insurance policy. UConn offering to pay for the surgery has to be an NCAA violation.
 
Charliebball said:
one rumor is that Lexi is in the dog house because word got out that she didn't like Italian food
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Nah, she upset Geno when she ordered red wine with fish. That was enough to turn Nash into dog food in From Russia With Love.
 
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CocoHusky said:
@RockyMTblue2 something I've been pondering for a while now. Several of the UCONN players Walker, AEH, Dangerfield wear glasses off the court. That probably means wearing contacts while playing. Could UCONN offer Lasik as a benefit for players. Recently read an article where Lasik was a significant improvement over contacts for an NBA player.
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Fascinating idea. Brings to mind the question of the lighting in that little venue too. Some things Lasik does not do well with - last time I looked about a billion years ago. One was astigmatism. But yeah, right on. Good idea Coco, so I suspect it is against NCAA policy. Every time I see one of our players in her glasses I flash back to a certain court room scene:

 
eebmg said:
So. Perhaps it is time to dust off the Bad-Ass awards although I suppose it cant really be done unless we have a good video recording since stats alone sometimes don't tell the whole story. Its funny that last year, we often had 3-4 potential winners but this year, I can see games where we can argue about 6 players.
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I suggest:

1) We limit the # of BA awards to ONE BA per game, and maybe allow ONE exception per year,

2) Don't award any BA for AAC conference games, as they are just glorified exhibition blowouts, and

3) Recognize Kia Nurse as the true BA of today's game, even though KLS had the most points and Collier had a double-double. Kia hadn't practiced with the team, just played 6 games in 8 days on the other side of the world, showed up jet lagged and trashed, didn't miss a beat, and scored 18 points. Kia is a BAD-ASS!!
 
Scoop said:
I was thinking about that dynamic. There can only be two reasons:
1. She's injured.
2. She's doggin' it in practice. :eek:

I seriously doubt it's #2.
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I wonder if her conditioning is where Geno thinks it should be.
 
eebmg said:
If you don't like Italian food, your general IQ is in question, not just your BB IQ. :rolleyes:
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I've never been to a good Italian restaurant in Texas, have you?
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Fascinating idea. Brings to mind the question of the lighting in that little venue too. Some things Lasik does not do well with - last time I looked about a billion years ago. One was astigmatism. But yeah, right on. Good idea Coco, so I suspect it is against NCAA policy. Every time I see one of our players in her glasses I flash back to a certain court room scene:

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Our girl's have fashionable glasses. I am a sucker for glasses. Pleassssse don't get the LASIK procedure.
 
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