Indiana Post Game Thread

[MilfordHusky]

There were 5 prior games this weekend. The largest MOV, even involving S.C. and Stanford, was 8. We more than doubled it. Every team is good at this stage. This was a very impressive win.

 

[Topsail]

Other teams not blowing out their competitors.. we are all flawed.. this will be anybody s trophy… hopefully ours

 

[TeamFirst!]

All we have to do now folks is run the table with NC State, Stanford and then South CArolina probably. How is that for a challenge? Hoping for an upset for one of those challenges.

 

[huskeynut]

Jekyll and Hyde refs. Almost like they needed to make sure each team has the same total of fouls. Unreal.

UConn figured out the Indian defense late in the first and continued in to the second quarter. The third quarter was the knock out punch! Indiana was done at that point.

Controlled the boards, turned Indiana over. Solid defense.

On to Monday night and NC State.

 

[GoUconn7961]

Great game. I think they will be better Monday. Not sure what’s up with Dorka. Twice now people said “everybody ate” but Dorka is standing there hungry. 0-3

I think when she missed that easy layup Geno said nope, not doing this again.

 

[Big Fan]

Dorka disn't even get her shirt off in the second half. Is she hurt?

 

[jaydee602]

Like watching two different games, and the officials were the major reason why. Indiana was caught completely off guard by the extensive whistle blowing at the beginning of Q3. Never seen such an abrupt change in officiating in my life. And it wasn’t “home cooking;” UConn actually got called for more fouls. The difference was the the depth: 11 bench points for the Huskies vs. 1 for IU.

LOL....The 1st half refs were great. The 2nd half refs were horrendous! How could they possibly be the same officials??

 

[Aluminny69]

Geno goes to a short bench, as the starting five played 80% of the minutes.

 

[Centerstream]

Low percentage from 3 pt land, not enough assists from anyone. The defense showed up, but things have to get better for UConn to make it to the final four.

Yeah, they have to win the next game.

 

[faithfulfan]

I said that we would win by 19 and we were close to that… we will beat NC state by around same score…..
we did this while shooting poorly from 3

NC State is small at every position vs UCONN but center, both 6'5".
They won't wear down like Indiana did in the 2nd half, they play more players, but their reserves aren't as good as UCONN nor are their starters, for that matter!
UCONN plays their game, its on to the final 4!
One last point, the last 2 games, UCONN beat the 2 most experienced college teams in this tournament, UCF and Indiana!

 

[Urshurak]

Geno goes to a short bench, as the starting five played 80% of the minutes.

I expect the same Monday to be honest.

 

[Mdoggie]

6 0f 9

Great Saturday. A big UConn win and a ND choke.

ND did not choke. That was a great game.

 

[Centerstream]

LOL....The 1st half refs were great. The 2nd half refs were horrendous! How could they possibly be the same officials??

They reviewed the stat sheet during halftime and realized that they weren't getting enough tv time

 

[housekeys]

Low percentage from 3 pt land, not enough assists from anyone. The defense showed up, but things have to get better for UConn to make it to the final four.

Love the optimism, "the defense showed up".

 

[Mdoggie]

It’s really hard to enjoy the game and read the chat at the same time. I wonder why that is?

 

[Surly1]

The one concern is how will Paige respond physically on Monday night. I liked she was more aggressive, looking for her shot. However, it is noticeable that she is unable to finish going to the basket with traffic in front of her, and her automatic pull-up jumper is lacking her customary elevation. She is a gamer though, even though her quickness and lateral movement is not 100%, her presence covers for her.

Loved Ducharme’s early energy and contribution. Unfortunately, she is subject to the numbers game. Who do you take off the floor? Her time will come next season, taking over Christyn Williams role.

The game against NC St will be a slugfest. No lead is comfortable against them. They have come back too many times this season, so they won’t be rattled playing behind and they are a veteran team.

Great to see Creighton make the Elite Eight. I have another 24 hours living the dream thinking they can beat SC, but the reality is Boston is too big to stop.

Let’s go UConn!

 

[jabstep]

Grind it out and win.
1. Paige looking better
2. Azzi is so dangerous
3. CW is playing with heart and doing what she is good at
4. Aaliyah is playing with determination
5. Liv is our rim protector and defensive rebounding machine
6. Evina is playing great off the bench
7. Nik and Caroline are doing the little things
8. Geno is subing great
9. Lets win on Monday GO HUSKIES!!!!!

 

[DEpup]

Great game. I think they will be better Monday. Not sure what’s up with Dorka. Twice now people said “everybody ate” but Dorka is standing there hungry. 0-3

I think Dorka seemed jacked up too much and Geno just thought her head wasn't right. The beauty of having 9 choices.

 

[Waquoit]

Low percentage from 3 pt land, not enough assists from anyone. The defense showed up, but things have to get better for UConn to make it to the final four.

You're not wrong. Indiana played like a team that needed 40 minutes to beat an Ivy. And we didn't pull away.

 

[TeamFirst!]

One recent improvement is turnovers. Paige and Azzi just don't turn it over as often our situation earlier. Big factor.

 

[Zarathustra]

UCONN finds ways to win! Each game has a different flavor (IMO),
but the flavor is sweet. !!!! The best part of this game, for me, was
that extra effort by each of the different Huskies that were on the floor at any
given moment. With special Kudos to A E and C W. The Hoosiers are good,
but we had more horses, uphs.. more Huskies. On to Monday. I need some time to
sharpen my prognostication!

 

[jaydee602]

They reviewed the stat sheet during halftime and realized that they weren't getting enough tv time

I wouldn't be surprised if an NCAA official critiques them at halftime. They tend to advise refs to emphasize certain calls.

 

[TeamFirst!]

Gotta give kudos to Christine Williams as well as ONO. Both played great games.

 

[AgStatesman]

A game like today is where playing in the much tougher Big East really prepares your team for a deep run in the tournament. In the Big 10, playing very mediocre teams all season is going to hurt you when you run into teams from good conferences.

I like Geno's philosophy with the bench right now. You do not have a chance to work into the game. If you go in and stink it up, you're coming right back out.

I'm so tired of having between 2 and 4 illegal screens called against AE and ONO every single game.

Shoot 5-20 from 3 (25%) and still win going away is good, but come on team - that's a brutal percentage from deep!

 

[faithfulfan]

All we have to do now folks is run the table with NC State, Stanford and then South CArolina probably. How is that for a challenge? Hoping for an upset for one of those challenges.

Think about it, UCONN has the #1 high school player in the country, 3 of the last 4 years, now healthy, I'm pretty certain UCONN is the team to beat!

 

[jaydee602]

Unlike the ugly win against UCF that left a bad taste in our mouth, this was a feel good, enjoyable victory. Kudos to UCONN players for keeping their poise & executing Geno's game plan.

 

[CL82]

I’m hoping Nan does a post game thread without complaints.

I don’t remember Nan complaining much in the post game threads.

 

[ScottCT]

The one concern is how will Paige respond physically on Monday night. I liked she was more aggressive, looking for her shot. However, it is noticeable that she is unable to finish going to the basket with traffic in front of her, and her automatic pull-up jumper is lacking her customary elevation. She is a gamer though, even though her quickness and lateral movement is not 100%, her presence covers for her.

Loved Ducharme’s early energy and contribution. Unfortunately, she is subject to the numbers game. Who do you take off the floor? Her time will come next season, taking over Christyn Williams role.

The game against NC St will be a slugfest. No lead is comfortable against them. They have come back too many times this season, so they won’t be rattled playing behind and they are a veteran team.

Great to see Creighton make the Elite Eight. I have another 24 hours living the dream thinking they can beat SC, but the reality is Boston is too big to stop.

Let’s go UConn!

Paige played against UCF, I think she could take South Carolina's physicality.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I’m hoping Nan does a post game thread without complaints.

Good Luck!!!

 

[bkart1978]

I think Dorka just got the Caroline slot for this game - not in the doghouse, just not needed today. The rotation is just too big so it feels like Geno has to use the first half to feel out who is playing well, what groups are gelling and then stick with the hot hands in the second half. There just aren't enough minutes for 9 players, especially when Paige needs to play herself into form for later rounds on a condensed timeline.

The difference in the season now is that, if somebody is struggling a little, there is someone else to step in. There was so much pressure not to have an "off" day when the rotation was 6 deep. Now we can just tinker until we get what works that day and ride it to the finish line.