Iowa Postgame Thread [merged thread]

[BRS24]

I know that this is sacrilegious, but the Women's UCONN/ Iowa game was much more entertaining than the Men's Loyola/ Oregon State game.

Why? Great basketball is great no matter who plays it.

 

[DEpup]

I think Aaliyah will eventually expand her game to the arc.

Definitely. She's made it to the elbow already. She didn't have that at the beginning of the season.

 

[Nolefan]

Unfortunately for Iowa, Caitlin did not take advantage of the double teams, rotation of players to her as she was driving. These were opportunities to get the ball to an open teammate, instead of putting up highly contested shots.

She’s a James Harden 2.0

 

[Pinhead]

Not only did the ref's let them play, but the announcers were such a breath of fresh air compared to what we had been getting. And the halftime show actually talked about the game at hand! (Maybe there were no others to get in the way)

I disconcertingly and shockingly agree! Ruocco's delivery is typically way too over-the-top for me but I found him refreshingly subdued compared to his usual vein-popping pitch over the slightest action.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Why? Great basketball is great no matter who plays it.

Women's basketball is vastly more entertaining than the men's game.

 

[FridaFriend]

I thought the UCONN game was great as many have said in this thread. I also appreciate some great team play by Iowa, some terrific passes for easy baskets. And they made their easy baskets, which is why the game was so close, in spite of the rebounding edge, until the fourth quarter. For Clark, I liked the last three pointer at the end of the third quarter to cut the lead to 11. There was excellent team play to get her open for that

This is why it was a great win for UCONN; the competition was quite good

 

[bluedevil]

If thts not Tuck.20, thn i don't know wht is, and let's remember...SHE'S A FRESHMAN!

Is the "a" on your keyboard not working...?

 

[DEpup]

As I've mentioned a couple of times in chat, I'm not sure I agree that Tuck is the best comparison to Edwards.

Tuck was a better passer, better perimeter shooter, and just all around had a stronger role in regulating the offense (as opposed to Edwards who is usually the final recipient of the ball in play).

Edwards, on the other hand, is already just as or more impactful down low than Tuck in all aspects (rebounding, scoring, defending). This will only get more obvious as time goes on, though I also think that Edwards will improve from midrange and near-long range as her career goes on.

Edwards reminds me a bit of a smaller but faster Tina Charles. A Charles Jr., if you will.

Let's remember she is still a freshman. Tuck didn't start out where she finished. For me, I feel like there are moments when I see a little Tuck with the physicality and then the efficiency and motor reminds me of Collier and then when I see the 2 man game with Paige I get fond memories of Maya and Tina.

She is really the difference between last year and this year. We just didn't have anyone who could come close to her style of game.

 

[Waquoit]

Edwards is better now than Tuck ever was.

 

[Cornell Lt]

Baylor/Michigan going to OT

 

[blackbird]

Edwards reminds me of like..a stronger Swin Cash.

 

[topogigio]

The joy on Anna’s face after the second 3 brought me as much joy as the win. Bueckers vs Clark was not as entertaining as the hype, but they both had solid games. Eager to see how we fare in the next round.

Geno said something to her at the end of the game, that lit up her face!

 

[jaydee602]

Why? Great basketball is great no matter who p

Baylor/Michigan going to OT

Baylor wins by three in OT! It's UCONN vs Baylor on Monday night!

 

[HopJim]

Iowa did not run out of gas. It was not that frenetic of a game, by Iowa standards anyway. Simply too many 2nd shots, too many shooters left wide open and too many of the wide open shots falling (especially threes) for a team that excluding Paige, shot 31% for the year on threes.

I do believe Iowa's inside players were worn down in the 2nd half. Having two dominate rebounding UConn bigs hurt them throughout the game. As the game went on, unless it bounced outside there were less and less Iowa rebounds.

 

[HopJim]

Surprised no kudos for the Iowa coach. Were exceptionally well prepared for UConn on both offense and defense. For a team with 9 losses and less talent than UConn, coach did her job. The fact that she was able to recruit Clark is another plus on her resume.

 

[Boreifs]

As I've mentioned a couple of times in chat, I'm not sure I agree that Tuck is the best comparison to Edwards.

Tuck was a better passer, better perimeter shooter, and just all around had a stronger role in regulating the offense (as opposed to Edwards who is usually the final recipient of the ball in play).

Edwards, on the other hand, is already just as or more impactful down low than Tuck in all aspects (rebounding, scoring, defending). This will only get more obvious as time goes on, though I also think that Edwards will improve from midrange and near-long range as her career goes on.

Edwards reminds me a bit of a smaller but faster Tina Charles. A Charles Jr., if you will.

Good analysis.

 

[VidNick]

there were less and less Iowa rebounds

There were no Iowa rebounds from the opening series in the game, where I believe Uconn had three shots, before Iowa ever got the ball. This scene repeated throughout the game. Iowa's inside players have a lot of skill, but no jumping ability whatsoever. This has been the 5 or so games of theirs I have watched.

 

[Boreifs]

Surprised no kudos for the Iowa coach. Were exceptionally well prepared for UConn on both offense and defense. For a team with 9 losses and less talent than UConn, coach did her job. The fact that she was able to recruit Clark is another plus on her resume.

They beat Michigan in the Big 10 tournament; we just saw what Michigan can do.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

The post-game "presser" with Evina and Paige involved multiple "questions" by I think Karl Adamec. It was a culmination of an increasingly maddening performance by the reporters who follow the Huskies. The performance I'm talking about is that of making statements of fact as they see it and asking the players to confirm or elaborate on their opinion. They know what the want to write and they want the players to substantiate or validate it. Bloody annoying.

 

[nwhoopfan]

There were no Iowa rebounds from the opening series in the game, where I believe Uconn had three shots, before Iowa ever got the ball. This scene repeated throughout the game. Iowa's inside players have a lot of skill, but no jumping ability whatsoever. This has been the 5 or so games of theirs I have watched.

Not much foot speed either (whole team). It was kind of like Oregon St.-South Carolina, looked like one team was stuck in mud while the other team was moving around unimpeded.

 

[huskeynut]

Yes, but on 23 shots

Clark shot 7 for 21. 33% from the field.

 

[Geew1992]

FYI.... volnation is taking Clark over Buekers. Mind you they have neither

 

[Bama fan]

That was a real killer. I think it was a 9 or 10 point margin, on back to back possessions Warnock had a pass go right thru her hands and out of bounds. UConn might've scored after both, I think any chance of a rally was done at that point.

I did not go back and look at the replay, but I think it was Martin who kinda flubbed those two passes.

 

[huskeynut]

Iowa returns all five starters. I'm guessing they begin the season well within the Top 10 in the nation.

Don't know if they will be ranked in the Top 10, but they will be ranked. They were not ranked at time during this season.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I did not go back and look at the replay, but I think it Martin who kinda flubbed those two passes.

I thought Warnock took her eye off the ball as it was arriving. Both were easily catchable.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

FYI.... volnation is taking Clark over Buekers. Mind you they have neither

Volnation folks picking the nonUConn player! Hard to believe.

 

[GoUconn7961]

This isn't easy for Rebecca. She gets unfairly slammed for being partial to her alma mater. So she has to be careful showering the Huskies with praise. She'd rather be accused of rooting for Iowa than for blatantly rooting for UCONN. I thought both announcers did great staying on topic & paying attention to the game.

Agree. I thought both of them made the game exciting. And they didn’t ramble on about stuff that wasn’t game related.

 

[Cuango]

Edwards is better now than Tuck ever was.

I don’t think so! She may get there before she leaves but she has a way to go before she’s better than Tuck.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don’t think so! She may get there before she leaves but she has a way to go before she’s better than Tuck.

Some recency bias maybe? Tuck was a big factor on some of the best teams wcbb has ever seen.

 

[chrissaran]

Don't know who wrote the article about the game on UConn's website, but not one mention of Aaliyah. Stats: 31 minutes, 9-11 for 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots, and stellar defense. Whoever wrote the article should be ashamed of themselves.