Iowa State Postgame Thread

[oldude]

Some thoughts on the Iowa State game;

• I was really interested to see how UConn defended Crooks tonight. She is an absolute force in the paint. The Huskies tag-teamed Crooks by running Ice and Jana in and out, keeping them both fresh while giving Crooks different looks on defense. Ice in particular worked incredibly hard battling Crooks in the low blocks. Crooks still scored 22 points, but she really had to work to get them. In her previous 2 games she put up 31 & 30 pts respectively..
• There were several holes in Iowa St’s zone to start the game and Ashlynn found every single one of them. GOOD GRACIOUS WAS SHE HOT!!!
• When Ashlynn wasn’t torching the Cyclone’s, Paige and Sarah were. OK who had UConn up 36-10 at the end of the 1st qtr with only 3 Huskies scoring points?
• The Cyclones gave up on the zone after one qtr. Wouldn’t you? UConn cooled off and ISU got hot closing the deficit to 19 at the half. But the Huskies put their foot on the gas in the 3rd, pushing the lead up to 29 and it was GAME OVER,
• I really liked KK’s harassing defense on ISU’s pg’s tonight. The Cyclones struggled at times to run their offense because of all the pressure on their guards.
• Tonight’s game with 3 UConn players lighting it up would be whatever you call the opposite of an “Everybody Eats” game.
• It was raining 3's tonight as the Huskies set an all-time record by knocking down 20/33 (60%) from the arc,
• Bring on the Women of Troy…Paige vs JuJu…National TV…Lets go Huskies!!!

 

[victor64]

-this was the same team that was 3-16 from three against ND. School game for threes made in a game. What a treat to watch.

-Ash must have read all the wonderful tips found in Nan’s thread on her mechanics.

-In 11 games, I would guess that I have counted less than 5 times Sarah has made a bad choice on the floor. Great seeing her get hot from three.

-Crooks is a nice player, could she help UConn?

-I do think though that Ice held her own against her.

-I feel bad for Jana. Obviously busting her butt but with little to show for it. Geno must see something in practice because she continues to get minutes.

-As great as the first quarter was, the Huskies are still struggling with gaps where their defense struggles defending the three.

-BY historians, when was the last time the Huskies have three players score at least 27 in a game?

 

[Bone Dog]

A blowout 1st quarter, and another in the third. Domination. This was a scary great game for Paige, Sarah and Ash. And Kaitlyn showed her leadership skills.

 

[pghhuskydoc]

Wow, just wow. With the offensive onslaught let’s not lose sight of the great D played by Ice on Ms. Crooks.

 

[maple]

Did I expect us to break the century mark this point? Or to set a new school record with 20 3pt shots made? No!! But boy do I feel good right now!!

 

[Kaizen]

Sarah 29, Ash 27 and Paige 27 pts for those 3, what you can say for that?

 

[hoopsfan22]

Atomic Dogs: Paige Bueckers (27 pts), Ashlynn Shade (27 pts), and Sarah Strong (29 pts)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gold2323]

What a night of great basketbal by the Huskies
Ashlynn jump shot reminds me of Bill Bradley ….old timers will know this reference

 

[Happydad745]

My MOV was so far off I might not try anymore .....Great to see Shade hitting 3s, with Paige and Sarah doing the same. Fun to watch. Not much on the down side. Jana will improve, as will Ice, we will need them both to be better by March.

 

[mainerhuski]

They have got to call her for throwing the elbow before someone gets hurt!

 

[Next 12]

WHAT A GAME!!!! Every-one ate except poor Q. 83 points from PAIGE< ASHLYNN and SARAH. That is how the game is supposed to be played. Not as good as TENN. but 20 three pointers. It was a pleasure to watch this game and I will watch it many times before So.Cal game. I don't think ASHLYNN is nervous anymore. She and SARAH set new game highs. GOOD FOR THEM!!!! The bench got some quality time also. GO FRESHMEN!!!! GO SOPHPMORES!!!! GO HUSKIES!!!!

 

[Surly1]

I feel this will become a broken record, but at this pace, we're going to run out of superlatives for Sarah Strong's game. She plays like a consummate professional at the tender age of a freshman.

Azzi has a million dollar smile, but Ashlynn's beaming grin running down the court after a made basket is a thing of joy. If she can bottle this performance, maybe Azzi can take her time to heal before returning.

Paige's stroke from 3-pt looked smooth tonite. Maybe it was Ashlynn's torching start that spread like wildfire and it was passed on to Paige & Sarah.

Atomic dogs!

 

[mainerhuski]

They have got to call her for throwing the elbow before someone gets hurt!

Crooks is the “her” I was referring to!

 

[Puppy Love]

Loved the game. My only criticism (or really worry for the future) is that UConn needs a fourth scorer.

 

[mmeade258]

Ashlynn FUDD!

 

[RedStickHusky]

-I feel bad for Jana. Obviously busting her butt but with little to show for it. Geno must see something in practice because she continues to get minutes.

Jana had nine boards to Ice's three; I think with those two, we just have to get used to looking at their combined lines... I mean a dozen points combined would be nice but we really don't need them to score, just rebound and defend.

 

[uconnever]

Wow! That looked like some of the old teams when they got hot. Everyone played well so it was almost the perfect win.

 

[BlueWolf25]

That was fun!! Sarah, Paige, and Ash…..what more needs to be said? They are a dangerous, dangerous trio

 

[HuskieDawg]

My wife and I are going to the game Saturday night and I am hoping UConn brings tonight’s game and shooting with them!

Paige and Sarah make the game look so easy. What a joy to watch.

Shade had arguably the best quarter of anyone in college basketball this season. Was glad to see her finish strong with some buckets in the second half.

Chen has a nice little jump shot, wouldn’t mind her taking a few more shots should she find herself open.

I really like what I saw from Ice in Q4. She played incredibly good defense, got her hands in the ball a few times, that’s the fight and attitude she needs to become a normal part of her DNA.

Hoping we see Azzi on Saturday but if not this team can still take down the Trojans!

 

[RoadMaster]

Swipe..

 

[ISUnorth]

Cyclone perspective from the comfort of my midwest living room.

 

[psconn]

What a night of great basketbal by the Huskies
Ashlynn jump shot reminds me of Bill Bradley ….old timers will know this reference

It tickles me how similar Ash's shooting form is to Alex Karaban's. What stands out to me is how they both tuck their chin during the release. Ash --》Alex's sister from another mister. Alex --》Ash's brother from another mother.

 

[hipressure]

Great win! Ash got it started, and Paige and Sarah helped to close it out. It was nice to see all the 3s drop tonight, but we've got to establish some kind of a post-game. I'm waiting for Jana or Ice to be more productive. We will need it from the post when the 3s aren't dropping. I refuse to be a prisoner of the moment because it doesn't get any easier on Saturday having to deal with JuJu and Iriafen.

 

[Tonyc]

Ash blew the game open and that was it. She broke Iowa St. Their zone allowed us to knock down treys. This was a confidence builder for Ash. Now she needs to continue to look for her shot. Sarah is just getting better every game. She is so-o smooth. Jana had 9 rebounds so did Sarah. Thats a big deal considering how well we shot the ball. We still need more scorers. After Saturday we have time to develop Morgan Allie and Q. Azzi and Aubrey should be back in January the latest and that will get us our 4 scorers.

 

[AzzisBraids]

Really happy for Shade, this was a good breakout game for her this season. Strong is not only not afraid to shoot, but found her rhythm from 3 and looks like one of the top 3 point shooters on this team, healthy or unhealthy. Bueckers found her groove and Shade's scoring took some pressure off of her. Ice Brady worked her tail off. Cheli is a good help side post defender. Jana was good but needs to work on her defense, Crooks scored most of her points against her.

Great team win and hope the hot 3 point shooting continues