Thank God we don't have to hear Courtney lyle constantly bringing up that streak..I mean 27 is a far cry from the NCAA record of 112 by Courtney Paris
Creighton was woefully short against SC- that height disparity won't be an issue for UConn
Well, SCar outrebounded UConn 42-25 in the November matchup with a 19-5 edge in offensive rebounds.
You are correct, the refs hardly ever call her for a foul. I think her average is about 1.5 fouls per game. Pretty low for someone who is always camped out in the lane. But she is not the only big that the refs close their eyes on. When Brink blocks shots she usually gets all ball - but she usually has body contact or a hand coming down on the opponent’s arm. It’s like the refs only watch the first half of the play. She should foul out of a lot more games than she has.
Not true. We are ALL nervous about tonight’s game.
She also grabs on to jerseys inside does a lot of shoulders checks and shuffled her feet a lot I’m interested to see if she gets all these calls in the WNBA
I didn't say "all." There is certainly a cadre of UConn fans who are realists
A better question is "Can UConn stop Boston"? I say no. Whether another team can stop or slow her down doesn't do anything for or help UConn. UConn DOES NOT have anyone that can stop or slow her down. ONO can't. She's had numerous opportunities and failed to do so up to now. What would be different THIS time?
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Wait! I’m confused. Is UConn playing Nevada or New Mexico?
NC State. Many packs of wolves in college sports, apparently. But just one psychotic, psychedelic tree...
Cocky, I can only speak for myself. I think some of my UConn brethren are a bit overly optimistic at times. I don't know what the outcome of this game will be. We may win by 10, or lose by 10. It depends on how many of our 9 rotation players show up, and how well they will play. NCS will show up and play well. They are not afraid of UConn. There's no reason they should be.
Let's not forget, there are 3 other teams involved, who are getting little attention. Louisville, Michigan and NCST, if they beat us, can put a monkey wrench in the Stanford v SC final. But, I agree you have a valid take on what is likely to happen. We will see.
Are you saying UConn fans are ..... cocky fans?? I don't think so
FarmFan calls out Boston everyday on this board as if Brink isn't just as physical. It's very obvious. Lol
I laughed my way through that thread. Lol
Do I need to shoo you two back to the General board, taking @shiverz45 with you? Consider this a reminder that you are currently posting on the UConn board. We don’t care if you don’t like our opinions here.
Ono played a great defensive game if you watched it..Yea Boston got hers But liv was all over the court defending..this Uconn team is a much better team now than when they played.A 3 point game at the half and a 3 point game after 3 quarters till they ran out of gas..Dorka did not know her role then and Azzi only played 10 mins..Nika 3 mins and CD not at all..so it was basically an even game for 3 quarters but now uconn has depth to not run out of gasA better question is "Can UConn stop Boston"? I say no. Whether another team can stop or slow her down doesn't do anything for or help UConn. UConn DOES NOT have anyone that can stop or slow her down. ONO can't. She's had numerous opportunities and failed to do so up to now. What would be different THIS time?
Boston had 22/15 when they played earlier this year. ONO had 6/5 with 5 blocks. SC won by 16 points. This was BEFORE Bueckers was injured. UConn was held to 3 points in the 4th quarter.
Edwards has a better chance of slowing her down, but she's 2' shorter than Boston. My guess is she'd get in foul trouble BEFORE she was able to have any affect on Boston. Boston has gone up against the best post players in the country and come out on top in most of those encounters. 29 double doubles in a row.
I'm a UConn fan, and I want them to win it all, but they're not going to beat SC THIS year with THIS team. We turn the ball over too much, we can't make our bunnies, and we miss too many free throws. I'm not whining here, just giving my take the way I see it. Disagree if you wish. This is not UConn's year. You can be as optimistic as you wish. The stark reality is it's not our year. How many of you thought that UConn was going to win the NC when we were down to 7 heathy players?
We can resume this discussion AFTER UConn beats NCS. We're getting ahead of ourselves here.
But . . . well ... uhm . . . you know . . . er . .. then again . . . in our defense . . . for fairness' sake . . ..
Totally agree, if you beat SC you need to contain the guards, in particular Zia Cooke.
No, all I point out is that Boston doesn't get called for a lot of things other bigs -- including Brink and ONO -- get called for. I agree, Brink is very physical, and sometimes in very stupid ways. (Stupider, indeed, than Boston.).
