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alexrgct said:
I'm also trying to track Kiah's +/- in this game. Not sure about the second half, but she was +18 in the first half alone. Yes, that swing happened because of the poise and composure a bunch of kids showed today, but Kiah's rebounding absolutely reduced the number of second-chance opportunities ND had been getting.

Bottom line, Kiah is great at what she does, and the kind of stuff she does was just what the doctor ordered today.
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Just to follow up on this:

In the first half, she came in when the score was 28-18 ND. By the half's conclusion (when she was still in), the score was 40-32 UConn.

In the second half, she came in with the score 50-36 UConn and left when it was 73-54.

By my calculations, that's a +/- of +23. No too shabby, Kiah.
 
huskiemaniac said:
Geez...it's part of being a fan and creating a home court advantage...I'll take it over some of our morgue-like crowds!
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True. But, to what extend? ND fans are lowest in this category, they yell and scream without a good cause.
 
huskiemaniac said:
Geez...it's part of being a fan and creating a home court advantage...I'll take it over some of our morgue-like crowds!
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You're definitely right that when the game isn't competitive, our crowds are very quiet, but we also have some great crowds. For instance, I was at Baylor 2013, and even though it was ultimately a loss, the crowd was fantastic.
 
uconnfan68 said:
And as the announcers explained the rules, Kiah was in the right every time (going straight up). Just because the refs at the game can't see every angle, or don't understand the rule, doesn't make the no-calls anything more than whining.
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Yeah, but I feel like on a lot of those 50-50 calls (there was contact, sure, but is it a no-call, or defensive foul? Maybe even an offensive foul?), Kiah gets a fair number of no-calls. Compared to, say, Stef Dolson, who definitely committed some fouls, but also seemed to get whistled up on a lot of those 50-50s.
 
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You must be thnking about a defferent Stef Solson. OUR Stef Dolson NEVER committed a foul!! She got called for a few, but never actually committed one. You could tell by the hurt expression on her face each time she was called that the call had been unjust.
 
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CTyankee said:
Typical ND reaction... They expect the call... Remember their flops in the past few years???
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Mabrey got another academy award one of those dramatic contortions as Morgan posted up high. I guess you can call it smart. She is such a phony with that stuff. That call was a joke.
 
bschwartz said:
Example of Kiah's defense versus Jewell Loyd LINK
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That was an awesome sequence !!

How about a little later, when she bodied up Taya Reimer on defense and then proceeded to basically just wrestle the ball away from her ?? That was funny !
 
elzorrogris said:
You must be thnking about a defferent Stef Solson. OUR Stef Dolson NEVER committed a foul!! She got called for a few, but never actually committed one. You could tell by the hurt expression on her face each time she was called that the call had been unjust.
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I just realize now how much I miss that :(
 
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Hey, WCBB needs enthusiastic fans. Yes, even ND fans. I don't think anybody from the visiting team side should criticize how they cheer. As long as they avoid personal attacks, racial comments, etc. let'em scream.
 
Bottom Line: So happy for Kiah. She's such a nice kid. I've been a fan since her high school announcement taking up UConn's offer. She is perhaps the best rebounder and shot blocker UConn has ever had on a per minute basis. I hope she finally recognizes how valuable she can be to the Huskies cause with her defense. Any and all offense is just gravy. Great game, Kiah. Congrats.
 
Tough to actually track, but she altered a lot of shots too. I saw a bunch of cases where ND shooters had to shoot with a higher arc when Kiah was around. Don't know by how much, but I think it clearly impacted their shooting percentage.
 
Rudy2014 said:
Bottom Line: So happy for Kiah. She's such a nice kid. I've been a fan since her high school announcement taking up UConn's offer. She is perhaps the best rebounder and shot blocker UConn has ever had on a per minute basis. I hope she finally recognizes how valuable she can be to the Huskies cause with her defense. Any and all offense is just gravy. Great game, Kiah. Congrats.
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Kiah DO NOT believe the post above. Close your eyes and repeat after me: "I am a red-eyed, shot-blocking, intimidating BEAST; a board-erasing, put-back draining, dream-crushing, fang bearing MONSTER who absolutely BRINGS IT every day!" The "nice kid" stuff can wait until after tourney time. ;)
 
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uconnfan68 said:
And as the announcers explained the rules, Kiah was in the right every time (going straight up). Just because the refs at the game can't see every angle, or don't understand the rule, doesn't make the no-calls anything more than whining.
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Lloyd whined quite a bit. The thing that pleased me the most is Mo had rough game, they missed a lot of layups as a team and Courtney still isn't playing yet and we still romped. When Courtney starts playing the 2 woman game with Breanna, Breanna may actually get some shooting room. I feel for Breanna. Her presence on defense is awesome. She alters SO many shots. On offense she makes life much easier for everyone else getting double teamed. I hope she can stay calm about her point totals going down this season, but teams aren't going to let her beat them. As for Kiah, what an awesome presence! She has the gift shot blocking! She does remind me of Bill Russell. In my youth I was at MSG and Bill Bradley & Walt Frazier came down on a 2 on 1, the one being Russell. All the way down they passed the ball back and forth, and you just KNEW neither one wanted to challenge Russell. Well, Frazier got the ball last, tried a layup and Russell blocked the shot, the ball hit Frazier's leg and went out of bounds. The look on Frazier's face! He was done, and the Knicks were done too and collapsed after that. Kudos, Kiah!!!!
 
rugbymate said:
Kiah's game reminds me of Bill Russel's. Blocked shots, rebounding and winning. We have so many offensive minded players which allows her to focus on her strengths. We don't need double digit points from her.
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That's a fair comment based on yesterday. She was incredible against a top team. I thinks it's fair to pronounce that she's made "the leap."
 
alexrgct said:
A highlight for me:

The ND crowd was loud and raucous. They yelled obnoxious things at whichever UConn player was about to take a foul shot. They booed every call they didn't like, even if the call was unquestionable.

And then they booed because Kiah Stokes is an absolutely phenomenal defensive player and there was nothing to call against her as she made spectacular plays.

And then everybody shut up.
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They behaved like a typical home crowd.

alexrgct said:
You're definitely right that when the game isn't competitive, our crowds are very quiet, but we also have some great crowds. For instance, I was at Baylor 2013, and even though it was ultimately a loss, the crowd was fantastic.
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The Griner effect. It's been a long time since I got to say that. (-:
 
Geno-ista said:
Mabrey got another academy award one of those dramatic contortions as Morgan posted up high. I guess you can call it smart. She is such a phony with that stuff. That call was a joke.
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Mabrey should have acted like a shooter and maybe she would have made a basket. Talk about a no-show!
 
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Have to admit I cringed a bit at the thread title. And sure, I get the Seinfeld reference but...

Lets just say the word is so loaded with connotation as to be "skunked" in my opinion.
 
Catsailor said:
Kia Stokes did a good thing!
Nazi's did over 6,000,000 bad things!

Hate to have to critique OP header but comparing anybody to to Nazi is F*&^ked up and offensive to many peeps....oh yeah, not accurate nor smart.
Just sayin' ...think first then post
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Question: have you seen very many episodes of the TV show "Seinfeld"..?
 
48-46 59 seconds duke pos duke to
 
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