Kudos for Dolson

[Phil]

Obviously, Stewies game, which may have a special place in the record books, is the story of the day. And MoJet, with a career high in points, plus playing a full 40 minutes deserves a lot of praise.

But I also want to point out that Dolson played 39 minutes. One minute of rest. It's often harder for the big guys to play those minutes. She was efficient from the field hitting 5 of 7 and missed a double double by a single rebound.

Nice game Stef!!!!

 

[UConnCat]

Obviously, Stewies game, which may have a special place in the record books, is the story of the day. And MoJet, with a career high in points, plus playing a full 40 minutes deserves a lot of praise.

But I also want to point out that Dolson played 39 minutes. One minute of rest. It's often harder for the big guys to play those minutes. She was efficient from the field hitting 5 of 7 and missed a double double by a single rebound.

Nice game Stef!!!!

And, as always, set multiple screens.

 

[Phil]

And, as always, set multiple screens.

Including a couple while moving; one she got caught on, I called it before the refs did. I wish the coaches would work on that, it might jump up and bite them.

 

[rt bb fan]

Wish the guards had better vision and pass the ball to Stef earlier. If Stef could pass the ball herself she would score more.

 

[Outside Shot]

I also think she did a good job keeping her cool. I thought Louisville was clearly trying to bait players into retaliating.

 

[chrissaran]

It's funny that Coach Walz was complaining. Louisville is always physical and not always within the rules. Remember when Stef got drilled last year in the championship game.

 

[CTyankee]

Obviously, Stewies game, which may have a special place in the record books, is the story of the day. And MoJet, with a career high in points, plus playing a full 40 minutes deserves a lot of praise.

But I also want to point out that Dolson played 39 minutes. One minute of rest. It's often harder for the big guys to play those minutes. She was efficient from the field hitting 5 of 7 and missed a double double by a single rebound.

Nice game Stef!!!!

"39 minutes and 5 for 7"...

Not mentioned were 5 assists, and playing at the end with 4 fouls..

 

[Icebear]

And, as always, set multiple screens.

Heck, she sets multiple screens in a single possession.

 

[UcMiami]

It's funny that Coach Walz was complaining. Louisville is always physical and not always within the rules. Remember when Stef got drilled last year in the championship game.

I actually think to Jeff's credit he was really pissed about that foul last year - he certainly pulled the player immediately.
On Stef - she had rebound #10 (I think on a missed free-throw) and Bria was underneath her and knocked the ball out of her hands to a Louisville player! I was annoyed because I knew she already had 9 and wanted her to get her double double.

 

[Geno-ista]

Wish the guards had better vision and pass the ball to Stef earlier. If Stef could pass the ball herself she would score more.

Will watch game again tonight- now. But kml's interior pass from the top of the key early in the 2nd half was a thing of beauty!

 

[katiecrum1992]

I also think she did a good job keeping her cool. I thought Louisville was clearly trying to bait players into retaliating.

At least they weren't flopping like fish like at the Baylor game.

 

[katiecrum1992]

It's funny that Coach Walz was complaining. Louisville is always physical and not always within the rules. Remember when Stef got drilled last year in the championship game.

I didn't think the game was that physical. Very different from playing other ranked teams like Baylor and Notre Dame.

 

[UcMiami]

Will watch game again tonight- now. But kml's interior pass from the top of the key early in the 2nd half was a thing of beauty!

She has made a number of 'perfect' entry passes in the last four or five games - fitting the ball into small windows, laying it in perfectly over the top of the defense - hitting the correct hand to lead the player naturally into the shot. I have been really impressed with that improvement in her game.

 

[Icebear]

I actually think to Jeff's credit he was really pissed about that foul last year - he certainly pulled the player immediately.
On Stef - she had rebound #10 (I think on a missed free-throw) and Bria was underneath her and knocked the ball out of her hands to a Louisville player! I was annoyed because I knew she already had 9 and wanted her to get her double double.

Maybe Stef could have the rebound and then give Bria the steal. .

 

[cohenzone]

At least they weren't flopping like fish like at the Baylor game.

I wish people would get over that. They were not flopping the way people here imagine they were. I posted about that after I rewatched the game. The only time any Baylor kid arguably hit the deck when there was no contact was when KML was swinging her elbows. The other time they fell when we had the ball was when their kid fell and was called for a block. So if it was a flop, it did them no good. Watch the game over and you'll see that Baylor kids were on the floor maybe 5 times the whole game, and 3 of those were in loose ball scrambles. The 2 times Sims was given 3 foul shots was after our kids made bad lunges at her on 3 point attempts and certainly put her off balance even if they didn't hit her, although she was hit for sure on one of them. There were less bodies on the floor than in most games, which actually surprised me.

 

[Plumber Luigi]

Obviously, Stewies game, which may have a special place in the record books, is the story of the day. And MoJet, with a career high in points, plus playing a full 40 minutes deserves a lot of praise.

But I also want to point out that Dolson played 39 minutes. One minute of rest. It's often harder for the big guys to play those minutes. She was efficient from the field hitting 5 of 7 and missed a double double by a single rebound.

Nice game Stef!!!!

It's the orange legs.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Including a couple while moving; one she got caught on, I called it before the refs did. I wish the coaches would work on that, it might jump up and bite them.

Anybody else remember Stef getting called for moving screens all the time when she was a freshman and most of the time when she was a sophomore? I think she's improved a lot on that.

 

[magic]

Until you sit courtside as we did yesterday, you have no idea what opposing teams are doing to Stefanie. She is banged and HELD on every single possession . She literally has an arm locked down by opppoing players, and she came away with at least two one handed rebounds in front of us. She was also hit with a what looked like a flagrant elbow to the face right in front of the official. Somewhere along the line it has been decided by wccb officials that she is fair game. Now, that said, Louisville held and grabbed everyone on every posession all day long, right to the very end. Walz is a terrific coach, who gets the max out of his players. But, enough is enough ! So much for for freedom of movement in the lane , huh, Debbie Antonelli ?

 

[Phil]

Anybody else remember Stef getting called for moving screens all the time when she was a freshman and most of the time when she was a sophomore? I think she's improved a lot on that.

I agree she's improved, but she still does it, so it makes me nervous.

 

[Phil]

Until you sit courtside as we did yesterday, you have no idea what opposing teams are doing to Stefanie.

How did you score courtside seats? Is this all the time, or something special?

 

[magic]

How did you score courtside seats? Is this all the time, or something special?

Just a one time thing, Phil. The closest I've been at husky game in a long, long time.

 

[Geno-ista]

I wish people would get over that. They were not flopping the way people here imagine they were. I posted about that after I rewatched the game. The only time any Baylor kid arguably hit the deck when there was no contact was when KML was swinging her elbows. The other time they fell when we had the ball was when their kid fell and was called for a block. So if it was a flop, it did them no good. Watch the game over and you'll see that Baylor kids were on the floor maybe 5 times the whole game, and 3 of those were in loose ball scrambles. The 2 times Sims was given 3 foul shots was after our kids made bad lunges at her on 3 point attempts and certainly put her off balance even if they didn't hit her, although she was hit for sure on one of them. There were less bodies on the floor than in most games, which actually surprised me.

I still have the game and will watch again- but from what I remember, Mulkeys daughter gave at least two and maybe a third performance where she could have gotten the academy award- one was the phantom elbow from KML.

 

[Geno-ista]

Until you sit courtside as we did yesterday, you have no idea what opposing teams are doing to Stefanie. She is banged and HELD on every single possession . She literally has an arm locked down by opppoing players, and she came away with at least two one handed rebounds in front of us. She was also hit with a what looked like a flagrant elbow to the face right in front of the official. Somewhere along the line it has been decided by wccb officials that she is fair game. Now, that said, Louisville held and grabbed everyone on every posession all day long, right to the very end. Walz is a terrific coach, who gets the max out of his players. But, enough is enough ! So much for for freedom of movement in the lane , huh, Debbie Antonelli ?

I know what I thought I saw from my seets high on the mezzanine - but watching the game on dvr- and slow motioning some of the stuff under the hoop--- the refs allow Steph and Stewie also to get held, pushed and arm locked constantly, and when they try to break free, we get the calls and or a retaliatory push. Steph especially was fouled all night under, similar to the style they let go against Griner last year. That type of officiating is one of the only ways someone will really have the opportunity to beat us. It kills me, especially when these Phantom touch fouls are called on the perimeter, which is totally ruining the flow of these games, and real fouls are let go because we are so good or so big?

 

[cohenzone]

I still have the game and will watch again- but from what I remember, Mulkeys daughter gave at least two and maybe a third performance where she could have gotten the academy award- one was the phantom elbow from KML.

nope. watch again

 

[rocky rococo]

Big12 fans will tell you that the one part of the game that Robertson has excelled at since she first arrived is in flopping. I personally have no knowledge of this one way or another, but from reading boards it seems to be an article of faith among Big12 watchers (outside of Baylor fans, of course.)