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SLY63 said:
This was as good of a complete team and 4 quarter effort as I've seen in a while.

Some thoughts::

1. In 30 years of watching UConn Women I have not seen a freshman make it look as effortless and play as smooth as SS. She does get the benefit of having all eyes on Paige, but she is phenomenal.
2. Azzi was as aggressive as I can remember. Her 1:1 take under the hoop was nasty. I can only hope she was not injured.
3. Shade's mid-range pull-up was also nasty last night. Her spark was huge.
4. Paige did not have a great game, but when an athletic team like Louisville makes you their #1 priority and double-teams you on every screen, you're not going to have a great shooting night.
5. Ice was solid and El-Alfy looked really strong and had a few really nice moves. We really need good D and rebounding from them as a combo at the 5.
6. Chen also had a really good game. Much more aggressive and the cross-over where she 'broke the ankles' of the L'ville player was awesome.
7. Supporting cast was solid. We hung tough in Q4 (except for a flurry of L'ville 3's) which most of the time got real ugly in the past.
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Maya Moore says hi
 
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posted this in the "Barclays Crowd" thread on the General WBB board

Random follow up thoughts on the game at Barclays.

1) after worrying about attendance, I was more than pleasantly surprised. There were enough TN and Iowa fans to have a good crowd for the first game. Possible reasons: Holiday weekend, strong fan base willing to travel, local fan chapters?
2) 7pm start made the 9:45 second game a bit brutal, but a lot of folks stayed to the end. Early exit-era reminded my of Gampel or XL exits.
3) The in-arena team videos were DELIGHTFUL!!! Well produced, fun, showed the personality of the players and you could hear what they were saying. MORE of that, please
4) Normalize captioning/closed captions. Not everyone knows who the players are, so attach the names to their photos/intros whenever possible
5) Barclays is a lovely arena - would love to see it bid for a regional host. Not sure it's big enough to draw a Final Four (where would the WBCA conference be?)
6) Cool to have "Unrivaled" gear for sale. Important cross over opportunity. Not sure I saw individual team gear. Maybe next year?
7) If UConn is the anchor, I hope they can continue to draw ranked teams. NYC/Brooklyn is a fun destination w/great food in the area. Good exposure for the game in a city that has lots of bids for sports eyes.
8) Appreciate the players that attended the game and the shout outs during the broadcast (caught the 1st half replay and thought the production quality was really good.) Jess Moore was in the house.
9) I expected a smidge more NY Liberty/WNBA crossover - but I can understand why the focus was college ball. Was surprised there wasn't a bigger push from Barclays to WNBA ticket holders. Tsai DID tweet Chen's ankle breaker, though. lol.
8) I'm looking forward to next year!
 
Gotta love Coach Walz. He didn't sugarcoat his teams performance and he called out his players lack of discipline/effort. Funniest line was something to the effect that Louisville has a contract to return to the same event next year but maybe the organizers won't want them back and that he would be open to a buyout (tongue in cheek)
 
Boreifs said:
As an orchestral veteran of almost 50 years, please drop the references. There is absolutely no similarity between a basketball team and an orchestra. Thank you.
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You haven't see our orchestra when the French horn player comes in wrong, There's stuff at him from all over.
 
caseyb7 said:
Morgan Cheli continues to impress me, especially with her intensity and defense.

She reminds me of Nika Muhl per her energy.

Early on her she fouled a bit, last couple outings better.

I've been to a couple games in person and she looks bigger than her listed 6 2".

For someone of that size she hustles and gets to her positions and scambles for the ball.

I think we have several "developing stories" that the fans will love, Morgan will be one I watch.
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I’m with u 100% - she hustles/defends & rebounds like Kelly Farris, but with a larger frame & a lot more pure offensive ability!
 
UConn throttled Louisville. Strong and Fudd benefitted from Louisville keying in on Bueckers. If not for that injury, Fudd would have had 30. I hope she's ok and it was just an awkward tap but I did not like how she grabbed her knee.

Looking ahead, with Fudd UConn has the advantage and I really like the line-up with Fudd and Shade. They were both taking shots after shot on the perimeter.
 
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BBallF said:
Thanks to free tickets from Huskeymaniac, I was at Barclay's last night. They were punishing Paige whenever she was moving. We are going to see this all year. It didn't matter at all though last evening. My five top takeaways were these:

1) Sarah is gifted, there is no other way to describe it. She made the UL defenders look helpless. An extraordinary all around player and what a head for the game. That pass to Q on the fast break brought the house down.

2) The team defense was at a February level last night. They were stifling. I watched carefully a UL out of bounds play. We had 5 switches. It became a 5 second call.

3) Ash being aggressive and scoring is a game changer. Let's see if she can do it against ND. She is going to get there this year. It's part of the maturity issue that Geno was talking about. When she does it consistently it takes the pressure off of everyone else.

4) UL is very physical and at times unruly and I was worried all game. That was a nasty pick on Azzi. Fervently we hope she is okay. Her all around game is actually better than it has ever been. And her shooting? What a stroke. That one drive move on the baseline and backhanded scoop layup was textbook. During the game at commercial timeouts they had on these quizzes with Azzi and Paige. Azzi is hysterical and very, very smart.

5) This is a NC caliber team. It's been said repeatedly by old dude and it is spot on that the post game is the key. The two bigs have to improve and develop. If Aubrey is even 85%, it will be huge. She looked good in warm ups. They only have to stay in the games, defend and rebound, reduce errors, and be a threat underneath. We have such great guards/forwards where the scoring will come from. Ice is going to break out soon though. She has much greater presence than last year. You can feel it. Her problem is her lift. She has to rely more on positioning and boxing out than Sarah for example who can simply see the ball, get the ball.

Go see our team in person. They are addicting!
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Can’t wait to see Aubrey back in action!
 
Boreifs said:
As an orchestral veteran of almost 50 years, please drop the references. There is absolutely no similarity between a basketball team and an orchestra. Thank you.
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If you have 50 years experience in anything then you must be getting along in years like myself. With all the snow and ice in New England these days we must watch our step,so just remember that if you don't C-sharp you'll B-flat.:)
 
One of the first things I noticed when Azzi returned to the bench was that she had changed out of her new Paige sneakers. Gave me two thoughts - if she was returning to play did she think the sneakers had contributed to her issue or did she change because she knew her playing that day was done.
 
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