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DEpup said:
I think Paige just may not be in condition yet. Now she did clearly avoid contact today. She was not willing to take it to the rack and get fouled.
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Avoiding contact perhaps. But that’s hardly indicative that she’s hurting, which was the claim that was made.
 
I really enjoyed watching Christyn and Evina driving to the basket, but who told Nika she could do that? Maybe she should have waited for the NCAA; now people will try to stop her.

I saw Evina doing some nice things on defense. On one play, she stepped toward a player in an unexpected way and caused that player to throw the ball to a UCONN player. I see her doing many little things that rattle the opposing players, causing turnovers. And I like to see her smiling and yelling more.
 
jaydee602 said:
If the selection committee had foresight & still refuses to have UCONN in Bridgeport, they would place UCONN as the #2 seed in Wichita. There would be a rematch vs. Iowa & Caitlin Clark. Plus, there could also be a rivalry game vs. #1seed Louisville or Baylor.
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Nah. Wichita will likely be the #4 and #5 overall — currently Lou and Bay.
 
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jaydee602 said:
I could be wrong, but I think the women are selected on Monday with the men's selection on Sunday.
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That used to be the case, but this year they have changed it to Sunday. Equity issue no doubt.
 
oldude said:
No, Paige was fine, and moving as well as she has since her return. I saw absolutely no indication of her hurting and I think she got right around the 15-20 mpg that she was supposed to get.
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Dude, one of my rare disagrees. Similar to other comments, Paige to me was not as fluid as in past games.
 
This is just the type of season that will keep us guessing about this team till the very end. Amazing talent and deeper than any team. But how far will Paige progress? Maybe she isn’t ready to play 2/3 games in as many days regardless of the limited minutes. She struggled today and didn’t look too happy about it. She is the best player in the land. You can almost feel her frustration.

What kind of Tourney performance do we get from our freshman, Azzi and CD? They are cold now but they are both snipers. So, we just need to hope they get their groove back.

It looks like our seniors may be the reason we cut down the nets.
CW continues her unstoppable play. EW continues to come off the bench, calm things down and hit big shots when the opponent gets on a roll. Liv limiting opponents scoring in the paint.

Dorka and Nika are playing their best ball now. They need bring that high level into the Tourney.

So, many questions but because of everything that has happened this season, I have never rooted harder for a UCONN team. These players have earned that.
 
oldude said:
What is it with the BY? First, we have JordyG suggesting that Paige looks like she's hurting. Now Caroline is moving gingerly? They're both fine. Nothing to see here.
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Caroline not hurting, just not getting the ball where she used to. Maybe this is part of Geno's strategy but when Paige and Caroline come in, Paige seems to be setting the offense to get 3-point shots. Not the same motion offense. Not complaining overall but now its rare that Carolne gets the ball on a back cut. Ball mostly goes to Azzi or Paige takes the shot.
 
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Have to agree with some of the other posters, Paige didn’t look quite right today. Hope she is fine and has a big day tomorrow!
 
HopJim said:
Dude, one of my rare disagrees. Similar to other comments, Paige to me was not as fluid as in past games.
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Again, I’m not talking about whether she’s fluid or played well today. My comment was specifically taking issue with a post suggesting that Paige was “hurting.” She is not hurting, and showed absolutely no sign of it in today’s game.
 
ME Husky Fan said:
Anyone seen Liv?
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She only played 22 minutes. 8/7 for that amount of time is IMO borderline fair. No UConn player played over 30 minutes. All hands on deck tomorrow for Villanova. 3 games in 3 days. Whose legs hold out the longest tomorrow? :rolleyes:
 
HopJim said:
Caroline not hurting, just not getting the ball where she used to. Maybe this is part of Geno's strategy but when Paige and Caroline come in, Paige seems to be setting the offense to get 3-point shots. Not the same motion offense. Not complaining overall but now its rare that Carolne gets the ball on a back cut. Ball mostly goes to Azzi or Paige takes the shot.
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And it should be going to Caroline on the cuts. The one time she got the ball like she used to she scored. She is a tough 3 to defend. She is 6'2" with a long reach and very versatile moves. She should get it with regularity underneath. It will open up everything plus she can score and hit the FTs.
 
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Bigpetunia said:
Way to show 'em the glue factory ain't beckoning yet, old dude!
I thought, given the absurd differential in talent on the floor, Marquette, just from a fan-of-the-game perspective, played great. They stayed with the Huskies for the entire second half and showed terrific character and resilience. Coaches like Megan, not necessarily having access to a similar level of talent, are doing a great job of remaining relevant. Kudos to her!!!
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Hopefully Megan is the first interview for the Syracuse job.
Great background, Notre Dame grad, played in the WNBA. Has coached 2 different schools to 20+ Wins each year.
Would be a homerun hire for Syracuse.
 
baggerbob said:
Hopefully Megan is the first interview for the Syracuse job.
Great background, Notre Dame grad, played in the WNBA. Has coached 2 different schools to 20+ Wins each year.
Would be a homerun hire for Syracuse.
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Not sure about Syracuse as a destination for women's basketball. The athletic department is currently a dumpster fire. The men's BB program is down, the men's lacrosse program is as lost as it has been in 30 years and the woman's BB program is basically starting from scratch. Oh and the football teams sucks to.
 
oldude said:
Again, I’m not talking about whether she’s fluid or played well today. My comment was specifically taking issue with a post suggesting that Paige was “hurting.” She is not hurting, and showed absolutely no sign of it in today’s game.
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I don’t know anymore than you do whether she was hurting or not. To me, she definitely looked off somehow, perhaps frustrated, unhappy about something, or possibly hurting or not feeling quite right. I just don’t understand why you are so adamant that she (or Caroline) could not possibly be hurting? Did you personally talk with them? The poster said, “ she looked like she was hurting” . Maybe she wasn’t but that’s what it looked like to him. I certainly respect your opinion that you disagree and that you don’t think she was hurting but to say “she’s definitely not” and that “she showed absolutely no sign of it”, is perplexing.
 
I have a different perspective on Aaliyah. She still makes a lot of mental mistakes out there and I worry about the big games ahead against the best bigs. One time she was so far out of position the bottom of the backboard blocked her shot. She has to work on her tensile strength also. She is not a natural basketball player yet, more like an exceptional athlete playing basketball. She is still learning the game. She is however improving dramatically now with each game and while I think any exuberance should be tempered the ceiling is ridiculously high.
 
Cuango said:
I don’t know anymore than you do whether she was hurting or not. To me, she definitely looked off somehow, perhaps frustrated, unhappy about something, or possibly hurting or not feeling quite right. I just don’t understand why you are so adamant that she (or Caroline) could not possibly be hurting? Did you personally talk with them? The poster said, “ she looked like she was hurting” . Maybe she wasn’t but that’s what it looked like to him. I certainly respect your opinion that you disagree and that you don’t think she was hurting but to say “she’s definitely not” and that “she showed absolutely no sign of it”, is perplexing.
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Even Paige made 4 3's yesterday, I thought that she was not satisfied as well. That's her body language told me.
 
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Cuango said:
I don’t know anymore than you do whether she was hurting or not. To me, she definitely looked off somehow, perhaps frustrated, unhappy about something, or possibly hurting or not feeling quite right. I just don’t understand why you are so adamant that she (or Caroline) could not possibly be hurting? Did you personally talk with them? The poster said, “ she looked like she was hurting” . Maybe she wasn’t but that’s what it looked like to him. I certainly respect your opinion that you disagree and that you don’t think she was hurting but to say “she’s definitely not” and that “she showed absolutely no sign of it”, is perplexing.
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Let me be absolutely clear. Unless we see that a player is injured during a game, or we are told either by Geno or the player themselves that they are hurting or injured, it is irresponsible and unwarranted to speculate, based solely on some feeling because the player in question didn’t have a particularly good game.
 
I'd start Paige and let her get a feel for the game. It's not unusual for her to feel things out before she does anything. I'd give her 30 minutes and see what happens unless she really has a bad day. Or if it is still a physical issue with cutting and such maybe give her a a day off now but I think she probably needs more PT for a while.
 
Carnac said:
3 games in 3 days. Whose legs hold out the longest tomorrow?
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I'm sure nobody consciously took the foot off the gas today, but I really think they showed Marquette in the first 20-25 minutes "You cannot win this game" and there was then a subliminal awareness of what might best be preserved for tomorrow. Marquette players were admirable in taking advantage of that, but I think if they had upped the ante a bit Uconn would have found another gear.
 
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