Marquette Postgame Thread

[rollskies]

https://twitter.com/charlottecrrll/status/1369127628632772611?s=21

This group has turned Geno into such a big softy. I love it so much. He really loves these kids. Congrats to the team on an awesome tourney! Could not be more happy for them after a really tough season.

 

[Woof 101]

the Huskies secured the #1 overall seed in the Big Dance, despite what Charlie Crème may have to say about it.

Me thinks Charlie is not old enough to remember or recognize the term "cream rising to the top".
Game ball to the entire team tonight from me. What a performance in such a trying season minus the adulation from us fans. Recognizable improvement every step of the way and such a joy to watch.

Wish the talking heads would have not repeated so many times "their first BE title since 2012"! For anyone new watching they could have mentioned it was their 19th Big East title and by the way..... The seven years they were gone they won every AAC conference championship.

 

[ochoopsfan]

What out what you ask for. In a normal year, UConn plays about half the Top 10 and has one of the hardest schedules in the US. Add Baylor, Stanford, and 3 other Top 20 teams and you have no doubt how good UConn is.

In the past, UConn did that and played in a tough BE.

 

[Centerstream]

Defense has been unbelievably outstanding. Three tournament games and they gave up an avg of about40 pts a game. That is most impressive. All around great play from all, but as EricLA mentioned above, Evina does a lot, in the limited minutes she plays. Sometimes she gets overlooked.

Not by her coach or her teammates.

Especially not by Paige, sometime before the Final she said Evina is the real team MVP.

 

[Redux]

Anyone have an idea of why Paige dribbled down the clock on two possessions, both resulting in shot clock violations?

On one of them Paige was looking at the bench for a very long time and she seemed also to be talking at times (not sure about that). Nobody on defense came out so it just went on and on. There was still plenty of shot time left but it sure threw that possession off kilter.

 

[npignatjr]

Some thoughts on the Marquette game:

• There are two things you can absolutely count on when March rolls around each year. You need to set your clocks ahead 1 hour, and Geno will have his team playing their best basketball of the season.
• Christyn has become UConn’s defensive stopper. Her assignment vs Marquette was senior guard and leading scorer Selena Lott, who went off for 27 pts in the semis. Tonight, Christyn held Lott to 2 pts on 1/5 shooting while harassing her all night long.
• Lott, the co-defensive player of the year in the BE, did not fair quite so well, as Paige put up 23 on her.
• UConn just beat a very good Marquette team by 34 points in the conference championship, while holding the Golden Eagles to just 39 pts on 29% shooting. IMO, the Huskies secured the #1 overall seed in the Big Dance, despite what Charlie Crème may have to say about it.
• The Huskies have some weaknesses that they will no doubt work on leading into the NCAA's. But this UConn team has the talent required to win it all, and the coach who can make that happen.

Everyone contributed to the defense on Lott, team switches on every screen.

 

[jaydee602]

Geno Auriemma reflects on the the Huskies winning the 2021 Big East Championship: "My life was changed tonight because I got a chance to see the way they celebrated, that was worth waiting 6 months for".

 

[npignatjr]

I know UConn doesn’t cut the nets until the National Championship but the Big East could’ve added some confetti or balloons. This just looks like the ending after a regular game.

Was confetti, they were doing snow angels and dumped it on Geno

 

[Kaizen]

Me thinks Charlie is not old enough to remember or recognize the term "cream rising to the top".
Game ball to the entire team tonight from me. What a performance in such a trying season minus the adulation from us fans. Recognizable improvement every step of the way and such a joy to watch.

Wish the talking heads would have not repeated so many times "their first BE title since 2012"! For anyone new watching they could have mentioned it was their 19th Big East title and by the way..... The seven years they were gone they won every AAC conference championship.

I wish sour Creme did watch tonight's game ...

 

[oldude]

Everyone contributed to the defense on Lott, team switches on every screen.

Yes, but it starts with Christyn playing her tough, denying the ball whenever possible and not allowing Lott to beat her off the dribble. Add in that Christyn picked Lott clean 3 times during the game and I would have to say she had an excellent defensive game.

 

[CocoHusky]

UConn Conference Championship games winning margins the past 11 years.
20/21 - 34 - BE
19/20 - 34 - AAC
18/19 - 21 - AAC
17/18 - 16 - AAC
16/17 - 56 - AAC
15/16 - 26 - AAC
14/15 - 14 - AAC
13/14 - 20 - AAC
12/13 - -2 (loss to ND) Old BE
11/12 - 9 - Old BE
10/11 - 9 - Old BE

UConn belongs in a tougher conference. Yes you can have a blow out in a championship game but nearly every year? There was nothing better than the Old BE.

UCONN Women's Basketball belongs in a tougher conference. Maybe the field hockey team also.

 

[Dokey]

If Marquette is the 20th best team in the Country, the women's game is in worse shape than ever.

It isn’t. Big East should be called the Big Easy.

 

[npignatjr]

After the 1st Q we went into cruise control for an easy win. Defense was great. Another conference championship and on to the big dance.

Anyone have an idea of why Paige dribbled down the clock on two possessions, both resulting in shot clock violations?

2nd quarter Marquette making a little run taking the so called air out of the ball.

 

[npignatjr]

Interesting rotation; Anna was the second sub.

Might now know the top 7.

 

[jaydee602]

I wish sour Creme did watch tonight's game ...

I'm not a Charlie Creme supporter, but his latest brackets are based on what he feels the selection committee will choose. During the season, he prepares his own bracketology, but then he adjusts it when the committee starts revealing its rankings. In many cases, Charlies vehemently disagrees with them.

 

[npignatjr]

Yes, but it starts with Christyn playing her tough, denying the ball whenever possible and not allowing Lott to beat her off the dribble. Add in that Christyn picked Lott clean 3 times during the game and I would have to say she had an excellent defensive game.

Yes they did, on most Marquette possessions you would see at a minimum 3 UConn players on her.

 

[oldude]

Yes they did, on most Marquette possessions you would see at a minimum 3 UConn players on her.

I agreed that UConn switches on D. Not sure what point you’re making?

 

[UcMiami]

UConn Conference Championship games winning margins the past 11 years.
20/21 - 34 - BE
19/20 - 34 - AAC
18/19 - 21 - AAC
17/18 - 16 - AAC
16/17 - 56 - AAC
15/16 - 26 - AAC
14/15 - 14 - AAC
13/14 - 20 - AAC
12/13 - -2 (loss to ND) Old BE
11/12 - 9 - Old BE
10/11 - 9 - Old BE

UConn belongs in a tougher conference. Yes you can have a blow out in a championship game but nearly every year? There was nothing better than the Old BE.

Go back a few more years:
09/10 Old BE 28
08/09 Old BE 39 (Louisville who we played again in the NC game and beat by 22)

Uconn's average margin of victory over the last decade against ranked teams (most of them OOC games against top P5 conference teams) up through I think 2018 was something like 30 points - the average against unranked teams was 40 points.

 

[MSGRET]

I wish sour Creme did watch tonight's game ...

Probably too busy watching Baylor so he could try and push them ahead of UConn for a #1 seed,

 

[UConnCat]

UConn Conference Championship games winning margins the past 11 years.
20/21 - 34 - BE
19/20 - 34 - AAC
18/19 - 21 - AAC
17/18 - 16 - AAC
16/17 - 56 - AAC
15/16 - 26 - AAC
14/15 - 14 - AAC
13/14 - 20 - AAC
12/13 - -2 (loss to ND) Old BE
11/12 - 9 - Old BE
10/11 - 9 - Old BE

UConn belongs in a tougher conference. Yes you can have a blow out in a championship game but nearly every year? There was nothing better than the Old BE.

In 2009-2010 the Old Big East tied the Big 12 for most NCAA tournament teams. Both conferences sent 7 teams to the NCAAT.

The final scores for UConn in the 2010 Big East Tournament were as follows:

Quarterfinal

UConn 71 Syracuse 41

Semifinal

UConn 59 Notre Dame 44

Final

UConn 60 West Virginia 32

Hat tip to @MilfordHusky for these scores.

 

[npignatjr]

UCONN Women's Basketball belongs in a tougher conference. Maybe the field hockey team also.

will not happen now

 

[npignatjr]

In 2009-2010 the Old Big East tied the Big 12 for most NCAA tournament teams. Both conferences sent 7 teams to the NCAAT.

The final scores for UConn in the 2010 Big East Tournament were as follows:

Quarterfinal

UConn 71 Syracuse 41

Semifinal

UConn 59 Notre Dame 44

Final

UConn 60 West Virginia 32

Hat tip to @MilfordHusky for these scores.

Which of those teams is still in the Big East, not including UCONN

 

[npignatjr]

I agreed that UConn switches on D. Not sure what point you’re making?

Team defense

 

[UConnCat]

Which of those teams is still in the Big East, not including UCONN

You can do your own research but irrelevant anyway.

 

[chrissaran]

After the first quarter, the game was over. Hopefully, that's the reason for the sputtering the rest of the way. Great to see the team celebrating and messing up Geno's hair.