Memphis Postgame Thread

[Centerstream]

It is W on the record. Throw out the game tape.

Good advice

 

[eebmg]

Maybe spent too much time at Graceland.

 

[bluedevil]

Show some class coach..

 

[Centerstream]

nope

Good to know because it's the first time that I have seen him do anything like that.

 

[Biff]

Good to know because it's the first time that I have seen him do anything like that.

Never ever have seen him lose it like that.

 

[eebmg]

Geno has often admitted his temper is not a good look.

 

[HuskyNan]

Never ever have seen him lose it like that.

Well, except for press conferences

 

[EricLA]

Never ever have seen him lose it like that.

Good thing he didn't start removing clothing and throwing it like Mulkey does!

 

[eebmg]

Something has to light a fire under this team though.

 

[Biff]

Good thing he didn't start removing clothing and throwing it like Mulkey does!

Didn't she get some type of discipline for that once?

 

[uconnfan68]

Not a good thing. Was this ever a habit of his?

Never saw it before... been watching since 1991 FF game.

 

[Plebe]

Never ever have seen him lose it like that.

I remember thinking in the Baylor game that it was out of character when he slammed his hands on the scorer's table at end of 3Q. Now the water bottle ... not accustomed to seeing this from him.

 

[BostonBay]

UConn had the same number of turnovers & assists!! Most teams dont win with that stat. It just sums up the state of the offense. We have no floor general. No one on offense is sure what to do. So we resort to throwing up 3's and 1-on-1's with the clock running down. No flow & no easy baskets. Cant win like this & Geno knows it.

 

[RogueDave]

Hope Kathy reminds him to regain his bearing and exemplify some grace when a young woman still learning her craft, working to build her confidence and skill interviews him at the end of a game.

She isn’t one of his players and did not deserve that dismissive ending.

His anger aside he is a HOF coach been at this a long time I expect better from him at this point in his career.

Bet you Megan tells him how classless his display was towards her colleague.

My wife would be in his face up to his eyeballs for that stunt.

can’t wait till the postgame.

 

[uconnfan68]

The melt down continues.

I won’t feel sorry for the next opponent. And it won’t be close.

 

[bantamlaker]

Okay fellow BYers - it’s time for a little reminder

 

[EasyEd]

I won’t feel sorry for the next opponent. And it won’t be close.

Unless they learn to run offense it probably will be close.

 

[eebmg]

Okay fellow BYers - it’s time for a little reminder

Geno's next training film. Now that is movement.

 

[uconnfan68]

Unless they learn to run offense it probabably will be close.

There will be some pointed reminders. They CAN play.

 

[CompSci87]

I'm sure they'll correct it, but at the moment the ESPN.com headline on the game story reads:

"No. 4 UConn uses late runt to pull away from Memphis"

Hey, who you calling a runt!

 

[JoePgh]

On the positive side:

1. The second half was very different from the first half. UConn shot 50% in the second half, and I believe Memphis was below 30%. On the scoreboard, the second half was a 33-23 win for UConn. As Geno pointed out, it's not bad defense to hold Memphis to 23 points in a half on their own court. UConn handled the end-of-game (last 4 minutes) very well, with the exception of Megan allowing the steal where the Memphis player missed the layup.
2. Crystal was superb throughout the game, and Christyn was excellent except for her foul trouble. When she was on the court, she was an offensive force.
3. One bright spot from the very forgettable first half was Molly Bent's play. She only played 3 or 4 minutes, but they were great. It was a necessary contribution because of Christyn's foul trouble.
4. The UConn stats for the game were not bad at all. UConn shot 46% for the game, including 32% from 3-point range. (But 25 of 56 shots were 3-point attempts, which is too high a share of 3's.) UConn got 11 offensive rebounds on 30 missed shots, which is a very respectable recovery percentage of one's own misses. UConn only had 13 turnovers, even though it probably seemed as if they had twice that number.

A lot of people in this thread saw offensive deficiencies as the main problem. I think it was the defense in the first half (all those layups) that were the real problem, and that was corrected in the second half. Geno said that the team just settled for jump shots rather than moving the ball, which is true. Nonetheless, first half defense was the team's biggest shortcoming tonight.

 

[ghost]

Not excusing anything but keep in mind his recent health issue. That alone could be wearing on him.

 

[Blueballer]

Never ever have seen him lose it like that.

Didn't he break a clip board once?

 

[donalddoowop]

Question: since its been difficult for Geno to get this year's team to run the offensive, would he consider a new scheme? Like this year's one on one ability but that alone won't win any tournaments.

Most or many coaches adjust their system to fit the talents of their players. Geno recruits players and attempts to make them fit his system. It worked for many years but, with the players he has been getting, it seems to be hard for them to absorb. You see a number of freshmen on teams who are not as talented as UConn's freshmen, who are starting, playing well and contributing more than UConn's freshmen. I believe If Makurat and Griffin were on other teams they would probably be playing more. Now, they may not end up as complete players as Griffin and Makurat will be but they are playing more as freshmen. Yes, I know Geno will not change something he has been doing throughout his career and probably should not. Today's players are a different breed from those of the past.

 

[HuskyNan]

Didn't he break a clip board once?

Um, that was Pat Summitt