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Message: [QUOTE="Inthepaint, post: 4048265, member: 11386"] Kind of new at this since I wasn't watching before 2018-2019. Have been watching a lot of old UCONN games on YouTube recently (can't wait for November 14th). Knowing the eventual outcome of some of the NCAA Tournament disappointments kind of eases the pain of watching. It seem to me that the history of excellence on Planet Husky causes the fans (I include myself ) to look for "villains" when things don't turn out the way we want. I mean, NOBODY should be expected to actually beat our gals. So, it stands to reason that THEY don't really WIN, WE must have failed somehow. The Arizona debacle is a perfect example. Liv didn't do this, CW didn't do that, why did Geno have his head up his hindquarters, so forth and so on. The painful truth is that the Wildcats outplayed, out hustled, out shot and out coached the Huskies that night. This wasn't getting beat on a last second foul or non call. No buzzer beater. While confidence and even a bit of swagger can sustain a really talented group like the 2020-2021 team, when a set of relatively young and untried players comes up against an unfamiliar set of circumstances and find themselves being frustrated and outmatched they just don't have the mental/emotional toughness to soldier through it and adjust their game. Glad we have so many non-conference games against difficult opponents on the schedule this year (hopefully they won't be cancelled). So, as much as Christyn's comment might grate on our nerve endings, it was not an easy thing for her to admit. Perhaps a photo of the Arizona post-game, on court celebration with the quote "We thought it would be easy" should be hung next to all the championship trophies or banners. Although I don't doubt that the game will be reviewed by the whole team, including the 3 freshmen & Dorka. Just a thought. P.S.: Something that can be worked on is the number of points left out there on the court last season. I'm referring to all the missed free throws.I'm sure the statistitians amongst us can show how there are other Division 1 teams that had a lower percentage than us, but we have to be able to put 65- 75% of uncontested shots in the basket from the free throw line if we want to be a serious contender. Can't expect anyone to make them all, but CUMMON!! [/QUOTE]

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