What happened with Caroline?With no Azzi, no Dorka and limit Caroline playing, I give credits to the rest of the team to play this game until the end.
Nice post. I’m giving it a second likeWell, that sucked. It was a team loss although some people certainly played better than others. Might have had a shot if they hadn't dug themselves such a huge hole in the 1st half -- and then they blew a potential comeback in the 3Q.
Credit to ND, they shot exceptionally well and played how they wanted to play. I won't sit here and say "well we had this or that player out, so" because I find that a pointless exercise. You can only play with the players you have and I think the game became winnable when it got close in 3Q, but a lack of execution and some terrible shooting from people I expect at least a LITTLE more from.
Awful loss, hopefully they take this as a humbling learning experience and come back stronger.
watching Amari swish make two threes was cool
I am just wondering if Caroline can reach her potential with all her injuries.Not sure why Griffen continued to take all those outside shots, long after it proved not to be working. Surely you have something else you can run in lieu of that, anything. Even with your best long-range shooter sidelined. And then he sends Aubry to the bench, as though she had done something wrong, after which the comeback efforts immediately fizzles out.
Inexplicable. Especially coming just one game after he said they have been encouraging each player to find the one or two things that they do very well and focus on that.
Can't disagree with most of your post except it was not an awful loss. All things considered, not awful.Well, that sucked. It was a team loss although some people certainly played better than others. Might have had a shot if they hadn't dug themselves such a huge hole in the 1st half -- and then they blew a potential comeback in the 3Q.
Credit to ND, they shot exceptionally well and played how they wanted to play. I won't sit here and say "well we had this or that player out, so" because I find that a pointless exercise. You can only play with the players you have and I think the game became winnable when it got close in 3Q, but a lack of execution and some terrible shooting from people I expect at least a LITTLE more from.
Awful loss, hopefully they take this as a humbling learning experience and come back stronger.
A fair and accurate analysis. I have nothing else to add. Everyone saw the game. No finger-pointing, whining or berating any of our players. They were not up to the challenge today. It simply was not their day. Notre Dame out played them.Some thoughts on the ND game:
- A big game on the biggest stage, ND in front of a packed house in South Bend along with a national tv audience. Geno acknowledged yesterday that he would learn a lot about his team by how they responded to this environment.
- The last time UConn won at Purcell was 2018 when freshman Christyn Williams went off for 28pts. Since that victory, not a single current Husky has played a game in South Bend.
- Clearly, the Huskies were not up to the challenge today. Miles was outstanding with her ability to attack the basket and run the offense, and the rest of the ND lineup chipped in.
- In the 2nd half, with Azzi out, UConn went with their best defensive 5, subbing Ayanna for Azzi, and that started to turn the tide somewhat.
- With that said, UConn struggled to score without Azzi on the court.
- I would love to believe that Amari could drop shots from the arc when it really matters. Time will tell.
- The good news is that it’s the first week of December. Plenty of time for UConn to fix things and get everyone healthy.
- Time to lick our wounds and get ready for Princeton.
What Azzi injury last year?Did the Azzi injury look exactly like her injury last year?