ND grabbed 8 offensive boards and UConn grabbed 7 offensive boards. Not one ND player grabbed more than 1 offensive rebound. Actually, 4 ND players are given credit for 1 offensive rebound.
Because I know what it looks like when UConn is dominated on the boards and this was not one of those games. Who cares about %s when the numbers are low. Four offensive boards were team rebounds where the ball was probably a 50-50 ball that was last touched by a UConn player. The other 4 were credited to 4 ND players.
Not sure where you're getting the 13 more possessions. ND and UConn took the same number of shots -- 57. ND made 32 FGs and UConn made 21 FGs. UConn made 2 more 3FGs than ND. UConn took 6 more FTs (13-7) and ND turned the ball over 3 more times (18-15). Second chance points were the same at 10 points. This was not like South Carolina putting up 15 more FGAs off of offensive rebounds.
I love Rebecca (saw her in the '95 parade as a little kid and loved her ever since, especially she ended up settling down near where I grew up). She is a fantastic advocate for UConn wbb and I admire her accomplishments. That being said, yeah, I have felt for some time now that she goes out of her way to seem impartial - beyond what seems necessary.
Geno's limited playing of Amari continues to baffle me. I mean could she have shot, rebounded, and been outhustled, and been frazzled any worse than Aubrey? I could see if we had a full squad, but with all the injuries? What a wasted resource....
So, was the Iowa game an aberration? Yeesh, you wonder whether this team will ever be at full strength....
This is a very unfair critique of Azzi--ND focused their defense entirely on Azzi, sometimes with three people face-guarding her! What did you expect her to do? No, it was up to others to make the wide-open shots that the defense was giving them, because of the attention given to Azzi., to rebound and play defense. IMO, only Lou stepped up, the others had horrifically sub-par games.... Killer instinct? What a misguided observation...
After watching Griffin for three years now, it is clearly evident that she is not a good shooter, she continues to be awkward at times on offense. She is a slasher with a great motor but not a solid shooter, and her body of work will never garner her an All-American selection...
If you look back to the Texas game, the issues that hurt UConn today against ND were there too. Our interior defense was lacking (even with Dorka-albeit she did play that game with a broken thumb). When we really needed a bucket against Texas, Azzi was really the only one who could provide it (scoring 17 of 20 4thQ pts that game). With a similar issue regarding dealing with size inside plus not having Azzi available, ND took advantage of those weaknesses.
Yes and whoever ends up with her will have quite the steal.
Geno himself said that no one was expecting to go undefeated this season. The schedule was designed to challenge them and while it’s nice to be able to face a challenge and prevail (like the Iowa game)—the lessons from a loss stick with you a bit more. Remember how the 2020-21 Huskies responded to the loss @ Arkansas? I hope this loss will spark a similar shift. This team has clearly been really good in the early parts of the season and has definitely exceeded the expectations of most but there is still much room for improvement and they’ll be more motivated than ever to bounce back from this loss.
And another 6’4” player coming in 2023
She fakes me out. She knows basketball so well I always think well maybe I'm going to hear a competent game call but it doesn't happen. It's not her fault, it's obvious that, in terms of calling the game, NOTHING useful is coming to them through the headphones, thus nothing gets communicated to us in the audience.
She doesn’t appear to be an inside force.
Disagree. I don’t think a loss on the road without Azzi is enough to disregard UConn’s strength of schedule and quality wins. Stanford stayed at 2 after their loss because it was a strong matchup and a “good” loss. Ohio State and Indiana may jump UConn becuase they’re undefeated and got quality wins in the Big10/ACC challenge this week but I don’t think the Huskies deserve to drop out of the Top 5 for a loss like this one. ND’s loss to Maryland and this win basically cancel each other out rankings-movement-wise so they can stay where they are.
She's not getting the assists...
I’m not so sure about this. There’s more than one way to be a force inside: being stout or being swift. Breanna was always a force and it was through being swift. Jana is swift. I think she can be a force, a rim protector, a rebounder, a post up scorer a passer. Ice and Ayanna can bring the muscle if she doesn’t have enough.
With all due respect tapes are one of the most valuable coaching tools. Never burn a tape and the one you think you should is the one a team should watch the most. You can't learn as much from mistakes watching tape from games where everything went well.
Just a different opinion, anyone, anywhere, anytime and it is a boost for the women's game. How many Big East games will be on a national network on a Sunday afternoon. You say bad blood but do not realize that is what makes rivalries and draws fans to the game.
Yes, anyone observing the game would realize Caroline is a shell of her former self at this point. The stat line is a story.
I agree but she is too damn good for it to be something else. She is simply not back to her use to be.
Oh but what if wearing a shamrock?
And...... This is a big AND how many of us are at practice every day and know more than Geno and CD? Does she get up and down the floor as quick as the rest of the team? One observation of mine.
I can't speak for others but I have no problem with Rebecca calling games. Also very happy for her just signing a new multi year contract with ESPN. I think she calls them all fair and square.
I was yelling at Geno to call timeout; your post right on target.
