ND-UConn 2015 National Championship Game Thread

[HoopsFan21]

Will be interesting to see what adjustments Geno makes at half.

 

[BugsyCT]

ugly 1st half for both teams

 

[Dove]

Come on Morgan. Huge freebies here...

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Moriah holding the ball way too long. They got bailed out.

Not sure what the issue is tonight. Pressure, nerves?

 

[HoopsFan21]

31-23 half

 

[j66kicker]

Moriah holding the ball way too long. They got bailed out.

Not sure what the issue is tonight. Pressure, nerves?

ND is good. We're beating them by 8 at the half.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I have to say, Jewell Loyd is a lot more tolerable as a person than Skylar Diggins.

 

[Hongster]

Uconn needs to move more on the offense, keep moving until the defense collapse or look for picks and rolls.

 

[TRuconnfan]

Ugly half. Everyone seems off..I can't believe were up 8.
Hopefully we got all the kinks out and play our game in the 2nd half.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Moriah holding the ball way too long. They got bailed out.

Not sure what the issue is tonight. Pressure, nerves?

I think it's just familiarity. We're doing a lot of unusual stuff tonight especially on offense. When was the last time we had multiple travel/3-second calls in a game let alone the first 10 minutes? Don't we have the biggest kid on the court tonight? Put her down low and chuck it to her. We seem to not be doing well around the rim tonight which is usually something we do well.

 

[huskeynut]

As was said in the pre-game and during the game, these teams know each other very well. No surprises.

This is going to be a grind it out game.

 

[Hongster]

I have to say, Jewell Loyd is a lot more tolerable as a person than Skylar Diggins.

Yes, she is very likable.

 

[wvhuskyfan]

Last year's beautiful choreographed NC game seems like a distant memory right about now. Can't believe how sloppy it has been.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

ND is good. We're beating them by 8 at the half.

And Notre Dame has played really poorly too. They're on pace for 25 TO's.

 

[Hongster]

Up by 8 is nothing. Uconn needs to have a better start in the second half, I would like to hit them with a surprise full court press and score on them TOs.

 

[geneticrex]

Not a good night for KML and Tuck to lose their touch.

 

[SHS72]

Yeah, very sloppy. Should have expected this with these two. Honestly, one ND other than Lloyd gets hot and hits some 3s, we may be in trouble.

 

[GoUconn7961]

I think Geno needs to settle the troops..

 

[jimazee]

UConn escaped.... so far. Gotta get someone or three going. Hopefully adjustments will be to our advantage. Muffit and company know Huskies better than anyone and play 'em tough if not pretty

 

[Brochacho]

This game is awful. ND should be up double digits and UConn should be up 20. Neither team wants to play well.

 

[HoopsFan21]

I think Geno needs to settle the troops..

I'm hoping Geno is drawing up a mini-run for the first 4-minute segment of the 2nd half to put ND too far down to make a come back.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Our offense is too choreographed. If you've figured out the steps, like ND has, they're going to keep being in the passing lanes, cutting off the screening action we want to run, and we're going to bog down.

 

[baggerbob]

Need for Morgan to settle down, she needs to grab a few rebounds, and maybe get a put back.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Could easily have been a 15 point plus lead for UConn with how Notre Dame is playing. Of course it could be a tie game going into half time with how many easy shots UConn is missing and if ND took better care of the ball. Prefer UConn's position, but this is still any teams game.

 

[Aluminny69]

Not nearly as bad as the UConn-Stanford game, 2011?

This is what happens when two great teams get together, they tend to cancel each other out. Neither team is used to this tough an opponent.