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Bigpetunia said:
While he is being unjustly accused of being a prophet of doom, Sloan has several pretty good points about tonight. I suspect we'll wind up winning, but I'm made uncomfortable by several things. Stef's confidence is shot. We have way too much trouble getting the ball in to her, and, when we do, her turnover tendencies are becoming serious, mainly because she has yet to learn to use her big body aggressively, and still insists on putting the ball on the floor too much. This puts much more pressure on Bria and KML to hit from the periphery, always something of a crapshoot. Let's hope they're both "on." Also, the game will be very physical, and ND is way more clever than we are at "playing" the refs, getting to the line disproportionally compared to us. And, probably most importantly, what will Tiff bring to the table tonight? If she disappears, we're in trouble! We're still a team without a clear identity, despite our undeniable talent, because no one has emerged as the undisputed floor leader. This is Tiff's big chance to do it in a big game, and throughout the tournament!
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I will agree with this....

atleast you didnt just say "ND will win on Monday"
 
I am really torn on picking a winner tonight. Prior to the two losses by UCONN and ND at home I would have said that UCONN would win this game. But each losing to a lower ranked opponent gives me pause when I go to pick either way. The UCONN loss actually was not as alarming to me as ND's was because ND has a more experienced team.

My pick for tonight is still UCONN as long as you can get some post production. Peters has been playing well and Achonwa seems to be developing well. If Dolson and Stokes can't put up some decent numbers it will be a tough one to win.
 
Lets see how this game turns out tonight.......I have my DVR all fired up....I have 3 surgeries in the morning and 4:30 comes early......Hopefully, UCONN proves me wrong.........GO UCONN!!!
 
jsloanjr said:
Lets see how this game turns out tonight.......I have my DVR all fired up....I have 3 surgeries in the morning and 4:30 comes early......Hopefully, UCONN proves me wrong.........GO UCONN!!!
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JS, we got it done in Happy Valley yesterday.
 
easttexastrash said:
I am really torn on picking a winner tonight. Prior to the two losses by UCONN and ND at home I would have said that UCONN would win this game. But each losing to a lower ranked opponent gives me pause when I go to pick either way. The UCONN loss actually was not as alarming to me as ND's was because ND has a more experienced team.

My pick for tonight is still UCONN as long as you can get some post production. Peters has been playing well and Achonwa seems to be developing well. If Dolson and Stokes can't put up some decent numbers it will be a tough one to win.
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There's a lot of pressure on Stef and to a (slightly) lesser extent on Kiah tonight, with maybe 1% of it coming from outside of the program.

The other 99% is from Geno, who has clearly laid down the gauntlet.
 
Sloanie is a riot...esp. given that his rant came from the very maw of the wily Fox. I can't wait to see how this game is coached. Not much said about that, but it's genius vs. genius in my view.
 
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JS said:
Why quibble over synonyms?
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I'm with you JS... synonyms ain't worth the knife fight... cause ev'body knows synonyms is good with ev'thang....

Synonym buns, Synonym buns with raisins, Synonym flapjacks, Synonym Jambalaya, Synonym cakes, Synonym toofpaste, Synonym Cherrios, Synonym apple soup, Synonym Ice cream with jimmies/shots/sprinkles, Synonym fried rice, Synonym chicken with tater's, Synonym Shrimp...

YOPB
 
jsloanjr said:
I just finishes watching that Marq game Geno style and this team is so out of sorts that one day will not fix all their problems......How many times does every player need to get beat off the dribble before they start to fix the problem. Here are my reasons for ND Victory on Monday: Thoughts from Geno;s Show on Sat......Now, I watch games differently.......

1. No PG for UC
2. No Post toughness or Post presents.
3. Poor team defense.......Cannot keep their man in front of them.
4. Cannot stop the dribble drive and ND will expose them over and over
5. Poor spacing on offense that causes poor passing and no open Passing lanes.
6 ND is too physical and they will force 20 turnovers Min.
7. Bria has lost her confidence and misses too many open J's
8. KML is still a freshmen and is prone to mistakes to cover up for the other poor guard play.
9. Too many players playing out of position. Geno is right when he said players do not know how to play BB from a court management and skills and missing BB IQ.......Too many AAU games with poor fundamentals and no coaching.
10. College coaches are now left to start remedial BB.......

When Marq runs a basic inbound play 4 times and scores.......How does that happeen? If your stomach can stand to watch last nights game again, look for all of the above.

ND 78 UCONN 68
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Well if you really beleive that you are going to wake up to a NiteMare. .UConn will win by double digets and it may not be that close. ND shouldve lost the first time. Alot of fouls late by ND and no calls and alot of fouls on UConn that shouldve been charges on ND and maybe a little ND home cookin. UConn by 10+
 
OK, Reasons we could be in trouble tonight;
1. Notre Dame has been the more cohesive team throughout the season; I stated that before the last game. More
true now.
2. One cannot find anything positive in the deteriorating morale of the posts; I mean both breaking down in public after a game so late in the season cannot by any standard be considered a good sign.
3. Both teams were in a little funk as of late but Noversel had a break out game the other day and Bria didn't.
4. Like UTENN to a much lesser extent, its hard to know exactly what UCONN team is going to show up on
any given night.
5. Devereaux Peters had become far more disciplined and is rarely is in foul trouble (like last year).
6. Related to #1, the super-senior leadership gives Notre Dame a big edge.
7. They have shown the mental toughness that Geno craves for this team.

My predictions: I think that our posts will find Nirvana, but perhaps not in this game. I think the talent is equal. How Doty is able to perform may be the difference. If the game is close, I like our chances, if its a blowout, I don't.
 
Bigpetunia said:
her turnover tendencies are becoming serious, mainly because she has yet to learn to use her big body aggressively, and still insists on putting the ball on the floor too much.
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She hasn't had more than 2 TO's on any one game since that horrible Louisville game where she had 6. That was 6 game ago.
 
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msf22b said:
OK, Reasons we could be in trouble tonight;
1. Notre Dame has been the more cohesive team throughout the season; I stated that before the last game. More
true now.
2. One cannot find anything positive in the deteriorating morale of the posts; I mean both breaking down in public after a game so late in the season cannot by any standard be considered a good sign.
3. Both teams were in a little funk as of late but Noversel had a break out game the other day and Bria didn't.
4. Like UTENN to a much lesser extent, its hard to know exactly what UCONN team is going to show up on
any given night.
5. Devereaux Peters had become far more disciplined and is rarely is in foul trouble (like last year).
6. Related to #1, the super-senior leadership gives Notre Dame a big edge.
7. They have shown the mental toughness that Geno craves for this team.

My predictions: I think that our posts will find Nirvana, but perhaps not in this game. I think the talent is equal. How Doty is able to perform may be the difference. If the game is close, I like our chances, if its a blowout, I don't.
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Naaaa.....you're not negative....lol.
 
BooRadley said:
I'm with you JS... synonyms ain't worth the knife fight... cause ev'body knows synonyms is good with ev'thang....

Synonym buns, Synonym buns with raisins, Synonym flapjacks, Synonym Jambalaya, Synonym cakes, Synonym toofpaste, Synonym Cherrios, Synonym apple soup, Synonym Ice cream with jimmies/shots/sprinkles, Synonym fried rice, Synonym chicken with tater's, Synonym Shrimp...

YOPB
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Knew a girl named Synonym Simmons. Man, was she sweet. Perky too. She also had a lisp. I think she changed her name as a result. To Antonym. Much easier to say. Though afterward she was far more contrary.
 
easttexastrash said:
I am really torn on picking a winner tonight. Prior to the two losses by UCONN and ND at home I would have said that UCONN would win this game. But each losing to a lower ranked opponent gives me pause when I go to pick either way. The UCONN loss actually was not as alarming to me as ND's was because ND has a more experienced team.
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UConn lost to now #18 ranked St. John's, the team that gave Baylor a tussle for a half - without its best player.
 
jsloanjr said:
Lets see how this game turns out tonight.......I have my DVR all fired up....I have 3 surgeries in the morning and 4:30 comes early......Hopefully, UCONN proves me wrong.........GO UCONN!!!
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you're a doctor too?
 
"I just finishes watching that Marq game Geno style . . . "


Ok. Maybe I'll understand it if I read it again.
 
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Tonyc said:
UConn will win by double digets and it may not be that close. UConn by 10+
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Tony ol' friend, too small qwibbells....

Notre Dame is french for "We've may have the best fight song but we are stuck up little twirps, living on past football glory, and ungrateful snoots completely unwilling to repay the Big East for giving a home to our other sports by committing to Big East football while suiting up some of the most accomplished thespian guards in all of the WCBB." Oscars anyone????
If you take a little time to think about it.... Origin: French, Gender: Female... This leads us to my first qwibbell, which revolves around the fact that "digets" should have been "la digettes." The rest of it was prefect if you set aside the part taken up by my second qwibbell below."


I would fell a little beatter, if you had us winning by a lot more than 10+..... I miss the old TonyCop... the one always ready to make a longshot score prediction. [witch, btw, more oftan then knot came very clothes to knailing the finel skore...]


No chanse we loose twonite!!! Go Huskies!!!!

Your Ol' Pal Boo

Note: Tony and I have know each other since the 1960's.... I'm just teasing a highly valued old friend.
 
I had to come back to this thread and admit that I had it all wrong tonight. I really thought this team would rise to the occasion and I really didn't think that Notre Dame had it in them to come into our house and take it away from us. But, they did...they were the better team and for the reasons I refuted in my post. The OP jsloanjr, was correct in his assessment. The lack of a pg hurt us this evening, the turnovers hurt us this evening, the lack of a third scorer really hurt, the fact that Doty and Faris don't take shots or make shots makes it feel like we are playing 5 on 3 basketball. I really thought KML was onto something working the post and popping out for threes...but, alas it wasn't to be...maybe it is because she is a freshmen...here I figured we are almost in March...your freshman year is over...it is a new season...so who knows can this team find itself...it is getting a little late... My apologies to the OP great pre-game analysis.
 
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