Nice night for a coming out party, ONO?

[formerlurker]

I'm a football board guy but sports are sports. There was a 4 minute stretch where you could actually feel that young woman's self confidence grow each and every time she touched the ball.

 

[Geew1992]

I'm a football board guy but sports are sports. There was a 4 minute stretch where you could actually feel that young woman's self confidence grow each and every time she touched the ball.

You should come here more often

 

[DaBball]

I'm a football board guy but sports are sports. There was a 4 minute stretch where you could actually feel that young woman's self confidence grow each and every time she touched the ball.

Sure could feel it. Went from not even look at the basket to confidently posting up and scoring.

 

[Shorty Dee]

Olivia was amazing!!

 

[ABCDFE]

I thought the younger class man played great

 

[Hayven]

She defiantly played great tonight. Now she just has to stop bringing the ball down when she’s around the basket. She has a bright future

 

[Fore!]

ONO was terrific. She will continue to get better, particularly when she adds some weight and strength (and when she learns to keep her arms straight up when defending).

 

[baggerbob]

She should not have been taken out of the game in the 4th quarter. Defense cost Uconn the game, with Olivia in the game ND wasn't getting easy shots.

 

[Jbigfan]

Olivia will be a force & I believe Coombs will be a starter next yr

 

[bballnut90]

I thought ONO was fantastic tonight. Not sure why Geno didn't utilize her in the 4th. Walker had a good game offensively but isn't a game changing presence inside like ONO is. With more playing time and a bigger role she's going to be a force next year. UCONN's young trio of Walker/Williams/ONO was excellent tonight.

 

[UCBaller2012]

She was amazing! Won’t lie though missed layups by her, Lou and Phee helped bring ND back. So proud of her fight though.

 

[OneTrickPony]

Olivia is the most improved player over the year...has the potential to be scary good. One of the best parts of this great season...

 

[tomcat]

Yes to all of the above. I thought Olivia could have a made a difference for at least a couple minutes more in the fourth. Loved the way she played in the mdidle of the game. That stretch when she was doing it all on both defense and offense was amazing. But remember, in the second half she was having serious trouble handling Turner, who was going to play the whole fourth quarter regardless.

I also console myself with the fact that if UConn's tall players did okay against but really could not handle ND's at crunch time, they would never have been able to handle Baylor's.

 

[chrissaran]

Ono is the only tall player. Pheesa is only 6'1". Katie Lou doesn't guard centers. Olivia needed more time earlier in the year to get to a higher level. Saying that, she did play great.

 

[baggerbob]

Ono is the only tall player. Pheesa is only 6'1". Katie Lou doesn't guard centers. Olivia needed more time earlier in the year to get to a higher level. Saying that, she did play great.

The problem the last 3 year's has been the main 5 has been 1 forward and 4 guards. When Stewie and Tuck left the interior defense and toughness left.

 

[UConnNick]

The problem the last 3 year's has been the main 5 has been 1 forward and 4 guards. When Stewie and Tuck left the interior defense and toughness left.

One problem is whipping up on AAC patsies for the entire second half of the season tends to give the team a false sense of how good they are. During the past three seasons, we just haven't been quite good enough to match up favorably with the handful of elite teams that make the Final Four.