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msf22b said:
Did UConn unnecessrily run up the score at the end?
Sherri didn't look too happy on the handshake line.
Chris was perhaps over-exuberant near the end.
Geno might have lightened up on the running.
Remember, they're supposed to be friends.
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UConn's explosion in the fourth quarter was in the context of its half court offense and half court defense. The team did not press or try to outrun OK in transition. It just happened that our reserves were on fire from three, OK was unable to stay in front of UConn's drivers, and we got some steals. Also, OK became listless.
 
One point not mentioned which I found very impressive is that Liv picked up a somewhat dubious foul in the first 2 minutes and then played so aggressively and smart keeping a distance to her opponent and moving her feet so well.
 
UConnCat said:
no
too bad
no
no
who cares
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Perhaps I was mistaken in putting my comments in the form of queries (trying to be overly polite).
Let me try again.

in my view, Chris, momentarily lost control of the team and the team ended the game in a very
un-UConn manner.

It is usual Geno practice to take the foot off the petal in a 30+ win, especially, when the opponent is an old friend. It takes the form of pulling back on fast breaks, running clock, and eschewing 3's.

None of that happened this afternoon; it's not a disaster, other teams do it, and Geno was not present.
But I thought it was uncomely and not in the best tradition of the program.
 
Tale of 2 halves. The 2nd half was so good it almost made me forget the first half -- some of the 4Q pts would have been more helpful in Q1-2. That UConn was able to hang on in the first half I would attribute to Danger & Olivia's defense. Did CD make adjustments between halves or did the basket just get wider for them in Q3-4?

Olivia was on fire pretty much all the way through. MW got her shot back in the 2nd half which certainly contributed to the blowout. Big hopes for CW after her first shot at the beginning, of Q1, but she is still erratic with her midrange stuff -- sometimes very good, sometimes disappointing. Don't know if her early 3 personal fouls had an effect on her play -- to my eyes they didn't, but someone with sharper eyes might have seen something. I find Anna's passing to be puzzling at times; couple of them looked more like floaters; the "finesse" seems to be unusual & maybe vulnerable to TOs. Also I'm still nervous when she brings the ball back up the floor; she seems to be on the verge of getting caught in traps. Still, she probably needs the practice; CW doesn't have any issues holding on to the ball as far as I can tell Always good to see the seniors able to score, but I seem to recall Kyra's passes twice gave the ball to OK in the 1st half;. TOs in the 1st half might have prevented the team from getting into offensive rhythm. Be interesting to see Griffin start & how she copes.

Also props to Taylor Robertson of OK; I don't think the UConn defense on her was that bad, but she burned them all the way through. Amazing shooter. The rest of the OK offense had a very bad day.
 
Crossover said:
UConn's explosion in the fourth quarter was in the context of its half court offense and half court defense. The team did not press or try to outrun OK in transition. It just happened that our reserves were on fire from three, OK was unable to stay in front of UConn's drivers, and we got some steals. Also, OK became listless.
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Actually, CD was not happy with the last shot we made but in defense, we were flying so fast, no one could even process that we could run out the clock.

Sorry; Not Sorry
 
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msf22b said:
Perhaps I was mistaken in putting my comments in the form of queries (trying to be overly polite).
Let me try again.

in my view, Chris, momentarily lost control of the team and the team ended the game in a very
un-UConn manner.

It is usual Geno practice to take the foot off the petal in a 30+ win, especially, when the opponent is an old friend. It takes the form of pulling back on fast breaks, running clock, and eschewing 3's.

None of that happened this afternoon; it's not a disaster, other teams do it, and Geno was not present.
But I thought it was uncomely and not in the best tradition of the program.
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UConn did stop fast breaking. I don't think Geno ever asked the team to eschew wide open threes , or to avoid taking the ball to the rim when a lane opens wide. Working on our half court offense does not mean passing the ball aimlessly around the perimeter for 30 seconds.
 
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"I think we played as close to a good 40 minutes as we had all year," Dailey said. "Today there was no lull, that was a big step for this team. Really really happy. Olivia played great, everyone played well. Crystal, Kristin, Aubrey gave us some good minutes. Great way to end this portion of our season and send kids home for holidays in good spirits."
 
"I don't know that we're the No. 1 team in the country. I haven't seen enough of a lot of people," Dailey said. "I've known our team when they have been No. 1 and this team isn't there yet. We're not worried if we're No. 1 now. Give ourselves best chance to be in that position in March. Geno said it last week. He was shocked we're the No. 2 team. I think he'll be shocked if we're the number one team."

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UConnCat said:
"I think we played as close to a good 40 minutes as we had all year," Dailey said. "Today there was no lull, that was a big step for this team. Really really happy. Olivia played great, everyone played well. Crystal, Kristin, Aubrey gave us some good minutes. Great way to end this portion of our season and send kids home for holidays in good spirits."
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Amen.
 
msf22b said:
Perhaps I was mistaken in putting my comments in the form of queries (trying to be overly polite).
Let me try again.

in my view, Chris, momentarily lost control of the team and the team ended the game in a very
un-UConn manner.

It is usual Geno practice to take the foot off the petal in a 30+ win, especially, when the opponent is an old friend. It takes the form of pulling back on fast breaks, running clock, and eschewing 3's.

None of that happened this afternoon; it's not a disaster, other teams do it, and Geno was not present.
But I thought it was uncomely and not in the best tradition of the program.
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In my previous replies I have explained why I don't think we were running up the score. But even if you are right, this particular team needs to learn how to keep it's foot on the gas and play for a full 40. Did you see the second half of the DePaul game?
 
ABCDFE said:
That fact that CW isn’t playing her best yet gives shows even greater potential of this team. If CW can play her A game we have a very strong team with AG and AM contributing and Irwin not hurting us and spelling minutes for others.
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Molly Bent is also coming into her own. And Crystal Dangerfield’s toughness playing through pain is unbelievable
 
eebmg said:
One point not mentioned which I found very impressive is that Liv picked up a somewhat dubious foul in the first 2 minutes and then played so aggressively and smart keeping a distance to her opponent and moving her feet so well.
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ONO's quick hands and feet are pretty obvious but the main thing that's allowed her to improve so fast is that she's wicked smart. She not only understands the movements and purpose of the offense but she already understands all the defensive and offensive concepts that the coaches have shown her so far. When she learns to turn over her left shoulder with a drop step, look out.
 
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BobbyJ said:
ONO's quick hands and feet are pretty obvious but the main thing that's allowed her to improve so fast is that she's wicked smart. She not only understands the movements and purpose of the offense but she already understands all the defensive and offensive concepts that the coaches have shown her so far. When she learns to turn over her left shoulder with a drop step, look out.
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you mean wicked smaht
 
Bronxjeff said:
Wow! I just checked the boxscore on ESPN. Aubrey had 14 points, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals! In 13 minutes!!

I thought she looked good while watching, but man o' man talk about efficiency!
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Griffin is electric. Haven't seen a kid in many years that gets off her feet as quick as she does.
 
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