Oklahoma post game thread

[ochoopsfan]

UConn won
UConn scored 97 points
UConn scored 62 points in the paint
UConn only took 3 FT's (only went 1 for 3 on the FT's so UConn scored 96 points from fg's, is that a record?)
Oklahoma had no match up for any UConn player that went into the paint. Not only that, I dont think they tried to match up. If they did someone would have a body on them or been fouled.
UConn won a game that helped with the stats, but IMO, did nothing to help them down the road when they will face teams that can match up. That isnt UConns fault, it is just they played an opponent that wasnt prepared or did not try that hard. UConn hit 62% of their 2 point shots, seems very high, but if you are not defended seems about right.
Not being a Holiday downer, just trying to be realistic from what I saw.

 

[DefenseBB]

UConn won
UConn scored 97 points
UConn scored 62 points in the paint
UConn only took 3 FT's (only went 1 for 3 on the FT's so UConn scored 96 points from fg's, is that a record?)
Oklahoma had no match up for any UConn player that went into the paint. Not only that, I dont think they tried to match up. If they did someone would have a body on them or been fouled.
UConn won a game that helped with the stats, but IMO, did nothing to help them down the road when they will face teams that can match up. That isnt UConns fault, it is just they played an opponent that wasnt prepared or did not try that hard. UConn hit 62% of their 2 point shots, seems very high, but if you are not defended seems about right.
Not being a Holiday downer, just trying to be realistic from what I saw.

Well my fine West Coast colleague, On this post we must part ways. I was at this game and the OK team was extremely physical inside with #3, #25 and #21 all mauling Liv every chance they could. It was actually frustrating the heck out of us fans many of whom were yelling at the Refs. #22 fouled out with her aggressive tactics but more should of. On the flip side, Liv became more aggressive as well and fouls were not called that could or should have been.
The first half was UConn not sure how to handle the physical play, the second half was run more, cut more, pass more and push back more.
Oklahoma was trying to push the pace more in the 4th Quarter due to being down for so much so that tempo led to our tempo of fast breaks and fast shots that CD alluded to and which while I understand CD, as a fan at the game it was more exciting to see up and down action than “stall tactics”.
This game was more than “stats” as their defensive pressure on the perimeter was awesome to watch. And I have to give props to @MilfordHusky who told me before the game about #30 Taylor Johnson Robertson (thanks @meyers7) and her shooting skills to which I was dubious. However UConn did try to front her all the time, worked hard on her but that’s kid can shoot-quick release, high arc and quiet but confident demeanor. She looks so unassuming but man can she play and shoot. THis type of player was good for UConn to go against. Didi Richards of Baylor will have her hands full.
You missed your mark today my friend. Good thing the game I still posted if you want to rewatch.

 

[meyers7]

Anna is doing fine and will get alot better once she gets just a little bit less hard headed and set in her ways.

Not sure what game you are referring to with 11 rebounds?? She had 5. Her rebounding is goodd for a guard but her game yesterday was pedestrian which is fine when Liv plays all world

I believe Dokey was referring to Seton Hall. She had 11.

 

[meyers7]

This game was more than “stats” as their defensive pressure on the perimeter was awesome to watch. And I have to give props to @MilfordHusky who told me before the game about #30 Taylor Johnson and her shooting skills to which I was dubious.

Taylor Robertson. (don't listen to everything Milford says ) And she's only a Sophomore.

 

[Charliebball]

In Liv's post game, she said the OK team seemed tired and that pushed them to move and cut even more. That was even more true on defense,

Oklahoma certainly didn't look like a particularly athletic team to begin with...............

 

[eebmg]

Oklahoma certainly didn't look like a particularly athletic team to begin with...............

Is OK ever athletic?

 

[RockyMTblue2]

As noted, there were a number of significant personal and team improvements in this game. This team is starting to remind me of the 2017 team that in beginning of year many thought was not talented enough to be top team (i.e. few trusted KLS and Collier to lead team). Still too early to predict where this year's relatively untested team will finish but like the progression.

You'll like Mike Anthony's take on the game:

"Here are the numbers more relevant to reaching another Final Four, maybe winning a 12th national title, any lofty postseason aspirations or expectations: 37 minutes, 27 points, 15 rebounds, seven blocks.

Those are the numbers posted by Olivia Nelson-Ododa against the Sooners.

Those numbers matter so much more than whatever the AP’s collection of votes from across the country spits out after another little shakeup at the top of the national snow globe picture."

Mike Anthony: Rise of UConn’s Nelson-Ododa truly matters; whatever the Huskies are ranked this week does not

As if it truly matters, there will be a great deal of conversation revolving around a No. 1 ranking possibly being assigned to the UConn women’s basketball team Monday afternoon when the late…

www.courant.com

 

[Charliebball]

This may be sacrilege, but at this point in her career, Liv is a much better shot blocker than Stewie. Now if she could only knock down her 3’s....

you know ONO has a nice mid range game which I hope we see more of as the season progresses in addition to the continued aggressiveness inside.............she certainly hit some threes in high school....................if she can add that to the arsenal on a somewhat consistent basis then the sky's the limit.......

 

[Charliebball]

Is OK ever athletic?

they are in football....................

 

[Triad]

You'll like Mike Anthony's take on the game:

"Here are the numbers more relevant to reaching another Final Four, maybe winning a 12th national title, any lofty postseason aspirations or expectations: 37 minutes, 27 points, 15 rebounds, seven blocks.

Those are the numbers posted by Olivia Nelson-Ododa against the Sooners.

Those numbers matter so much more than whatever the AP’s collection of votes from across the country spits out after another little shakeup at the top of the national snow globe picture."

Mike Anthony: Rise of UConn’s Nelson-Ododa truly matters; whatever the Huskies are ranked this week does not

As if it truly matters, there will be a great deal of conversation revolving around a No. 1 ranking possibly being assigned to the UConn women’s basketball team Monday afternoon when the late…

www.courant.com

Some on the BY have been saying: As Olivia Nelson Ododa goes so goes UConn. I.E. All championships, this year, goes through ONO.

 

[Charliebball]

You'll like Mike Anthony's take on the game:

"Here are the numbers more relevant to reaching another Final Four, maybe winning a 12th national title, any lofty postseason aspirations or expectations: 37 minutes, 27 points, 15 rebounds, seven blocks.

Those are the numbers posted by Olivia Nelson-Ododa against the Sooners.

Mike Anthony: Rise of UConn’s Nelson-Ododa truly matters; whatever the Huskies are ranked this week does not

As if it truly matters, there will be a great deal of conversation revolving around a No. 1 ranking possibly being assigned to the UConn women’s basketball team Monday afternoon when the late…

www.courant.com

the question is at this point in her young career can she dominate or even just hold her own against the likes of Baylor, Oregon and South Carolina...............she is certainly capable of doing that but only time will tell

 

[Triad]

you know ONO has a nice mid range game which I hope we see more of as the season progresses in addition to the continued aggressiveness inside.............she certainly hit some threes in high school....................if she can add that to the arsenal on a somewhat consistent basis then the sky's the limit.......

And she has knocked down some 3's for UConn, not many, but why should she shoot from 17 when she is deadly from 12 ft inward. Any time she can take a "BIG" 12 ft from the basket is a good thing.

 

[Triad]

the question is at this point in her young career can she dominate or even just hold her own against the likes of Baylor, Oregon and South Carolina...............she is certainly capable of doing that but only time will tell

Good question! To go along with that, although she has gained muscle and experience does she have enough of either to take on those you mention??? That said, she is light years away from the ONO we saw at this time last year, talent, experience, determination, she now looks like and plays like a champion.

 

[ghost]

Never understood while Sharri has not been able to develop many Top 20 teams. View her as a not great, but solid coach with enough personality to recruit. You would think she could poach enough Texas kids to compliment what the entire state of Ok could bring.

was surprised at the (lack of) conditioning of the OK team. they were gassed

 

[CL82]

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.

As a rule with a big lead and the shot clock off you don't take a shot. One of our kids did (I don't remember who.) Dailey yelled no at the time and said "I'm sorry about that" in the handshake line. Not a huge deal, but we shouldn't have done it.

 

[CL82]

Live potential is really really really high...

Though she's got a lot more muscle than last year, she's can put a lot more her frame, which will let bump more with bigger players. She's playing well now but she's not close to her ceiling yet.

 

[eebmg]

the question is at this point in her young career can she dominate or even just hold her own against the likes of Baylor, Oregon and South Carolina...............she is certainly capable of doing that but only time will tell

I have no doubt she can hold her own on talent. There is no Tierra McCowan / Kalani Brown out there that is just so physically dominant imho and while Aliyah may be that in future, she is just a Frosh.

The only issue in my mind is our depth at the Post. If she get shackled with fouls, all bets are off.

 

[eebmg]

they are in football....................

I guess we will see when LSU goes after them

but seriously, year after year, they seem very 'unathletic'

 

[CL82]

Few people know just how far Geno and Sharri go back. I read somewhere a while back that he recommended Coale for the OU head coach position when she was a candidate.

She tells a great story about Geno coming to practice to see a recruit when she was high school coach. She says something to effect that the it's middle of winter in Okla and Geno comes in like a rock star with loafers and no socks. It's funnier than that but that is the part that stuck in my mind.

 

[CL82]

Very interesting comments on Aubrey. She basically confirms that in the last 3 minutes or so, the team went a bit rouge and Aubrey was one of the major felons. They were supposed to run more offense but opportunities and opening were just so glaring, she took them so early but she is a freshman.

Good presser. It strikes me as funny that when our HOF coach is out sick we can replace him with our other HOF coach. I think I get why some programs' fans don't like us.

 

[JonathanXIV]

I said early in the season that Aubrey could 'turn it on' but I was not taken seriously .. even tho I had seen her play while others hadn't .. they seemed to know better than me without ever having seen her play .. I said she was a 'scoring machine' and still believe i m correct in that regard. And yes, she does have a pull-up jumper, but they're not running any stuff for her, eh? She has to make it up on the fly...

Waaayyyy too early for a victory lap. And she's still not on track to lead the team in scoring. And probably never will (given the other scorers she will be playing with).

 

[Crossover]

I said early in the season that Aubrey could 'turn it on' but I was not taken seriously .. even tho I had seen her play while others hadn't .. they seemed to know better than me without ever having seen her play .. I said she was a 'scoring machine' and still believe i m correct in that regard. And yes, she does have a pull-up jumper, but they're not running any stuff for her, eh? She has to make it up on the fly...

Oh please! First, although you have watched her more often, you are not the only person on the board who saw Aubrey play in high school. Second, from day one there has been general agreement that Aubrey is unusually gifted and will be a special player. While we might not have taken your word for it, we have taken Geno's. Third, most of the blow back you have received wasn't about whether Aubrey could "turn it on" or has a good jumper. It was about your claim that she would lead the team in scoring. I suppose that could still happen, but I have my doubts.

And before you make the old "she would lead the team if she played as many minutes as Megan" argument, the same could be said about Molly, based on her stats against Oklahoma. (And no, I am not comparing Aubrey and Molly. I am just making a point about the perils of extrapolation).

Does your arm ever get tired from patting yourself on the back?

 

[Blakeon18]

When Geno visited Norman to see Stacy Hansmeyer practice under the tutelage of Sherri he watched for a while and then went up to Sherri and asked her 'do you know how good you are?' Referring to her coaching ability not the quality of her team. He did in fact recommend to the Oklahoma AD that he hire Sherri...straight out of high school...and he did. I believe they were very close to dumping the women's basketball team at that point.

Sherri brought them to a high level but not the apex and it does seem they have fallen off somewhat in latter years. I don't believe OU has ever beaten UConn though they have played many times.

Highlight was 2002 NC game...UConn over OU 82-70 [maybe?]. An olde fashioned three point play by Dee sealed it with a minute or so to go.

Bar trivia question: how many treys did UConn hit in that game?

I think the answer is zero....with many attempts. Hit a normal percentage and the game would have been a blowout....uhhh...like the semi-final win over LadyVol Herself...by around 25 or 30...with Geno letting up in the second half

 

[eebmg]

Fun article by Carl Ademac with a little bit of everything.

Journal Inquirer

Serving towns east of the Connecticut River

www.journalinquirer.com

Funniest story of the night has to be this

As Chris Dailey made her way back to the UConn women’s basketball team’s locker room following the No. 2 Huskies’ 97-53 win over Oklahoma Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena, she took a moment to check her cell phone.
Geno Auriemma, who missed the game as he recovers from surgery, had checked in with his associate head coach.

“I got a text that said, ‘Call me,’ and I was like, ‘Oh God,’ ” Dailey said. “It’s like the principal is calling you. I went to Catholic school so my first thought was, ‘Oh God, what did I do wrong?’ ”


Also, I did not appreciate how well Megan has been rebounding and moving up the double double charts.

I suppose a season 20/10 average is within reach following Pheesa. Meg could not even allow Pheesa's contribution to last more than a year.

 

[Dokey]

You'll like Mike Anthony's take on the game:

"Here are the numbers more relevant to reaching another Final Four, maybe winning a 12th national title, any lofty postseason aspirations or expectations: 37 minutes, 27 points, 15 rebounds, seven blocks.

Those are the numbers posted by Olivia Nelson-Ododa against the Sooners.

Those numbers matter so much more than whatever the AP’s collection of votes from across the country spits out after another little shakeup at the top of the national snow globe picture."

Mike Anthony: Rise of UConn’s Nelson-Ododa truly matters; whatever the Huskies are ranked this week does not

As if it truly matters, there will be a great deal of conversation revolving around a No. 1 ranking possibly being assigned to the UConn women’s basketball team Monday afternoon when the late…

www.courant.com

Yup

 

[Dokey]

Good presser. It strikes me as funny that when our HOF coach is out sick we can replace him with our other HOF coach. I think I get why some programs' fans don't like us.

Hey, rouge I can take. What’s your favorite shade.

 

[eebmg]

I believe Dokey was referring to Seton Hall. She had 11.

Okey Dokey.

 

[Dokey]

I said early in the season that Aubrey could 'turn it on' but I was not taken seriously .. even tho I had seen her play while others hadn't .. they seemed to know better than me without ever having seen her play .. I said she was a 'scoring machine' and still believe i m correct in that regard. And yes, she does have a pull-up jumper, but they're not running any stuff for her, eh? She has to make it up on the fly...

I see great things for Aubrey once she gets into the UConn rhythm but for now I will accept the spark she can provide in limited minutes. That’s valuable. Hopefully, sitting on the bench she is watching team play and figuring out how she can work herself into it. I saw a flash or two...well, maybe only one...in OK game. And realistically four of her points came when Chris was shouting at them not to score when OK had basically thrown in the towel. This is no doubt why Geno limits her minutes. He doesn’t want to scare her off by having to shout at her for freshman mistakes made in longer court time.

 

[Zanzman]

they are in football....................

They don’t defense their either

 

[SLY63]

the question is at this point in her young career can she dominate or even just hold her own against the likes of Baylor, Oregon and South Carolina...............she is certainly capable of doing that but only time will tell

The key individuals in any game against top opponents will be the officials. If ONO stays on the floor for 35 minutes, we stand a good chance against anyone.