Our ladies game

[huskymedic]

Maryland is in Greenbelt, MD, which is an awful place, gone for runs around there.

University of Maryland is in College Park??

 

[storrsroars]

BTW, that was one of the more amazing shots I have seen, men or women. Does she remind anyone a little of Khalid El-Amin? Super under sized but with a huge heart?

The possession before, I was sure Itty-Bitty was going to do a Kemba ankle breaking step back - she started forward, had the defender (Nurse, I think) backing up, but instead of the step back, she just stuttered for a sec, froze Kia then drove toward the hoop. I have no doubt she could do it if she wanted, and it would be awesome.

 

[Travelman6]

University of Maryland is in College Park??

Ya, I made a mistake. Been 3 years since I lived there. Greenbelt, of course, is the very next stop on the green line after College Park. I do not like the area and maybe combined the two stops in my head.

 

[sledog]

The TV audience probably just contacted by 95% for the final. That should show the NCAA that scheduling 10:30 games is BS - as Gino hinted.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

BC isn't in Boston and Maryland isn't in in Baltimore or D.C.

It's not like I care hugely, but you're not counting Newton or College Park, when both are less than 10 milesfrom the heart of their respective anchor cities?

 

[Travelman6]

It's not like I care hugely, but you're not counting Newton or College Park, when both are less than 10 milesfrom the heart of their respective anchor cities?

College Park is 9, maybe 9.5 miles* outside of DC depending on the route you take and where you are going (greenbelt is another 2 or 3 miles or so) BUT CP is a world away from DC....

*(and if we include places like Fort Totten that is as low as just over 7 miles)

 

[uconnfan68]

The TV audience probably just contacted by 95% for the final. That should show the NCAA that scheduling 10:30 games is BS - as Gino hinted.

Geno.

 

[David 76]

While we're correcting names, could we get the team's name right? They are the Women Huskies. If you want a "Ladies" team follow Tennesee or some other "charming" old fashioned school..
Girls mirrors boys, Ladies mirrors Genlemen but in a less capable way. And Women goes with Men.

 

[intlzncster]

?

111 wins vs 111 pts in high school. 111 pts is an old inside joke here.

 

[intlzncster]

That's wild. To take it a step further, there are no P5 schools in Philly, NYC, Hartford, D.C., Baltimore, or Boston. They've completely froze out the east coast.

Gotta be a huge market opportunity here. Problem is, no one down south looks at the North as an opportunity football wise. They see a wasteland (as it's currently constituted), not what could be.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

?

Canadian Denham Brown scored 111 points in a high school game, prior to playing for UConn 2002-2006. This factoid makes regularly random appearances on The Boneyard as appropriate. Hope this helps.

 

[Alum86]

Canadian Denham Brown scored 111 points in a high school game, prior to playing for UConn 2002-2006. This factoid makes regularly random appearances on The Boneyard as appropriate. Hope this helps.

And cost us the Mason game. Why :ck did he shoot the last shot?

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

And cost us the Mason game. Why :ck did he shoot the last shot?

Some here wanted Crystal Dangerfield instead of Saniya Chong on Friday night. I'd have preferred much more Jeff Adrien in the George Mason game. Who knows?

 

[BUConn10]

I root for, and follow, nearly all UConn teams. I'm concerned that I have already seen the best of times for us, and college sports in general. The uneven distribution of power and money will kill it for all. If any P5 school thinks they'll get anything from me after they have ruined the landscape, they are sadly mistaken. There are 3 P5 schools in NY, New England, and New Jersey, combined. Mississippi has 2. What's wrong with that picture?

Wow, I never actually thought about the fact that the most sparsely populated regions of the country have so much more P5 representation.

But I think that's partly cultural. People in the south will tattoo "Roll Tide" across their foreheads even in a down season, I don't see UConn even selling hoodies, marchandise and gear that's very modern in retail stores within its own state even remotely relative to the program's success and perceived popularity in Connecticut.

Part of that issue will never change, there's simply more options for things to do in the Northeast than down in the sticks of Mississippi.

 

[champs99and04]

It's not like I care hugely, but you're not counting Newton or College Park, when both are less than 10 milesfrom the heart of their respective anchor cities?

I'm speaking technically. Practically, it's true that there's no real difference - it's kind of like the Giants and Jets playing in New Jersey.

I wasn't trying to make any real point except for that it sounded better. Either way you cut it, the p5 is under-represented on the east coast.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I'm speaking technically. Practically, it's true that there's no real difference - it's kind of like the Giants and Jets playing in New Jersey.

I wasn't trying to make any real point except for that it sounded better. Either way you cut it, the p5 is under-represented on the east coast.

Oh definitely underrepresented, though in Northeast fashion, it could be argued that we have better (or at least more) things to do on Saturday afternoons between late summer and, say, Thanksgiving.

 

[the Q]

Ugh, stop with the ref crap. Yes, they sucked, but it's not even reason #6 why UConn lost or Mississippi State won.

They played bad. But they get those 2 right and it's game over.

And neither was even that hard to get right.

 

[the Q]

I feel like Chong got in her own head there as the senior who rode the bench for three years. Her moment finally..etc.

Absolutely insane move to drive with 13 seconds left. Stuff middle schoolers know not to do.

The last 26 seconds summed up 75% of her career (read: her first 3 seasons)

Low bball IQ

Poor shot selection

Abysmal defensive effort

 

[buddy]

The women's hoops market is:

1. Older folks
2. Young families with children, especially daughters
3. Gays

These demographics aren't generally competing with the NBA, NFL, or even men's NCAA for market share. Smart marketing could pay off huge dividend.

So young straight unmarried people without children do not watch women's basketball, but basically every one else does. I know plenty of old folks who watch the NBA, NFL, and men's hoops. I will admit that the numbers are decreasing as they die off. I don't think many gay men watch women's basketball, but lesbians probably do and some straight men. I know old folks who watch UConn women only. I know gays who watch the NFL, NBA, and men's college sports. I also know gays who don't watch sports at all. I know straights who don't watch sports at all. You really need to tune up your demographics.

 

[ivrytontusker]

So young straight unmarried people without children do not watch women's basketball, but basically every one else does. I know plenty of old folks who watch the NBA, NFL, and men's hoops. I will admit that the numbers are decreasing as they die off. I don't think many gay men watch women's basketball, but lesbians probably do and some straight men. I know old folks who watch UConn women only. I know gays who watch the NFL, NBA, and men's college sports. I also know gays who don't watch sports at all. I know straights who don't watch sports at all. You really need to tune up your demographics.

There is a difference between a statistical point about a population and a particular case. The fact that you know people with certain characteristics who watch women's basketball is beside the point. Furthermore, CT is hugely atypical here. Many more people (and sorts of people) watch women's basketball in CT than elsewhere.

Elsewhere, "everyone else" does not watch women's basketball. If everyone watched women's basketball, UConn wouldn't be locked out of a P5 conference. It is and will always be a niche market, like college hockey, baseball, lacrosse, etc.

 

[uconnfan68]

Wow, I never actually thought about the fact that the most sparsely populated regions of the country have so much more P5 representation.

But I think that's partly cultural. People in the south will tattoo "Roll Tide" across their foreheads even in a down season, I don't see UConn even selling hoodies, marchandise and gear that's very modern in retail stores within its own state even remotely relative to the program's success and perceived popularity in Connecticut.

Part of that issue will never change, there's simply more options for things to do in the Northeast than down in the sticks of Mississippi.

Plenty of Pats, Giants, and Jets stuff though. I agree, different cultures, but if you had to pay to watch would you? I'd pay for UConn, but that's it.