Post game thread - Cincy (merged thread)

[RockyMTblue2]

Last night's highlights. Hopefully not duplicating another post:

 

[Carnac]

Wow.
Imagine what can happen if CW, Anna and MW shots are all falling in the same game.
They were hitting the same open shots they were missing against the big 3.

If the team had shot this well, we may have won at least two of the 3 games we lost. The Baylor game for sure. We lost that one in the 4th quarter.

 

[LCConnFan]

You bring a good point about Sam Rogers. It seemed if the wind went by her she not only fell down and almost always did a back flip. Is there a flopping rule in Women's Basketball? If not, this replay would make most want to implement one. Cant believe her coach doesn't stop this since few could survive the beating she gives herself.

How funny you should say that about Rogers. Evidently it looked so obvious that everyone noticed. It was truly an Academy Award performance for her. Even Allen Bestwick mentioned how she would be sore the next day from falling so often!

 

[MSGRET]

If the team had shot this well, we may have one at least two of the 3 games we lost. The Baylor game for sure. We lost that one in the 4th quarter.

one OR won?

 

[EricLA]

How funny you should say that about Rogers. Evidently it looked so obvious that everyone noticed. It was truly an Academy Award performance for her. Even Allen Bestwick mentioned how she would be sore the next day from falling so often!

Side note - I like him a lot. He has an engaging personality, seems very smart, calls the game, lets us know who's in and who's out, who has fouled, etc., does a minimum (if even any) inane chit-chat, and works well with Meg.

One thing I'd like to see - if they disagree even slightly with the officials, I'd like to see more replays done. They do it occasionally, but not all the time, and not usually when the fans start booing over a call. Let us have a 2nd look at home, guys!! That way we can yell at our TV's and chant "Bull $h*t"!!!

 

[Carnac]

one OR won?

won. An auto correction that I didn’t catch. It’s been corrected. I had to laugh just now when I saw it. My command of the English language isn’t perfect, but I do have a reasonably firm grip on it. I do a lot of composing and posting from my phone as I’m doing now. I don’t have the auto correct feature turned on - on my desktop, so sometimes I let my guard down when I post from here. I try to post clear, rational and grammatically correct comments when I post. Every once in awhile, I’ll swing and miss. I proof read this post 3 times for accuracy and correctness.

 

[Crossover]

Did you find it worrisome that this pace, rhythm, and chemistry was happening while Olivia sat on the bench? She played only 13 minutes. Was the team as fluid with Olivia in the game?

Nope. I don't.

 

[eebmg]

A cynical take on UConn leaving the AAC and why Cinn will benefit.

How UConn’s Departure from AAC Should Benefit Cincinnati Women’s Basketball

Cincinnati’s women’s basketball team is on an upward trajectory, and the departure of UConn will greatly benefit the program moving forward.

www.downthedrive.com

Basically, UConn is too good and is overshadowing the program. Now we have a chance.

 

[eebmg]

Did not see any mention of the CW breakout game analysis in

How things finally clicked for Christyn Williams, and what Geno was most pleased about from UConn’s big win over Cincinnati

Christyn Williams had absolutely no clue that she finished Wednesday’s game against Cincinnati, a 105-58 UConn win, with 26 points, tying her season high. “I had how many?” she as…

www.courant.com

I like that they were able to hone in on specific aspects of CW's struggle and how they diagnosed it and overcame it through practice and film study

To Williams, Wednesday was a product of finally being able to take what she’s learned in extra film sessions with assistant coach Shea Ralph, who works with the guards, and translate it to the court. Specifically, she was able to read how defenders are playing her on-ball screens.

“It happens fast, so the only way to get it right is by watching film and then by practicing it,” Williams said. “That’s where the extra work comes in.”

The end result on Wednesday? She shot 8-for-14, 4-for-6 from deep, not to mention a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line.

“I’m trying to be aggressive and make the right decisions,” Williams said. “In other games, I’m aggressive but I’m not attacking it right. ... And today I kind of got a good feel of that, and it felt good to knock in some shots as well.”

 

[Argonaut]

A cynical take on UConn leaving the AAC and why Cinn will benefit.

How UConn’s Departure from AAC Should Benefit Cincinnati Women’s Basketball

Cincinnati’s women’s basketball team is on an upward trajectory, and the departure of UConn will greatly benefit the program moving forward.

www.downthedrive.com

Basically, UConn is too good and is overshadowing the program. Now we have a chance.

I rolled my eyes so hard that I think I pulled a muscle.

If they played consistently well and against decent OOC teams, they would be in the same position as UCF and USF have been the past few years to get an at-large bid to the tournament. But now, it'll be do or die in the AAC tournament -- I suspect they'll be doing less doing and more dying over the next few years.

 

[MSGRET]

I rolled my eyes so hard that I think I pulled a muscle.

If they played consistently well and against decent OOC teams, they would be in the same position as UCF and USF have been the past few years to get an at-large bid to the tournament. But now, it'll be do or die in the AAC tournament -- I suspect they'll be doing less doing and more dying over the next few years.

What's so bad about the article is that it didn't say the real reason why they have improved. Jamelle was responsible for bringing in the starting five and many of the Sophomores, 46 of the 58 points were scored by players that she had recruited.

 

[Centerstream]

One thing I wanted SNY to broadcast - the Cincy players/Jamelle reaction as they met in the post game "handshake" line. I was very interested...but...

 

[j66kicker]

A cynical take on UConn leaving the AAC and why Cinn will benefit.

How UConn’s Departure from AAC Should Benefit Cincinnati Women’s Basketball

Cincinnati’s women’s basketball team is on an upward trajectory, and the departure of UConn will greatly benefit the program moving forward.

www.downthedrive.com

Basically, UConn is too good and is overshadowing the program. Now we have a chance.

This says it all:

"Bearcats are 0-22 all-time against UConn, losing by an average of 40 ppg, including losses of 30 and 50 (at home), in 2020."