POSTGAME: Dawn Staley on UConn: It was the ball's fault! [merged]

[topogigio]

Time for a statue of the Nike Ball next to the Wilson statue. Then raise another banner of the Nike Ball right next to last year's bogus championship banner. What a crock of horsesheet by Dawn. i would expect better than some sorry ass, poor sport excuse!

 

[dtbtbtb]

Kind of a sore loser...blame the ball...really and no credit to UConn...

 

[bballnut90]

I don’t like the fact she talked about, but that is a real thing. I know on the men’s side a lot of the bigger programs will break out different balls leading up to different opponents Just so they get the real for it.

I'm shocked to learn they use different basketballs...you'd think they'd have a uniform ball/brand across the entire NCAA like they do for volleyball. Or how they do in the WNBA/NBA/NFL.

There's probably some validity to her statement that the ball wasn't what they were used to but that's on her and the coaching staff for not prepping the team accordingly if they're able to find out what brand of ball will be used.

 

[UConnCat]

Wait wut?

 

[HuskylnSC]

Dawn If you know the ball is going to be different then spend some money, buy some nike balls and let your team practice with it. IT COMES BACK TO THE COACH!

 

[Waquoit]

This is PHS level shade. Bless her heart!

 

[PacoSwede]

Kind of a sore loser...blame the ball...really and no credit to UConn...

ya gotta understand, they've only beaten uconn ONCE! she's hurtin'. ...to be soooo close!

 

[JustbrewitMan]

 

[j66kicker]

Now I don't feel sorry for their loss.

I never feel sorry for their loss. We deserve to win and they deserve to lose. And if they don’t like it.... Well, I don’t feel sorry for them.

BTW - I LOVE the Nike ball! When Paige shoots it and it hits the back of the rim, it goes 7 ft straight up, then comes straight back down through the hoop - nuthin’ but net!!

 

[Kaizen]

WTH..the ball? Nike vs Wilson...Geno deflategate?

At first I thought she blames to Nika then I realize she was blaming to the Nike ball. No grace at all...

 

[RoadWarrior]

I didn't see it posted in the SC Post Game Thread:

 

[DefenseBB]

Moving on from “ballgate”, when asked about Paige, I thought she gave as high a compliment that a woman who has an award named after her could say-
"She's a player," South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said of Bueckers after the game. "She makes big shots when her number is called, time and time again."

To me, Dawn was spot on.

 

[AgStatesman]

10 SEC schools are Nike schools. I can't guarantee they all use Nike balls, but we know some of them certainly do.

 

[Baylor1994]

This is why I wanted UConn to win this game! This is just sad from dawn staley! Are South Carolina going to hang up another fake banner?

 

[Topdawg]

It’s easier to make half court shots with the Nike ball. Just no dribbling!😏

 

[CocoHusky]

Dawn definitely comes off as a whiner after losing this game by complaining about the ball in her first statement of the presser and then repeating it in a completely unrelated question Overall though she has a valid point the ball could be and perhaps should be standardize for the entire NCAA. The NCAA might even be able to get an endorsement deal out of it- Wilson the official ball of the NCAA.

 

[RegisteredUconn]

Very little credit to UConn.

Had to wait to the last question about Paige. Paige is a player, when her number is called, she makes big shots. What she did not say is just how smart she is and everything else she does and her defense. She looks pretty depressed and probably thinks with 4 years of Azzi and Paige, they are going to start beating us again like a drum (irregardless of the good recruiting classes)

Did Dawn say whether she thought we'd be beating her crew like a Pearl drum or a Ludwig? It makes a difference you know. Also, any mention if snot will be involved? It's a whole different level of beating if stuff is coming out of noses.

 

[nhHusky]

Great strategy Geno. Now you can put those Nike balls away until next time SC comes to Storrs.

 

[Kaizen]

I will agree with Dawn if USCr used Nike ball and UConn used the Wilson ball during the game ..

 

[MilliniumPrince]

She won't be receiving Valentine's Day Rose's from Phil Knight.

 

[Sifaka]

The next banner they raise will say: "We would've won if the ball had been different."

Hopefully our resident meme-makers can get on that.

 

[bballnut90]

If schools are able to pick which ball they use, you can bet every road game SC has the rest of the year they'll be using Wilson balls.

 

[HuskylnSC]

It wasn't Nike that made henderson turn the ball over it was NIKA! Nice try Dawn you are only one letter off.

 

[Ukonnfan]

..you can’t be serious?? The ball? Take your licks and move on...

 

[Kaizen]

If schools are able to pick which ball they use, you can bet every road game SC has the rest of the year they'll be using Wilson balls.

If I were Nike CEO I will make a Paige ball, and I will buy one.