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Message: [QUOTE="CocoHusky, post: 2980234, member: 5823"] The BY consensus that UCONN was going to run Baylor was ill conceived as was the idea that UCONN should have been pressuring the ball. The players are coming off holiday break and have had 3? full practices and a shoot around before this game. That is not enough time to regain peak conditioning or simulate a tough opponent like Baylor. To press Baylor would have been suicidal. Baylor was playing at home and did not have to travel for this game and BTW Baylor also played a game (aka the cupcake game ) since returning from holiday break. UCONN's dead legs was evident from the very beginning of the game most evident in the shooting but also in reacting to the ball. Christyn williams was not shot hunting and her dribble was especially sloppy-she actually dribbled the ball at the defender instead of away from her twice resulting in a turnovers. It just wasn't Christyn it was the entire team. Kara noted that KLS and Crystal were uncharacteristically fading back on their shot all night long. On time KLS samuelson beat Cox going baseline and Cox didn't have to try very hard to catch up and block KLS shot. Napheesa was making counter moves when her first move already had the defender beat. Crystal drives down the lane and throws up a layup attempt that almost hit the top of the backboard. I'm not sure Megan feet got off the floor on the last 3Pt shot she made. UCONN gave away 4 points at the foul line in 10 attempts. @ND UCONN gave away 3 points at the foul line on 20 attempts. Ded UCONN legs was the major factor in this loss, leaning on Brown and Cox all game will do that to you. One last data point: UCONN committed 1 PF in the first half I believe it was an offensive foul by Christyn and Baylor had zero FT attempts. In the second half UCONN committed 11 PF and sent Baylor to the line 8 times. [/QUOTE]

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