Prognosticators Game 9 (Orange) Predictions

[RockyMTblue2]

UConn 77- 63 No foul trouble Olivia please.

PS. Massey now rates UConn #1.

 

[veryolddog]

UConn 86 - Orange 62.

 

[NormanDale]

UConn 74
Tennessee 62

Tennessee is better than people think, being the first game in front of fans is going to cause some nerves for UConn, but in the end the Huskies prevail in a close game.

 

[WFFL]

75-69

don’t ask who I’m picking ?

 

[cferraro04]

UConn will win this game 83 - 72

Tennessee will go with a very tall line-up they will play 6'5", 6'2", 6'2", 6'2", 6'1". UConn will be at a height disadvantage. I expect Geno will have UConn push the ball and try to our run the taller Tennessee. This game will be a very physical game with high emotions. Tennessee will look to make Evina pay for abandoning their program, UConn will look to give Evina a win...the team know exactly why Evina left the Tennessee program and they will look to make sure Evina has a satisfying experience playing her old squad. UConn has more talent than Tennessee. Tennessee will start one Senior, one Junior, two Sophomores and one Freshman. UConn will start three Juniors, one Sophomore and one Freshman.

Match-ups:

1. Tamari Key 7.5 points / 4.3 rebounds vs. Olivia Nelson-Ododo 16.5 / 7.1 - This matches two 6'5" women but, I think Olivia is too quick and much more polished around the basket than Tamari. BIG ADVANTAGE UCONN

2. Rennia Davis 14.2 / 7.1 vs Aubrey Griffin 8.8 / 4.9 (Keep in mind Aubrey is 17.5 / 9.5 in the last two games). This match-up is intriguing. In order to contain Rennia you need an athletic player like Aubrey. Aubrey has to play smart and not get into foul trouble. If she can keep Rennia in front of her she will be a very tough match up for Rennia. This match up may end up playing out to be EVEN

3. Rae Burrell 16.7 / 3.0 vs. Evina Westbrook 10.5 / 4/3 Evina will be playing inspired basketball. If she can play under control and not let her emotions get the better of her this match-up could be EVEN....however, based on simple statistics without intangibles Rae should win this match up... I will give the SLIGHT EDGE TENNESSEE

4. Jordan Horstan 9.5 / 4.1 vs. Paige Buekers 18.1 / 5.6...interesting test for the Freshman from UConn however, Paige is Paige and I expect her to out play Jordan and I give a STRONG ADVANTAGE UCONN *

5. Marta Suarez 6.1 / 5.7 vs. Christyn Williams 14.9 / 5.3 I think the Tennessee Freshman will be overwhelmed by Christyn and it will be a STRONG ADVANTAGE UCONN *

* Match-up number 4 and number 5 could be reversed with Paige matching up with Marta and Christyn matching up with Jordan either way the result will be the same... STRONG ADVANTAGE UCONN in both match-ups

Bench:

Tennessee - 31.3 vs. UConn - 22........ADVANTAGE TENNESSEE

Coaching:

Need I even comment..........ADVANTAGE UCONN

Intangibles:

Away game, possible home cooking, could get our starters in foul trouble... ADVANTAGE TENNESSEE

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

UCONN 89
TN 61

UCONN is too fast and too athletic to blow this game! TN bigs have to keep up!
Emotions run high so UCONN needs to control their emotions early!

 

[FridaFriend]

UCONN 80
Tennessee 65

Kellie and Geno want to continue the series. So do I.

 

[cferraro04]

UCONN 80
Tennessee 65

Kellie and Geno want to continue the series. So do I.

I didn't get the impression from Geno that he cared one way or the other as to whether or not the series continued.

 

[FridaFriend]

I think he said that if they want to play us, then let's do it.

But he also was reported to have said to ESPN about playing in Tennessee:

"If you guys are nice to me, I'll come back down and you can yell at me all that you want," he said, laughing. "But be nice to me this time."

 

[Woof 101]

Sorry, can't do this one.

We shouldn't be playing this game.

Sorry, I think this is the first time I've ever disagreed with you. Sorry you are not up for anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Let's go in with guns blazing (biseps for those that don't know) and bombs dropping, (nothing but net).

UConn 84-62. And no, the UConn-Tennessee series should not continue until UT’s athletic department issues a very public apology for its ridiculous charges made against UConn’s recruiting.

No attack toadfoot but everybody knows the story. The only one that could properly issue an apology is no longer alive. Forgiveness is a virtue let the rivalry return! Why let something so petty get in the way of the big picture.

They lost one of the greatest coaches of all time, we lost a good game on our schedule.
I like the high road here, we get a ranked team when needed and a possibility for the rivalry to return. For the women's game I don't know what more you could ask for in these times.

 

[Jingo]

UConn will win this game 83 - 72

Tennessee will go with a very tall line-up they will play 6'5", 6'2", 6'2", 6'2", 6'1". UConn will be at a height disadvantage. I expect Geno will have UConn push the ball and try to our run the taller Tennessee. This game will be a very physical game with high emotions. Tennessee will look to make Evina pay for abandoning their program, UConn will look to give Evina a win...the team know exactly why Evina left the Tennessee program and they will look to make sure Evina has a satisfying experience playing her old squad. UConn has more talent than Tennessee. Tennessee will start one Senior, one Junior, two Sophomores and one Freshman. UConn will start three Juniors, one Sophomore and one Freshman.

Match-ups:

1. Tamari Key 7.5 points / 4.3 rebounds vs. Olivia Nelson-Ododo 16.5 / 7.1 - This matches two 6'5" women but, I think Olivia is too quick and much more polished around the basket than Tamari. BIG ADVANTAGE UCONN

2. Rennia Davis 14.2 / 7.1 vs Aubrey Griffin 8.8 / 4.9 (Keep in mind Aubrey is 17.5 / 9.5 in the last two games). This match-up is intriguing. In order to contain Rennia you need an athletic player like Aubrey. Aubrey has to play smart and not get into foul trouble. If she can keep Rennia in front of her she will be a very tough match up for Rennia. This match up may end up playing out to be EVEN

3. Rae Burrell 16.7 / 3.0 vs. Evina Westbrook 10.5 / 4/3 Evina will be playing inspired basketball. If she can play under control and not let her emotions get the better of her this match-up could be EVEN....however, based on simple statistics without intangibles Rae should win this match up... I will give the SLIGHT EDGE TENNESSEE

4. Jordan Horstan 9.5 / 4.1 vs. Paige Buekers 18.1 / 5.6...interesting test for the Freshman from UConn however, Paige is Paige and I expect her to out play Jordan and I give a STRONG ADVANTAGE UCONN *

5. Marta Suarez 6.1 / 5.7 vs. Christyn Williams 14.9 / 5.3 I think the Tennessee Freshman will be overwhelmed by Christyn and it will be a STRONG ADVANTAGE UCONN *

* Match-up number 4 and number 5 could be reversed with Paige matching up with Marta and Christyn matching up with Jordan either way the result will be the same... STRONG ADVANTAGE UCONN in both match-ups

Bench:

Tennessee - 31.3 vs. UConn - 22........ADVANTAGE TENNESSEE

Coaching:

Need I even comment..........ADVANTAGE UCONN

Intangibles:

Away game, possible home cooking, could get our starters in foul trouble... ADVANTAGE TENNESSEE

I don't believe their bench can be better than UConn's ... no, we're too deep .. eh?

 

[cferraro04]

I don't believe their bench can be better than UConn's ... no, we're too deep .. eh?

Our bench averages 22 points theirs averages 31.5

 

[Jingo]

Our bench averages 22 points theirs averages 31.5

It's pretty hard to imagine they have a sub as good as AE or AM, eh?

 

[cferraro04]

No, but they have 13 players who contribute significant points while we have 11. Keep in mind 3 of our players offer very little scoring power off the bench (Autumn Chassion, Nikki Muhl and Paith Gabriel). Together they do not account for 3 points per game

 

[meyers7]

Sorry, I think this is the first time I've ever disagreed with you. Sorry you are not up for anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Let's go in with guns blazing (biseps for those that don't know) and bombs dropping, (nothing but net).

It's not that. I don't think we should lower ourselves to play that evil.

 

[VaConnFan11]

UConn 81-58

 

[Tambourine]

Blue 80
Orange 66

 

[The CDR-Ret]

UCONN 87 - "Hurling up Orange for Distance" 59 for a 28 point MOV; Evina hits 5 threes and gets to the charity strip often to lead all scorers with 26; ONO and Paige score 18+ each; 10 blocks for the team...

 

[mhshuskies]

Love Kara Wolters insight: “ hate to hear that song Honky Tonk or whatever it is”

 

[Ex Nutmegger]

It's pretty hard to imagine they have a sub as good as AE or AM, eh?

Our starters are a lot better than theirs. I’ll bet their “bench” plays a lot more total minutes than ours, even though our bench is deservedly getting more minutes now.

 

[azfan]

Huskies 77-LV 70

 

[DefenseBB]

While I pressed @Charliebball a bit for a score and gave some push back on his assessment, I will say I do agree with him that Tennessee DOES HAVE TALENT and is capable of beating us given their size and scoring abilities of Davis and Burrell. Anyone dismissing their abilities do so at their peril. What all the Holly teams lacked was discipline and a team mentality incorporated with roll the ball out and play “my game”. The group’s dynamics were always less than the sum of their parts and for that Kelly has a tall task ahead of her. In the occasion that they do that, this is a capable team. Their #25 ranking is well warranted so being dismissive is also a bit disrespectful. I get the ire at their fans but this game could be very competitive.

 

[toadfoot]

Sorry, I think this is the first time I've ever disagreed with you. Sorry you are not up for anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Let's go in with guns blazing (biseps for those that don't know) and bombs dropping, (nothing but net).

No attack toadfoot but everybody knows the story. The only one that could properly issue an apology is no longer alive. Forgiveness is a virtue let the rivalry return! Why let something so petty get in the way of the big picture.

They lost one of the greatest coaches of all time, we lost a good game on our schedule.
I like the high road here, we get a ranked team when needed and a possibility for the rivalry to return. For the women's game I don't know what more you could ask for in these times.

The UT athletic department backed the Summit charges, so they could still issue a public apology.

 

[EricLA]

Can I change my prediction???!!!