Providence Postgame Thread

[hoophuskee]

Fun game. Enjoyed watching. Loved the pace of play. When they play like that, always enjoyable to watch regardless if they miss or not. OFC provided they win.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Games on Senior Day tend to be a little strange. The great Sarah Strong came off the bench--to score 13 points in just 13 minutes. Azzi had her worst offensive game of February. Her emotions may have gotten in the way. We tied the team record for forced turnovers. Jana had a career high in rebounds. We won by 40+

In the Senior Day videos, I was reminded how important Ice was filling in for Liya in the Big East Tournament 2 years ago and how well she did in the NCAA tourney last year. I hope her knee heals well so she can play more basketball down the road. Ayanna says the team locker room means everything to her, and she hopes to play more basketball. Best wishes to them and the other seniors!

 

[my2cents]

Correct on all 3 counts, and after the "one particular missed shot" she was sent immediately to the pines. Jana played very well today, monster on the boards, and was rewarded with a lot of playing time!

Serah literally never makes a move to get the ball. its crazy.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

Azzi in post game interview said she let the signs, crowd and Senior day get in her head and screwed up her shots!

 

[hookshot]

I don’t mean this to sound rude, I didn’t see the game as I recently canceled my directv, but has Serah progressed at all this year? For her to be in for 16 minutes and not score, but even more so to not get a single rebound…. I don’t quite understand it. Could someone who saw the game maybe explain something that I’m missing in looking at the box score?

I was at the game today, I remarked to my buddy how hard Serah was hustling out there today, and he agreed, she was really getting out defensively to double. Didn't get a lot of offensive looks, as Uconn offense today was largely from the perimeter or passes to cutters to basket. Seems like she should have gotten some more rebounds. Jana has a different style, she is relatively slow to get down court on both offense and defense, but once she sets up defensively around the basket, she gets her hands on a lot of rebounds. On offense, Jana has gained some consistency with right handed bank hook from the right side, but both Jana and Serah have shown inconsistency on finishing other opportunities. Jana often passes the ball backout when she is in position to score underneath.. Even though Jana is only supposed to be one inch taller than Williams, she has much more physical presence than Williams (more of a banger). Nobody that I attend games with has concluded that Jana is better (i.e. more talented) than Williams - they have both been disappointing to some degree. We'll let Geno figure it, but I don't expect you'll see Jana displace Serah from the starting line up any time soon (maybe for UCLA).