Rebecca says "Don't sleep on UCONN"

[oldhusky]

I posted this on the General Board in the thread regarding yesterday's injuries (Kitley/VA Tech, Holmes/IN, Davis/IA) that depending on the severity, this could open up the tourney a bit more, however it's still 13 days to Selection Sunday and 16 days to the start of the tourney.

The chances for those teams you mentioned have taken a serious hit, as many contenders have over the season with significant injuries, and Uconn as exhibit A for that.

This team's hopes and prospects are very dependent on remaining healthy the rest of the way. We don't have a good answer for a single additional injury to any of our top 7 players.

The most important thing in every game is get the win, and escape without another injury. I'm not sure if there is any good news in a game that would offset another injury in our current precarious position. It is what it is, and there is a pretty good chance we could complete the season without more devastating news, and still go pretty far in the tournament.

That would be quite an accomplishment given what we have dealt with this season, but perhaps more than any other top team, we have to hold our breath every time a player goes down, hoping it is nothing serious.

 

[Skeets]

Anything can happen. Remember when UConn went into the tournament as a 7th seed and won the whole darn thing? Oh wait, that was the men...

 

[From France]

That is called "March Madness" for a reason !

 

[DallasDomer]

If UConn wins the upcoming Big East Tournament I honestly believe that they will move up to the third #2 Seed. Bob Joyce today said on the radio that UConn will be a three seed. Sadly some key players suffered injuries this past week. Will that help UConn in NCAA seedings.

The only injury I recall to a 1 or 2 seed was Iowa's Molly Davis and while she's a starter she's not a key starter. So unless something more happens in the conference tournaments and assuming Creme is right (big assumption) I don't see how Uconn will get to a #2 seed. But stranger things have happened.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

I would say...don't sleep on any team. Crazy season. PAC 12 was like a heavyweight brawl this year. I forget why this conference is being chopped up (money is my first guess), but looking at this year that decision may end up in the regret column.

 

[meyers7]

I posted this on the General Board in the thread regarding yesterday's injuries (Kitley/VA Tech, Holmes/IN, Davis/IA) that depending on the severity, this could open up the tourney a bit more, however it's still 13 days to Selection Sunday and 16 days to the start of the tourney.

OMG, that is so long. And I thought the week between Reg season and Tourney was long.

 

[Ozimoto]

It will all come down to matchups in the NCAA tournament. Playing tough defense always provides a chance. This team has some definite weaknesses that can be exploited by teams with quickness and size for sure, but other teams can have a bad day too. Have to avoid letting a game get away from them early (no slow starts) and keep the emotions under control.

If the team can play at their A level consistently and they get some offensive contributions from others besides the big two, they could surprise some teams. Have to start putting together a string of solid consistent games in the BE tournament and carry it through.

I'm cautiously optimistic, but I'm not going to be crushed if they don't get past the Sweet 16.

 

[browns]

With the exception of LSU (Morrow and Reese) Uconn is the only team that has 2 AA on it. Technically you could say that Paige isn't since it's been 3 years since she was NPOY but realistically speaking it's her first full year back and she will definitely be an AA if not 1st team than 2nd team..I feel that for Uconn to go far in the tourney Paige is going to have to carry the team like Clark did last year..Maybe not 40 point back to back games or a triple double like Clark but something similar..Clark had no AA's to play with while Paige has AE so it could be done..
Thing is that as great a season that AE has had the games that Uconn has been eliminated on AE was a no show..Arizona 8pts..7reb,SC 8pts..2 reb.and last year Ohio ST..4 pts 7reb..no double didgits in points or rebounds in any of the elimination games
So IMHO if AE can play like she has for most of the year and Paige can up her game than Uconn can make the final four..if those two don't than S16 is probably the ceiling

 

[cuzinvinny]

the Lobo "Don't sleep on UCONN" video is no longer on the ESPN NCAAW page it was there this morning at 8am and still can be accessed by the link I posted. Me being a wise ass I could say it got in the way of Clark-mania narrative or ESPN's anti-UCONN list because UCONN was only on ABC/ESPN four times this season.

 

[Plebe]

the Lobo "Don't sleep on UCONN" video is no longer on the ESPN NCAAW page it was there this morning at 8am and still can be accessed by the link I posted. Me being a wise ass I could say it got in the way of Clark-mania narrative or ESPN's anti-UCONN list because UCONN was only on ABC/ESPN four times this season.

So the ESPN editors are anti-UConn enough to exclude the video from the visible home page ... but not enough to just delete it outright?

As newer video clips are constantly posted, older ones fall off the main page.

 

[Gus Mahler]

Yes, matchups and injuries are keys to UConn's success. But in my mind, whether they are placed in Albany or Portland is the biggest factor. If Albany, the crowd will be heavily UConn. If Portland, well, I don't think UConn has a great record playing in the NCAA's in the far west. That's my sense, anyway.

 

[MilfordHusky]

With the exception of LSU (Morrow and Reese) Uconn is the only team that has 2 AA on it. Technically you could say that Paige isn't since it's been 3 years since she was NPOY but realistically speaking it's her first full year back and she will definitely be an AA if not 1st team than 2nd team..I feel that for Uconn to go far in the tourney Paige is going to have to carry the team like Clark did last year..Maybe not 40 point back to back games or a triple double like Clark but something similar..Clark had no AA's to play with while Paige has AE so it could be done..
Thing is that as great a season that AE has had the games that Uconn has been eliminated on AE was a no show..Arizona 8pts..7reb,SC 8pts..2 reb.and last year Ohio ST..4 pts 7reb..no double didgits in points or rebounds in any of the elimination games
So IMHO if AE can play like she has for most of the year and Paige can up her game than Uconn can make the final four..if those two don't than S16 is probably the ceiling

Who are the best duos in the nation?

Paige and Liya

Reese and Morrow

Kitley and Amoore

Brink and Iriafen

Sheldon and McMahon

Clark and Stuelke

Betts and Rice

Cardoso and PaoPao

Other?

 

[Cuango]

If UConn shoots well they are capable of beating every team in the tournament! Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to go six games in a row against increasingly better teams without having at least one ”let down” game! That’s where we’re gonna need excellent defense and some luck!

 

[DallasDomer]

the Lobo "Don't sleep on UCONN" video is no longer on the ESPN NCAAW page it was there this morning at 8am and still can be accessed by the link I posted. Me being a wise ass I could say it got in the way of Clark-mania narrative or ESPN's anti-UCONN list because UCONN was only on ABC/ESPN four times this season.

Sorry to chime in and I understand Uconn fans think ESPN hates them but from the other teams perspective, in particular ND, you are the most favored team around. We still think ESPN holds a grudge over the NBC football contract and view Lobo as an advocate fuor Uconn.

I guess all I'm saying is the grass is always greener in a different pasture.

 

[DallasDomer]

The only injury I recall to a 1 or 2 seed was Iowa's Molly Davis and while she's a starter she's not a key starter. So unless something more happens in the conference tournaments and assuming Creme is right (big assumption) I don't see how Uconn will get to a #2 seed. But stranger things have happened.

Iowa is now confident Davis will return for at least the NCAA tournament. Surprised me from the reaction during the game.

MSN

 

[cuzinvinny]

So the ESPN editors are anti-UConn enough to exclude the video from the visible home page ... but not enough to just delete it outright?

As newer video clips are constantly posted, older ones fall off the main page.

hi, if you check the date codes over at ESPN today there are over 70 3 day old video clips (see little 3d in the lower left hand corner), the Lobo "Don't sleep on UCONN" video was two days old yesterday.

 

[Plebe]

hi, if you check the date codes over at ESPN today there are over 70 3 day old video clips (see little 3d in the lower left hand corner), the Lobo "Don't sleep on UCONN" video was two days old yesterday.

Uh ... if it was 2 days old as of yesterday, that means it's 3 days old as of today -- i.e., from the same day as the clips from Sunday's games which you're seeing.

Lobo's clip was from a pregame segment at Iowa on Sunday, i.e. earlier in the day than those game clips you're still seeing. A ton of clips from games earlier that day have already rotated off the main page as well.

Check the page source code for the time stamps if you don't believe me.

 

[cuzinvinny]

ESPN brought back the Lobo "Don't sleep on UCONN" video, it is now part of the Bubble teams and locks link

Women's Bubble Watch: Which teams are NCAA tournament locks?

 

[cuzinvinny]

Uh ... if it was 2 days old as of yesterday, that means it's 3 days old as of today -- i.e., from the same day as the clips from Sunday's games which you're seeing.

Lobo's clip was from a pregame segment at Iowa on Sunday, i.e. earlier in the day than those game clips you're still seeing. A ton of clips from games earlier that day have already rotated off the main page as well.

Check the page source code for the time stamps if you don't believe me.

but it was gone yesterday

 

[Plebe]

but it was gone yesterday

Yes, along with many other clips from earlier in the day Sunday as well. They posted many dozens of clips that day, and as they post new clips the older ones fall off in the same order in which they were posted.

 

[DefenseBB]

If UConn shoots well they are capable of beating every team in the tournament! Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to go six games in a row against increasingly better teams without having at least one ”let down” game! That’s where we’re gonna need excellent defense and some luck!

I love your faith but there is ZERO evidence of UConn shooting well in any big game we have played this year-hence the 5 losses by 11, 11, 12, 15 and 18 points. Not exactly close contests. The two glaring issues are points in the paint and rebounding. We would have start shooting more than the 20 3-point shots we take per game and make significantly more than the 7 we are currently doing. A 35.6% 3 point shooting percent is not going to close the gap on our lack of paint points and our lack of rebounding against the other top 16 teams that will be in the NCAAT.

We have one elite sharpshooter in Paige, 3 average, at best shooters, in KK, Qadance and Ashlynn and Ice should NEVER take another 3. So I just struggle to see how this gets us over the hump without continued Herculean efforts from Paige and Aaliyah.

 

[Cuango]

I love your faith but there is ZERO evidence of UConn shooting well in any big game we have played this year-hence the 5 losses by 11, 11, 12, 15 and 18 points. Not exactly close contests. The two glaring issues are points in the paint and rebounding. We would have start shooting more than the 20 3-point shots we take per game and make significantly more than the 7 we are currently doing. A 35.6% 3 point shooting percent is not going to close the gap on our lack of paint points and our lack of rebounding against the other top 16 teams that will be in the NCAAT.

We have one elite sharpshooter in Paige, 3 average, at best shooters, in KK, Qadance and Ashlynn and Ice should NEVER take another 3. So I just struggle to see how this gets us over the hump without continued Herculean efforts from Paige and Aaliyah.

Shooting well + excellent defense + some luck = a pretty good chance against anyone! We are still massive underdogs to get to the FF and/or beyond but the above mentioned formula would at least make it possible!

 

[From France]

When you start with the sweet 16, everybody is dangerous to the opposing team

 

[cuzinvinny]

Yes, along with many other clips from earlier in the day Sunday as well. They posted many dozens of clips that day, and as they post new clips the older ones fall off in the same order in which they were posted.

yeah right...

 

[Plebe]

yeah right...

As I already said, check the time stamps in the page source code if you don't believe me. These things are quite easy to verify.

You yourself already pointed out how the Lobo video was reposted in the "bubble watch" article, which wouldn't be consistent with the theory of a conspiracy to bury the clip.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Who are the best duos in the nation?

Paige and Liya

Reese and Morrow

Kitley and Amoore

Brink and Iriafen

Sheldon and McMahon

Clark and Stuelke

Betts and Rice

Cardoso and PaoPao

Other?

If Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharme were injury free, they’d be on that list too. I’d even throw in Aubrey Griffin and Ashlyn for good measure. Makes you think how much pure talent has been bitten by the injury bug.

 

[Longtime fan]

Connecticut always has a chance if they shoot well.

his is true, but we have rarely done so. I mean rarely has the team shot well. In most games, it is Paige and Aaliyah who do "all" the scoring. We need a game where they do their usual thing and KK and shade each had about 16.

 

[AzzisBraids]

March is a different season. Regular season rules don't apply. South Carolina looks like the favorite but they looked more like that last year too and we all remember what happened.

All you need is 1 game to knock out the opponent and this field to me is wide open. Some of my dream match-ups are UConn - Iowa, South Carolina - Stanford or UCLA, Ohio State - Colorado and LSU - Utah.

 

[Skeets]

I love your faith but there is ZERO evidence of UConn shooting well in any big game we have played this year-hence the 5 losses by 11, 11, 12, 15 and 18 points. Not exactly close contests. The two glaring issues are points in the paint and rebounding. We would have start shooting more than the 20 3-point shots we take per game and make significantly more than the 7 we are currently doing. A 35.6% 3 point shooting percent is not going to close the gap on our lack of paint points and our lack of rebounding against the other top 16 teams that will be in the NCAAT.

We have one elite sharpshooter in Paige, 3 average, at best shooters, in KK, Qadance and Ashlynn and Ice should NEVER take another 3. So I just struggle to see how this gets us over the hump without continued Herculean efforts from Paige and Aaliyah.

Anything can happen. That's why they actually have to play the game instead of just bestowing the NC on the consensus favorite.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I love your faith but there is ZERO evidence of UConn shooting well in any big game we have played this year-hence the 5 losses by 11, 11, 12, 15 and 18 points. Not exactly close contests. The two glaring issues are points in the paint and rebounding. We would have start shooting more than the 20 3-point shots we take per game and make significantly more than the 7 we are currently doing. A 35.6% 3 point shooting percent is not going to close the gap on our lack of paint points and our lack of rebounding against the other top 16 teams that will be in the NCAAT.

We have one elite sharpshooter in Paige, 3 average, at best shooters, in KK, Qadance and Ashlynn and Ice should NEVER take another 3. So I just struggle to see how this gets us over the hump without continued Herculean efforts from Paige and Aaliyah.

3 of those losses were away games. The only one of the losses that uconn didn’t shoot well in was the loss to Texas. Those losses happened not because of bad shooting but because we didn’t play good defense both on the perimeter and in the paint. In the loss to South Carolina Paige had 20 points (not bad, but not that great either), Edwards had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Ashlyn had 14 points. KK was invisible in that game, so I’ll give you that. This team and its coaches learned a lot from those losses, I don’t think they will let that happen again.