Scrubs looked better than starters tonight

[UConnNick]

They played with a lot of energy, had good ball movement, and played well defensively. Very encouraging. There will be games when we need some of them to perform well.

 

[HuskyNan]

Scrubs?

 

[WiseOne]

Scrubs?

Right!!?? Why do u call them scrubs???

 

[NEforceUConn]

Understudies.

Geno did comment on how they played, and any fan saw little drop off. Bodes well for future games.

 

[Vowelguy]

Scrubs?

A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly. Also known as a busta.

 

[MSGRET]

The new legs in the game was too much for the tired UCF players.

 

[Kaizen]

Molly managed the ball really good tonight.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I think Bob and Deb called them the second tier.

They looked better than normal, and the starters looked a little off. Strange!!

 

[uconn1999]

No Lexi tonight? What’s up with the missing Hunter?
Apologizes, if I’m out of the loop.

 

[Biff]

No Lexi tonight? What’s up with the missing Hunter?
Apologizes, if I’m out of the loop.

In Geno's own words from the post game presser. Looks like an answer one way or another should come soon.

 

[Vowelguy]

In Geno's own words from the post game presser. Looks like an answer one way or another should come soon.

I had hoped that it was "just" personal issues that needed to be dealt with.
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Doesn't seem to look good.

 

[Vowelguy]

They played with a lot of energy, had good ball movement, and played well defensively. Very encouraging. There will be games when we need some of them to perform well.

By the tone of this thread, I took it to mean that the bench played a lot. Disappointed to see the box score and it was only 6-5-3-3 minutes for the 4 of them (and one of those 3s was Megan!).

 

[Biff]

A friendly reminder....just because Geno had a comment it doesn't mean people are free to start a whole new set of speculations. Please just let it go through it's natural life cycle and an answer in announced.

 

[Vowelguy]

A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly. Also known as a busta.

Given the median age on this board, I know most folks didn't catch the reference.

Thank you to Mlb0814, bbfanLA, Blarney76 and HuskyNan .

 

[Oldbones]

 

[Mdoggie]

A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly. Also known as a busta.

Kinda like the OP.

 

[RPM101370]

Calling women who earned a scholarship to play basketball at UConn and who subject themselves to the incredible demands of that program “scrubs” is incredibly disrespectful. Full stop.

 

[Woof 101]

They played with a lot of energy, had good ball movement, and played well defensively. Very encouraging. There will be games when we need some of them to perform well.

Ever want to ask the mods to change a word for you?

By the tone of this thread, I took it to mean that the bench played a lot. Disappointed to see the box score and it was only 6-5-3-3 minutes for the 4 of them (and one of those 3s was Megan!).

Agree with this although the first one off the bench lead the the team in scoring and 2nd in rebounding, this in 18 min. I prefer "the bench" to "the scrubs".
http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2017-2018/010918.html
Had no opportunity to view the game so piecing it all together. Now to wonder what is up with Lexi, one can only hope for the best...

 

[SVCBeercats]

Scrubs?

Per Merriam-Webster
Definition of scrub
1 a : a stunted tree or shrub
b : vegetation consisting chiefly of scrubs
c : a tract covered with scrub
2 : a domestic animal of mixed or unknown parentage and usually inferior conformation : mongrel
3 : a person of insignificant size or standing
4 : a player not belonging to the first string

 

[SVCBeercats]

Calling women who earned a scholarship to play basketball at UConn and who subject themselves to the incredible demands of that program “scrubs” is incredibly disrespectful. Full stop.

It is a term used throughout sports. If a player does not like being referred to as a scrub, then the player has the option of improving and becoming a starter, first stringer. You notice Geno's success comes with a certain lack of touchy-feely jazz? You notice the other teams which focus on touchy-feely jazz are really bad? There was not a lot of touchy-feely jazz when Pat Summitt ruled the WCB. I'll bet there is not a lot of touchy-feely jazz in Muffet McGraw's practices. Being called a scrub isn't the worst thing that will happen to them in life. I once watched a practice video where Geno repeatedly referred to Heather Buck and Kiele McLaren as dumb asses as in stupid, brainless. Scrub doesn't sound so bad. Eh? Coaches call players much worse than scrub. Scrub doesn't concern me as much as the use of dumb ass. (No, I can't find the video. I suspect it was expunged.)

Per Merriam-Webster
Definition of scrub
1 a : a stunted tree or shrub
b : vegetation consisting chiefly of scrubs
c : a tract covered with scrub
2 : a domestic animal of mixed or unknown parentage and usually inferior conformation : mongrel
3 : a person of insignificant size or standing
4 : a player not belonging to the first string

 

[DefenseBB]

Molly managed the ball really good tonight.

..and had her usual one bad pass resulting in a turnover. But yeah, other than that, she did play well.

 

[DaddyChoc]

It is a term used throughout sports. If a player does not like being referred to as a scrub, then the player has the option of improving and becoming a starter, first stringer. You notice Geno's success comes with a certain lack of touchy-feely jazz? You notice the other teams which focus on touchy-feely jazz are really bad? There was not a lot of touchy-feely jazz when Pat Summitt ruled the WCB. I'll bet there is not a lot of touchy-feely jazz in Muffet McGraw's practices. Being called a scrub isn't the worst thing that will happen to them in life. I once watched a practice video where Geno repeatedly referred to Heather Buck and Kiele McLaren as es as in stupid, brainless. Scrub doesn't sound so bad. Eh? Coaches call players much worse than scrub. Scrub doesn't concern me as much as the use of . (No, I can't find the video. I suspect it was expunged.)

Per Merriam-Webster
Definition of scrub
1 a : a stunted tree or shrub
b : vegetation consisting chiefly of scrubs
c : a tract covered with scrub
2 : a domestic animal of mixed or unknown parentage and usually inferior conformation : mongrel
3 : a person of insignificant size or standing
4 : a player not belonging to the first string

was you a scrub when you played?

 

[noirwestern]

Per Merriam-Webster
Definition of scrub
1 a : a stunted tree or shrub
b : vegetation consisting chiefly of scrubs
c : a tract covered with scrub
2 : a domestic animal of mixed or unknown parentage and usually inferior conformation : mongrel
3 : a person of insignificant size or standing
4 : a player not belonging to the first string

One can track down an accepted definition of a lot of words that at no point should be used in polite or even somewhat impolite company.

 

[CMC'72]

Scrubs?

I think using "scrubs" is both age-related (going back to the Gipper-era), yet also relating to the autocratic-era of coaching (where there was coach, quarterback, cascading downward, and a team consisted of stars and scrubs.

I agree, SVCBeercats, it's in the definition. But that paradigm has shifted.

And yes, our bench really turned on tonight! Most likely because Geno & CD drove home in each of them a vision of what they could contribute best, better than anyone else on the floor.

 

[Sonny44]

A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly. Also known as a busta.

What?