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Seton Hall Postgame thread

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Husky fanatic said:
Had to chuckle when Geno was contesting an out of bounds call. Apparently the ref told Geno he must not have been watching. Gene responds “Me? I’m not watching?” Glad to see Jana looking a bit like her FIBA days by making a couple longer than a layup. And she made her bunnies. Still a work in progress on defense. What’s up with these slow starts? Being a somewhat elderly person I found my self looking at the box score,at beginning of game, to see who number 21 was. How bout that head band!
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I did the same thing!
 
Stagnant said:
I did hate that seton hall scored at will in the last 5 minutes of the game. I am sure that sounds like nitpicking; but I was frustrated watching that.
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That can also remind the players that they aren’t ready for prime time. . . Yet.
 
Majic Hands said:
That can also remind the players that they aren’t ready for prime time. . . Yet.
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I think you're right. One thing players outside the rotation benefit from is getting to see exactly why their playing time is what it is. I have a feeling most (if not all) of them would not like to be put in a position where they hurt the team by getting playing time they're not ready for.

I remember an interview Carol gave in which she described the way it feels at UConn to know that there's always someone trying to win your minutes and replace you in the rotation. It's the honesty that makes it not just acceptable, but also desirable to play on those terms.
 
Husky fanatic said:
Had to chuckle when Geno was contesting an out of bounds call. Apparently the ref told Geno he must not have been watching. Gene responds “Me? I’m not watching?” Glad to see Jana looking a bit like her FIBA days by making a couple longer than a layup. And she made her bunnies. Still a work in progress on defense. What’s up with these slow starts? Being a somewhat elderly person I found my self looking at the box score,at beginning of game, to see who number 21 was. How bout that head band!
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I was at the game and was watching the team warm up before they removed their jackets, so I couldn't see the uniform numbers. I immediately saw that KK was warming up with the mask, so I knew we would see her in the game. But then, looking further, I became concerned that I didn't see anyone who looked like Sarah. I was thinking, "Geez, did we get back one starter just to lose another?" It took until the introductions of the starting lineup to realize that the player with the headband was in fact Sarah.
 
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whiffnutmeg said:
It does seem concerning that as soon as we put in our bench in the 4th quarter they tend to get smoked by the opposing team’s starters for about 5-7 minutes. I know Geno is trying to get them some playing time when it’s a blowout, but it’s rough to watch.
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HuskyNan said:
“Concerning” that freshmen, injured reserves, and bench players aren’t ready to play another Division I team’s starters? Really?
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I don't disagree that "concerning" is too strong a word, but I've seen too many times people opine that "our bench could be a top 25 team". In reality, our bench, while absolutely fantastic, would not be close to a top 50 team.
 
JoePgh said:
I was at the game and was watching the team warm up before they removed their jackets, so I couldn't see the uniform numbers. I immediately saw that KK was warming up with the mask, so I knew we would see her in the game. But then, looking further, I became concerned that I didn't see anyone who looked like Sarah. I was thinking, "Geez, did we get back one starter just to lose another?" It took until the introductions of the starting lineup to realize that the player with the headband was in fact Sarah.
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Watching on TV I kept trying to see the number because I didn’t know who she was.

Hopefully that or something like it becomes part of her work uniform. One less distraction. I was a long haired hippie type who had short hair during the years that I worked in machine shops.

Left the machine shops and grew my hair down nearly to my bum.
 
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EricLA said:
I don't disagree that "concerning" is too strong a word, but I've seen too many times people opine that "our bench could be a top 25 team". In reality, our bench, while absolutely fantastic, would not be close to a top 50 team.
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Heckel, Quinones, El Alfy, Ziebell, and Fisher? That’s just best available. Also have Brady, Cheli, Ducharme, Patterson, and Malou-Mamel. If they were all we had, we’d still be pretty good. Maybe not #1, but top 10-ish.
 
uconnfan68 said:
Heckel, Quinones, El Alfy, Ziebell, and Fisher? That’s just best available. Also have Brady, Cheli, Ducharme, Patterson, and Malou-Mamel. If they were all we had, we’d still be pretty good. Maybe not #1, but top 10-ish.
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I'm mystified at how you could look at the pasting our bench took against the starters of a Seton Hall team that is not close to top 50, and think our bench could be top 10. I have no words. And by the way, Brady and Cheli are injured.
 
JoePgh said:
I was at the game and was watching the team warm up before they removed their jackets, so I couldn't see the uniform numbers. I immediately saw that KK was warming up with the mask, so I knew we would see her in the game. But then, looking further, I became concerned that I didn't see anyone who looked like Sarah. I was thinking, "Geez, did we get back one starter just to lose another?" It took until the introductions of the starting lineup to realize that the player with the headband was in fact Sarah.
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Very Swin-like. Easy to spot from the upper bowl.
 
EricLA said:
I don't disagree that "concerning" is too strong a word, but I've seen too many times people opine that "our bench could be a top 25 team". In reality, our bench, while absolutely fantastic, would not be close to a top 50 team.
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The fourth quarter began with a backcourt of Kayleigh and Allie, and (as I recall) a front court of Serah, Jana, and Blanca. Just one starter among those five, and the four other players consisted of two Hoopgurlz Top 15 American guards and two international forwards with impressive pre-UConn resumes. If that really were UConn's starting five, and had practiced that way since September, and were supported by an appropriate bench (including people like Kelis, Caroline, and the currently-injured Ayanna, Morgan and Ice), I'm pretty sure that with Geno's and CD's coaching they would win the Big East and qualify for the NCAA tournament. They might reach the Sweet 16.

When they haven't gotten too many minutes all year, and probably not many reps in practice as a unit, and they've been sitting on the bench for an hour and a half before they get in the game, you can't expect them to be sharp and impressive. But if they were treated like the starting five, they would certainly play more like the starting five.

Another way of putting this: Imagine a horrible alternate scenario where Sarah, Azzi, KK, and Ashlynn were unavailable for the entire year, but the rest of the current UConn roster was available and uninjured, and was playing together as the UConn team since the start of practice in September. How far do you think that team would go? I think the Sweet 16 is a very plausible guess for how well that team would do.
 
My recommendation for those who find the 4th quarter of a 30-40 point UConn blowout rough or frustrating to watch? Either turn off the TV or if you're there in person, leave and go home. And I echo the sentiment that being out-scored by 5 points in a meaningless 4th quarter is hardly being "trounced", especially when it's mainly our bench vs their starters.
 
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EricLA said:
I'm mystified at how you could look at the pasting our bench took against the starters of a Seton Hall team that is not close to top 50, and think our bench could be top 10. I have no words. And by the way, Brady and Cheli are injured.
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You as a UCONN fan saw the team last year be pretty good but not that great after Tenn but you would've heard Geno say pre-season last year "We will be a March team." You saw what happened at the end when Azzi (and Paige got better with her minor injury) got more playing time together, right? So, if you saw for yourself last year the transformation from a "good team" to an extremely great team," why be so sure about what the other poster said? yeah top 10 is much but still -- to get so wroked up over calling it "mystifying," as if it matters that much?

If your reply is going to be "that you want to see it," then what were you or others saying last year after Tennessee despite Geno telling us his team was going to be a March team?

Why so harsh on fans for a team that has played incredible this year on a subject that can be considered so subjective anyway?
 
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SoCalCanine said:
My recommendation for those who find the 4th quarter of a 30-40 point UConn blowout rough or frustrating to watch? Either turn off the TV or if you're there in person, leave and go home. And I echo the sentiment that being out-scored by 5 points in a meaningless 4th quarter is hardly being "trounced", especially when it's mainly our bench vs their starters.
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Come on, man. The lead was 47 at the 6 minute mark. the final MOV was 36. 11 point negative turnaround in the last 6 minutes of the game. I'm not complaining, but so many people have blue blinders on that they can't accept the facts. Yes it's my opinion that our bench is not a top 50 team, but our bench was really overwhelmed by a possibly non-NCAA caliber team with their starters in.
 
Classic said:
What’s the deal with Brady eating a snack during the third period while sitting on the team bench. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player do that before.
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Could be a number of things health related.

One of my daughters is Type 1 diabetic and played softball and ice hockey. We always had snacks immediately available in case her blood sugar dropped too low.
 
Classic said:
What’s the deal with Brady eating a snack during the third period while sitting on the team bench. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player do that before.
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In the book that was written about the 2001 team, I believe “the same river twice” Jessica Moore is quoted as saying she would have a snack on the sidelines as she was a redshirt player that season.
 
Um… I don’t know what it was, but I didn’t initially recognize Sarah Strong out there. KK Arnold was in a mask, so you would have thought that perhaps … and yet I was able to recognize her right away!

But I was surprised, like, “Wait, was that #21 who pulled down that rebound?” What the heck is different about her than before?

Perhaps the shoes?
 
Huskies lost the 4th Q after being up by 41!
Oh noes!!1!
EricLA said:
Come on, man. The lead was 47 at the 6 minute mark. the final MOV was 36. 11 point negative turnaround in the last 6 minutes of the game. I'm not complaining, but so many people have blue blinders on that they can't accept the facts. Yes it's my opinion that our bench is not a top 50 team, but our bench was really overwhelmed by a possibly non-NCAA caliber team with their starters in.
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Way to ignore the point.
Big picture, is there any point in placing significance to the level of play in the dying minutes of a blowout decided long before halftime? Nope, nada, zilpsch.

And this game in this thread is being called a 'clunker' 😆. To echo the poster you're replying to, to those people, best to take a long walk or somesuch.
 
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