Short bench Sun.

[Zorro]

Has the coaching staff given any reason for the non-playing to day of Chong, Butler and Ekmark?

 

[Goodgood]

Geno always does that when the lead is less than 20 pts.

 

[uconnfan68]

Geno always does that when the lead is less than 20 pts.

And he knows its good for me.

 

[Kaizen]

Has the coaching staff given any reason for the non-playing to day of Chong, Butler and Ekmark?

And Paulido, Lawlor too.

 

[UConnCat]

Geno said he didn't like how Chong looked today (IT band issue). USF is a terrible match-up for Butler so not surprised she didn't play. Recall Stokes played something like 5 minutes in the last game against USF last year; same reason. Ekmark doesn't play in games like this.

 

[Sonny44]

Geno said he didn't like how Chong looked today (IT band issue). USF is a terrible match-up for Butler so not surprised she didn't play. Recall Stokes played something like 5 minutes in the last game against USF last year; same reason. Ekmark doesn't play in games like this.

Terrible match up? Who really knows that?

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Terrible match up? Who really knows that?

Well the game was played at an extremely frenetic pace for the most part. Combine that with SF's smaller, quicker lineups and I'm not surprised by his decision, especially since it took UConn more than 3 quarters to take control.

 

[DaddyChoc]

perfect for Collier and Gabby

 

[HuskyBandDad]

Terrible match up? Who really knows that?

Geno

 

[HairyDog]

UConnCat, thank you for the information on Saniya Chong.
To other posters, Courtney Ekmark did get in the game against USF toward the end.

 

[Aluminny69]

UConnCat, thank you for the information on Saniya Chong.
To other posters, Courtney Ekmark did get in the game against USF toward the end.

Seriously? BTW, so did Butler. But, if you get in with less than 30 seconds left, it doesn't count, because Geno is just going to run out the clock rather than attempt another field goal.

 

[billnaples]

Folks, look....no one should be suggesting that GA is perfect (other than in title games of course) but the guy has the highest win % in WCBB period. Give him ma little credit. I can say I would have liked to have seen Butler for a few minutes when it counted but the fact is unless Uconn was going to go zone she likely was a bad match up. If Chong was at all tentative after getting stretched out then good call to sit her rather than risk a longer term impact to the injury. We went 7 and USF really only went 8 deep. Crazy numbers for this game? How about the two sharpshooters for USF were 9/15 long range but a pitiful 7/24 inside the line. The rest of the Bulls were 3/11 long and 2/15 inside the arc.Huskies were 44.4 and 44.8 so just consistent. Four of the 8 Bulls, playing 54 minutes scored, exactly, 2 points. Williams and the freshman garnered 43 of the 59 points USF scored (73%) while taking 60% of the 65 shots USF hoisted. And from where I was sitting the 3 point defense was not as bad as the % may have made it sound/look. Williams and the kid mad some of those over pretty decent defense.

Biggest question of the night.....how did the refs let Fernandez get away all night long being not only well outside the coaches box but also being on the court itself, I understand giving a little leeway but watch the tape and I think you'll agree. But all that said, a very nice win in their building with a loud and proud crowd on hand. Love being in the air of the game. Just hard to explain in person vs. tv. Thanks again to DavidinNaples. Nice meeting Phil as well.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Biggest question of the night.....how did the refs let Fernandez get away all night long being not only well outside the coaches box but also being on the court itself, I understand giving a little leeway but watch the tape and I think you'll agree.

he's a friend of Geno, and Geno didnt complain... thats why!

 

[billnaples]

he's a friend of Geno, and Geno didnt complain... thats why!

I certainly recall that I only saw Geno engaged in a somewhat heated exchange with one official the catalyst for which I don't specifically recall (although maybe one of the phantom calls on Stewart comes to mind). But I hope you are not suggesting that the stripes were somehow looking the other way because 1) Geno & Jose are friends 2) Geno didn't complain. I never understood that enforcement of this rule was limited to be only when the opposing team complained.

 

[OldAlum]

I always thought that Jose was a bit of a whiner with the refs but it seems to work for him. I didn't find him all that obnoxious this game, but I only saw on TV. It didn't seem like he was leaving the "box" to complain, more to coach, so the refs let it slide. Geno and a lot of coaches sometimes stretch that box.

 

[CocoHusky]

I certainly recall that I only saw Geno engaged in a somewhat heated exchange with one official the catalyst for which I don't specifically recall (although maybe one of the phantom calls on Stewart comes to mind). But I hope you are not suggesting that the stripes were somehow looking the other way because 1) Geno & Jose are friends 2) Geno didn't complain. I never understood that enforcement of this rule was limited to be only when the opposing team complained.

This rule is selectively enforced. Dawn Staley for example is hardly ever within the box and at least one time last year touched the basketball as the opposing team was trying to inbound the ball-should have been a technical.

 

[DaddyChoc]

I certainly recall that I only saw Geno engaged in a somewhat heated exchange with one official the catalyst for which I don't specifically recall (although maybe one of the phantom calls on Stewart comes to mind). But I hope you are not suggesting that the stripes were somehow looking the other way because 1) Geno & Jose are friends 2) Geno didn't complain. I never understood that enforcement of this rule was limited to be only when the opposing team complained.

yeah thats what Im suggesting... out of the box is hardly an advantage. A coach against a heated rival will mention it to the refs. You never saw it done before?

 

[DaddyChoc]

This rule is selectively enforced. Dawn Staley for example is hardly ever within the box and at least one time last year touched the basketball as the opposing team was trying to inbound the ball-should have been a technical.

if the opposing coach complained and hit happened again she would have been T'ed up

 

[DaddyChoc]

Auriemma also took the time to reconnect with Bulls coach Jose Fernandez, one of his great friends in the game. They went out to dinner after Sunday night's game.

 

[billnaples]

Auriemma also took the time to reconnect with Bulls coach Jose Fernandez, one of his great friends in the game. They went out to dinner after Sunday night's game.

I in no way am sugggesting that GA and JF are not great friends. I also don't have a problem with a "stray" outside the box here and there. I did and do have a problem that JF was constantly outside the box and on the court and at the very least the officials should have reminded him from time to time of that fact. And trust me it was so obvious tht they would not have been failing to call the real game on the floor to have seen it. I am near willing to waer a significant sum that should GA have done the same thing he would have been told and then 'T'd up. End of discussion.