Shout-out to TBStewart

[pap49cba]

Just re-watched the game. Stewie's shots weren't falling and she got in fairly serious foul trouble. But to her credit, she never stopped fighting and clawing.... Made all of her foul shots and a couple of clutch hoops in crunch time. Ended up with a double, double. Last year she might have disappeared. Not this year.

 

[Buzzyboy]

Just re-watched the game. Stewie's shots weren't falling and she got in fairly serious foul trouble. But to her credit, she never stopped fighting and clawing.... Made all of her foul shots and a couple of clutch hoops in crunch time. Ended up with a double, double. Last year she might have disappeared. Not this year.

Very good point. I happened to be out at a restaurant and missed an appreciable amount of the game but the fact that Breanna was able to contribute in other ways was and is pretty significant. Bravo!

 

[UConnCat]

Very good point. I happened to be out at a restaurant and missed an appreciable amount of the game but the fact that Breanna was able to contribute in other ways was and is pretty significant. Bravo!

I agree. I meant to say this last night. Just because shots aren't dropping doesn't mean a player isn't playing well. Stewie did a lot of good things last night.

 

[Kibitzer]

Best tribute to Stewie occurred last summer, after USA Basketball (Stewie's team) won the gold medal. The team played some warm-up games on the Canary Islands before getting down to business in Europe. Katy Maier (Miami U.) was the USA coach.

Stewie was ho-hum in the prelim games, but torrid when helping to mow down the international competition. In the presser following the victory, Coach Kay commented on Stewie's so-so performance when it didn't count.

The she added: "But when we got here, and they turned the bright lights on -- HAH!" as she tossed her head back.

That triumphant HAH! tells us all we need to know about Stewie. Just for good measure, permit me to add one more

HAH!​

 

[pap49cba]

Best tribute to Stewie occurred last summer, after USA Basketball (Stewie's team) won the gold medal. The team played some warm-up games on the Canary Islands before getting down to business in Europe. Katy Maier (Miami U.) was the USA coach.

Stewie was ho-hum in the prelim games, but torrid when helping to mow down the international competition. In the presser following the victory, Coach Kay commented on Stewie's so-so performance when it didn't count.

The she added: "But when we got here, and they turned the bright lights on -- HAH!" as she tossed her head back.

That triumphant HAH! tells us all we need to know about Stewie. Just for good measure, permit me to add one more

HAH!​

So Geno needs to make sure the bright lights are on in March!!

 

[winlots]

Just re-watched the game. Stewie's shots weren't falling and she got in fairly serious foul trouble. But to her credit, she never stopped fighting and clawing.... Made all of her foul shots and a couple of clutch hoops in crunch time. Ended up with a double, double. Last year she might have disappeared. Not this year.

PAP: right with ya on this one, too.

 

[ursusminor]

Just re-watched the game. Stewie's shots weren't falling and she got in fairly serious foul trouble. But to her credit, she never stopped fighting and clawing.... Made all of her foul shots and a couple of clutch hoops in crunch time. Ended up with a double, double. Last year she might have disappeared. Not this year.

I commented to pinotbear during the game, that Stewart was going after rebounds and loose balls like a puppy after a tennis ball. She didn't do that so much last year, especially when she wasn't shooting well.

 

[UcMiami]

Pap - great post. Stewart has been in a fairly prolonged slump shooting from distance for quite a few games now. And yet she has continued to fight and claw in a way she didn't last year. I think part of what the coaches are trying to get through to her is that there are no games without bright lights and every game their is someone who has never seen Uconn play live and deserves to see Uconn play well so you play every game to impress that one person.