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Enjoyed the game chatter as usual. See y'all Monday!
 
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HuskyNan said:
I still don't agree but don't want to extend the argument. But I fail to see how pasting SMU by 40+ points shows that UConn will have trouble against South Carolina.
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That's a very valid point. The problems that people see are puzzling to me.
 
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Baskets in the Paint Final

SMU 8 (3-2-1-2)
UConn 22 (6-5-4-7)
 
HuskyNan said:
I still don't agree but don't want to extend the argument. But I fail to see how pasting SMU by 40+ points shows that UConn will have trouble against South Carolina even if Napheesa and Gabby get blocked a couple times.
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Didn't say and didn't mean that. This team always rises to the occasion and manages to figure out a way to win. As Geno said at the end, its a long season and this team needs a team to push them in order to get the best from them. Again as Geno said, you can't expect all your shots to fall all the time. You need to find other ways to score, and as usual today they did. Also SMU' is a good reminder to this team of how to attack and beat length. Just what they needed before Monday.
 
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HuskyNan said:
I still don't agree but don't want to extend the argument. But I fail to see how pasting SMU by 40+ points shows that UConn will have trouble against South Carolina even if Napheesa and Gabby get blocked a couple times.
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Eh, against a team like SMU, you can't just look at the final score and conclude "we beat them by a lot, we're totally fine".
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Eh, against a team like SMU, you can't just look at the final score and conclude "we beat them by a lot, we're totally fine".
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Just like you can't look at a Gabby and Napheesa getting blocked a few times and conclude that it means anything in the South Carolina game.

UConn played relatively poorly yet had all starters in double figures in a 40 point win. I see positives there.
 
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oldude said:
One of the things UConn did frequently today, and will certainly do on Monday, is double the ball when it came into the post.
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Yeah, I expect Geno to push the player off the block and give the post defender help once Coates or Wilson attempt to put the ball on the floor. Expect the help to come from Gray's off side. She's too dangerous from the perimeter.
 
JordyG said:
Yeah, I expect Geno to push the player off the block and give the post defender help once Coates or Wilson attempt to put the ball on the floor. Expect the help to come from Gray's off side. She's too dangerous from the perimeter.
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Help will typically come from the offside. If you have good passing BIGS, they can kick the ball out for open 3's, but quite frankly I don't consider Wilson or Coates good passers. They are far more likely to force shots or lower their heads and get called for charging.
 
oldude said:
Help will typically come from the offside. If you have good passing BIGS, they can kick the ball out for open 3's, but quite frankly I don't consider Wilson or Coates good passers. They are far more likely to force shots or lower their heads and get called for charging.
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All correct. Yeah generally offside. But this game whoever defends Gray probably won't help since she's their real perimeter threat so....
 
I am sure nobody keeps stats on this, but I think today's game takes the record for the most tie-ups in the history of the game! It actually became tiresome.

I could rewatch and count them, but it was hard enough to watch the first time.
 
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osceola48 said:
I am sure nobody keeps stats on this, but I think today's game takes the record for the most tie-ups in the history of the game! It actually became tiresome.

I could rewatch and count them, but it was hard enough to watch the first time.
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Physical game man, and from the start.
 
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