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It's all about attitude and how you chose to approach something. She should watch the TCU video and listen to the Colgate coach, then maybe her kids wouldn't feel so bad. There are different ways to "win" in the game of basketball.
 
Different style of presentation, and a very different situation from LCU or Colgate for that matter - this is a team in conference, so the expectation is that you will compete well. For LCU they were playing up a division and not just up a division but a team at the absolute pinnacle of the game - slaughter was a given, so it was just a fun experience for everyone. For Colgate, they are a mediocre team within a weak D1 conference - so again slaughter was a given. And for both it was a once in a lifetime experience - neither team had every played the D1 reigning national champion and the #1 ranked team in the country. For SMU this is a conference mate, and while winning wasn't ever in the cards, there is a hope on everyones part that there will be a competition, and this is not a new experience it happens once or twice a year, every year.

I thought she was able to pick out some positives, to identify some things that can be used in future practices. She also mentioned a serious motivation for her players prior to the game and one that can be on-going through the year and through her players college careers - you want to play professionally, well today you will see/have seen what that next level looks like - so if that is what you want, you have a lot of work to put in to get there, lets get started.
 
UcMiami said:
Different style of presentation, and a very different situation from LCU or Colgate for that matter - this is a team in conference, so the expectation is that you will compete well. For LCU they were playing up a division and not just up a division but a team at the absolute pinnacle of the game - slaughter was a given, so it was just a fun experience for everyone. For Colgate, they are a mediocre team within a weak D1 conference - so again slaughter was a given. And for both it was a once in a lifetime experience - neither team had every played the D1 reigning national champion and the #1 ranked team in the country. For SMU this is a conference mate, and while winning wasn't ever in the cards, there is a hope on everyones part that there will be a competition, and this is not a new experience it happens once or twice a year, every year.

I thought she was able to pick out some positives, to identify some things that can be used in future practices. She also mentioned a serious motivation for her players prior to the game and one that can be on-going through the year and through her players college careers - you want to play professionally, well today you will see/have seen what that next level looks like - so if that is what you want, you have a lot of work to put in to get there, lets get started.
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Yeah, you make some good points, and I did like what she said about UCONN being the next level up... However, I still think that as a coach you need to approach a game where you are probably going to get trounced with a positive attitude and set the stage for small victories- then if your players don't respond, you get pissed- but I think it was her overall demeanor that bothered me. Again, I know she just got beat badly, but that's part of the game.
 
Teacherdeb said:
Yeah, you make some good points, and I did like what she said about UCONN being the next level up... However, I still think that as a coach you need to approach a game where you are probably going to get trounced with a positive attitude and set the stage for small victories- then if your players don't respond, you get pissed- but I think it was her overall demeanor that bothered me. Again, I know she just got beat badly, but that's part of the game.
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Did you hear her pregame talk on the radio? She was approaching the game with a realistic and positive attitude. SMU is a young team, still learning. Sounded like there's been lots of growth (last year a bunch of players playing as individuals). Getting "pissed" at a post-game presser would have been counter-productive.
 
I thought she had the right attitude and presented it well to her kids. Hey this is UConn. They suffocate you. Your not going to beat them. Your not going to stay with them. There are times watching UConn that the other team cant even make a pass to a team mate without UConn stealing it. Its frustrating, mentally its torture because UConn doesn't quit. When your down 30 40 50 60 pts in a game it gets to you. Its not that you necessarily give up its that you cant seem to do anything because UConn is that good. Think about this. ND MD both gave UConn a pretty competitive game. In my mind there was never a fear that UConn would lose, because I knew if either team stopped making those long treys UConn could be up by a lot more in a matter of minutes. I don't think some fans really understand how great this team is. UConn is overwhelming. I have mentioned that its a well oiled machine and you can replace one player with another and they will execute the plays exactly the same way. Now the talent wont be the same but the execution will be and that's whats really important.

Remember this too from the past seasons . UConn has had injuries and Geno doesn't always play a lot of underclassman but he is this season and yeah theyre still getting it and theyre still winning by huge margins. IMO part of the reason that the underclassman are getting so many minutes is to prepare them for next season. Do you think things will be different next season? Yes UConn loses a lot of talent in Stewie and Mojeff and that talent experience and leadership wont be replaced however the remaining players will all be running the same plays. Do I think games will be more competitive next season? I think that's a fair statement. Understand we still have a lot of height in Tuck Lou Collier and Butler all very tall and all can score. We are bringing in some good freshman who can make an impact. Also don't forget a lot of our opponents are losing top players too and many of the kids that are going to be replacing those stars don't have a lot of experience.

Whos Graduating

MD Brene Moseley red shirt Senior Malina Howard Clohe Paviech Tierney Pfirman
ND Huffman Cable Mabrey
Baylor Fugua Higgins Niya Johnson
Ohio St Cait Craft Amerhyst Alston transfers coming in Sierra Calhoun and Stef Mavunga
SC Sessions Roy Imovbioh Mitchell Dozier transfers coming in Kaela Davis Alesha Gray
Texas Davenport Rodrigo Boyette

Now to be competitive with UConn opponents must play good defense. So which one of the top teams will play defense good enough to have a chance against UConn? Hey opponents in most cases have to replace 20+ pts a game to have a chance against UConn. I don't see that happening. So next season don't expect UConn to lose much ground. I know some of you think UConn will lose some games next season. I don't because UConn doesn't beat themselves and I don't see a team out there that can beat UConn. It could happen just like any year but I don't see it happening.
 
Sonny44 said:
Too bad no one's ever figured out how to make the questions audible or visual. You wouldn't think that to be insurmountable with today's technology.
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The Parabolic Mic. has been around for decades. It's a simple solution for any Presser's sound man who wants/needs to record questions from the press. They are not expensive. And they do not require additional labor.

In most sport pressers, you can't hear the questions, but have to guess what was asked, based on the subject's answer. This has been one of my pet peeves for years.

This is what a Parabolic mic system looks like:
Parabolic mic.jpg
 
When Rhonda said "they're a different speed," I thought she was going to say "a different species." She might have been correct either way.
 
I agree with Tonyc, above! No one in the 2nd tier, (UCONN is alone in the 1st tier) ND, SoCa, MD, Baylor, TX, and some others for whatever reason can't duplicate UCONN's skill, effort, heart, work ethic! They have the players with the ability they just don't do it! As Doris Burke has said several times, "teams shouldn't hate UCONN for their success, they aren't doing anything special but out-working every single school in Div. I WBB! You want to beat UCONN, out-work UCONN!"
If UCONN stays injury and illness free they will still beat every opponent next year by about 10 points!
Think about this fact- UCONN's Tuck, Chong, Collier, KLS, Nurse, Williams, & Butler, returning players are all capable of scoring between 10 to 20+ points per game, every game! Ekmark is capable of scoring between 6 to 8 points per game! So even if all score on the low end of that scale they're scoring 76 points per game! Plus playing the toughest, strongest, unwielding defense in the nation! Who is capable of doing THAT every game? And you know at least two of the above is going to score on the top side of that scale, 20 points! So if you add in those 2 ten point games that = 96 points per game! That's not even taking into effect the 3 rookies coming in!
So health becomes the only possible downer to UCONN's next season record!
 
Im sure the people in the room had no problem hearing what she was saying... they didnt have us in mind when doing this press conference
 
DaddyChoc said:
Im sure the people in the room had no problem hearing what she was saying... they didnt have us in mind when doing this press conference
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Then why did they record and post it?
 
This is a problem at every sports post game news conference I have ever watched including professional ones. At the NCAAs I think they have staff running around the audience with mics and a few others sometimes have that, but generally you don't get the questions clearly.
 
RSHERMVIKES said:
I agree with Tonyc, above! No one in the 2nd tier, (UCONN is alone in the 1st tier) ND, SoCa, MD, Baylor, TX, and some others for whatever reason can't duplicate UCONN's skill, effort, heart, work ethic! They have the players with the ability they just don't do it! As Doris Burke has said several times, "teams shouldn't hate UCONN for their success, they aren't doing anything special but out-working every single school in Div. I WBB! You want to beat UCONN, out-work UCONN!"
If UCONN stays injury and illness free they will still beat every opponent next year by about 10 points!
Think about this fact- UCONN's Tuck, Chong, Collier, KLS, Nurse, Williams, & Butler, returning players are all capable of scoring between 10 to 20+ points per game, every game! Ekmark is capable of scoring between 6 to 8 points per game! So even if all score on the low end of that scale they're scoring 76 points per game! Plus playing the toughest, strongest, unwielding defense in the nation! Who is capable of doing THAT every game? And you know at least two of the above is going to score on the top side of that scale, 20 points! So if you add in those 2 ten point games that = 96 points per game! That's not even taking into effect the 3 rookies coming in!
So health becomes the only possible downer to UCONN's next season record!
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It's hard not to see Notre Dame as an honest competitor. True, the amazing recruiting class of Stewie, Morgan, and Mo has dominated ND, but how about all those loses to ND just before that? And, it's better to think that there's someone out there who has your number if you let down even a little. Hubris and all that other good Greek tragedy stuff....
 
Sonny44 said:
Too bad no one's ever figured out how to make the questions audible or visual. You wouldn't think that to be insurmountable with today's technology.
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Just a tip that may help ...it works for me most of the time: When listening to the pressers I always use earbuds or headphones. Not sure why, but they seem to amplify while also canceling out some of the background/white/grey noise. I easily heard all of the questions asked for Rhonda's presser.
 
bags27 said:
It's hard not to see Notre Dame as an honest competitor. True, the amazing recruiting class of Stewie, Morgan, and Mo has dominated ND, but how about all those loses to ND just before that? And, it's better to think that there's someone out there who has your number if you let down even a little. Hubris and all that other good Greek tragedy stuff....
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Yeah, then how about the dozen consecutive wins over ND before Diggins then? any good Greek tragedy stuff?
 
UcMiami said:
This is a problem at every sports post game news conference I have ever watched including professional ones. At the NCAAs I think they have staff running around the audience with mics and a few others sometimes have that, but generally you don't get the questions clearly.
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An easy solution would be for the person with the mic (to whom the question is addressed) to repeat the Q in modified form (e.g., "You asked why **** sat out the second half," then answer it).

Something like this would work but it ain't ever gonna happen.
 
bags27 said:
It's hard not to see Notre Dame as an honest competitor. True, the amazing recruiting class of Stewie, Morgan, and Mo has dominated ND, but how about all those loses to ND just before that? And, it's better to think that there's someone out there who has your number if you let down even a little. Hubris and all that other good Greek tragedy stuff....
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The line between Uconn and ND shifts around a little each year, and when the Irish have had the horses they've been our greatest competition (for the last seven or eight years).

It doesn't pain me to recognize Notre Dame as the Country's second best team (the fact that SC is ranked one slot above them shows just how silly the rankings can be). Notre Dame plays the game much the same way that we do. They pass and shoot well. They look for cutters and are willing to pay the price on defense. Next year they, and others, will consider themselves the favorites to knock us out of contention at some point, and they will be there and ready to try.

What goes on between ND and Uconn is what is right about WCBB. Half the Board bemoans the fact that we play in a league that affords us little competition. Well ND is a worthy competitor and the college game would benefit from us having three or four more opponents of their caliber.

I want to beat them every time out, but I'm glad that I have to approach those games nevously. What was better than seeing Taurasi lead Ann, Maria, BT and Wilnett to 6 and 9 point victories over Tennessee? Like everyone else I hope for blowout victories, but I savor those challenging wins that prove that we can beat everyone else's best.

ND will have a much improved team next year (Patberg back, another top recruiting class, this year's players a year older), Muffet will prepare them well, and we will all feel that knot twist a little before game time. That's the way it's supposed to be.
 
Goodgood said:
Yeah, then how about the dozen consecutive wins over ND before Diggins then? any good Greek tragedy stuff?
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I guess if you're Notre Dame, that was, in fact, a real tragedy:)
 
bags27 said:
It's hard not to see Notre Dame as an honest competitor. True, the amazing recruiting class of Stewie, Morgan, and Mo has dominated ND, but how about all those loses to ND just before that? And, it's better to think that there's someone out there who has your number if you let down even a little. Hubris and all that other good Greek tragedy stuff....
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bags27- - - -During the time period you discuss, where ND beat UCONN 6 of 7, or something like that, the Huskies went into those games for whatever reason, believing they were going to lose, and did! ND didn't beat the Huskies then, the Huskies beat themselves! Watch the games and you'll see dozens of NON-HUSKIES plays that they did to themselves, not caused by ND!
When UCONN got their heads screwed on right they've beaten ND 5 or 6 straight times by a 10 to 28 point margin!
The reason ND plays UCONN tougher than any others is they run the same offense, which is no set plays everything is a reaction off what the defense gives! Both teams destroy teams that run set plays because those opponents are so predicable! The Muffett is a good recruiter but she won't beat Geno again!
 
believing they were going to lose? yeah ok

they beat themselves? yeah ok
 
DaddyChoc said:
believing they were going to lose? yeah ok

they beat themselves? yeah ok
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DaddyChoc- - - During that losing streak, for whatever reason UCONN did not play their usual UCONN style of BB.
It seemed that they didn't just play with a reckless abandon style but were hesitant in passes, outside shots +layups, etc.
Maybe getting burnt on all the flops/charges called against them, ref calls during that streak seemed to be pro-ND.
For example the BE finals where 11 seconds left Geno called timeout, UCONN ball by their bench, CT player open under basket but ball thrown into Diggins hands she went length of the court and passed to Achonwa for winning layup! That type of sloppiness that permeated those games!
I can't explain it but they played different during that streak!
Anyone else notice that during the bad steak?
 
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