Some thoughts on Depaul Game (merged)

[oldude]

Some thoughts on the DePaul game:

• Immediately took notice that DePaul did not come out pressing UConn, after the past few years when the Huskies quickly broke the Blue Demons press for easy baskets. Even when DePaul pressed some in the 2nd qtr, it was very soft pressure.
• As Crystal was raining down 3’s from the cheap seats, I remembered her first game as a freshman when she took a long 3 pointer and Geno got all over her for shooting from that far out. No more complaints from Geno. Crystal’s shooting range is flat-out ridiculous!
• I thought UConn could have gone to Liv in the low post just about every time down the court. She was a huge mismatch for whichever Blue Demon was attempting to guard her.
• Crystal’s shooting from downtown lead to the oddest matchup of the night as Doug Bruno decided to have 6’2” Chante Stonewall, his best defender, take a shot at containing Crystal.
• Credit to DePaul in the 2nd half. Down 26 at intermission they just keep coming at you. They’re like Jason in Friday the 13th. They shoot 2/13 from the arc in the 1st half, but in the 2nd half, with UConn doing a pretty darn good job of contesting their shots, DePaul just started making everything.
• Much closer than I thought it would be, but the Huskies are 9-0.

 

[JordyG]

Personally I'm going to empty my brain of thoughts, take the win and hope Baylor and Oregon play like spit at Stoors.

 

[bballnut90]

Not gameplay related but loved listening to Monica Mcnutt announcing. Brings good energy and her oatmeal comment made me lol. You could tell she has a good time doing her job.

 

[Kaizen]

Well at least we beat DePaul by 10 ...great first half, ugly second half

 

[Fraz]

Geno Lost his killer mindset....How do you not extend your defense and force two pointers or half court shots.. No way the game should have been 10 pt win.

 

[iri10]

*exhales*

Another game showing how good UConn can be and how shaky they can be, just at different times.

 

[phil sampieri]

Did anyone notice how the refs did not call all the holding on Oto ? They had trouble Getting her the ball brcause of that or she would have scored 30

 

[eebmg]

DePaul got ridiculously hot for a quarter and a half. We were not defending the 3 well enough for half that time but we were much better on the defensive end in the last 6 minutes. We did just enough bur CW continues to be the biggest enigma. One of the deadliest mid range games and should be able to create that shot at will but just does not do it enough.

 

[MainefanSC]

Whew!!!!!! Don't see any team chemistry yet. They get some chemistry, they could be tough to beat.

 

[BostonBay]

21 TOs, 20 assists?? Team doesnt have the composure yet when things get tight. All the missed layups are another indicator.

 

[oldude]

DePaul got ridiculously hot for a quarter and a half. We were not defending the 3 well enough for half that time but we were much better on the defensive end in the last 6 minutes. We did just enough bur CW continues to be the biggest enigma. One of the deadliest mid range games and should be able to create that shot at will but just does not do it enough.

I actually thought UConn did a reasonable job of contesting shots from the arc. DePaul made a bunch of 3's in the 3rd qtr into the first part of the 4th qtr with UConn defenders getting a hand in their face.

 

[Dokey]

Play of the game came in first quarter when Anna sent a barely side, peripheral look perfect pass to Crystal for a three.

 

[CTtoSanDiego]

So, for all the very smart people (you know who you are) who belittled posters for being concerned about defending Depaul's 3 pt shooting... what were you thinking when the game got down to 4 pts late in the second half? Will you apologize for your hubris? Yes, we won, but it was not pretty. It was a legitimate concern.

 

[BostonBay]

CW should be attacking the rim more & getting easier shots.

 

[jaydee602]

This isn't a complaint, but can anyone explain why Geno is benching Aubrey Griffin? Since her coming- out game, her minutes have been severely limited. And when she does play, she brings energy & effort.

 

[CocoHusky]

Anyone else worried about Christyn? She is playing like she in quicksand. 6 TO tonight and she got beat to several lose balls.

 

[Boreifs]

Well at least we beat DePaul by 10 ...great first half, ugly second half

It is much more accurate to say DePaul had an ugly first half and a great second half. It’s not always UConn determining the result, particularly this year.

 

[Rsna]

tonyc, funny you should mention that UConn’s roster is comprised of several players ranked 1-6 in their respective classes. I was thinking the same thing. There are only a very few “elite” top 10 programs that are able to recruit and retain these “cream of the crop” blue chippers every year.

i.e., UConn, Notre Dame, Stanford, South Carolina, Maryland, Louisville, Mississippi State, Oregon, Oregon State, Baylor, UCLA, Texas A&M, etc. DePaul does not attract top 10 ranked players.

The players DePaul has are good, and can play, but they are not blue chip (#1-5 in their class) players. If you go to ESPN’s hoopgirlz class rankings and look at the last 4 years, look at the schools the top 10 ranked players went to.

Fans overlook that dynamic at times. I agree with your take that the cream will rise to the top during this game, and UConn will prevail. By how much, I don’t know. Believe it or not, I ran out of envelopes.

Oregon State has their highest ranked player this year...30
Sorry no top ten players for the Beavers

 

[Huskygamble19]

I don't know how you could defend against the 3 when 4 players were knocking them down with ease. DePaul is a team to be reckoned with. with their passing there will always be a 3 point shooter in position.

 

[BostonBay]

This isn't a complaint, but can anyone explain why Geno is benching Aubrey Griffin? Since her coming- out game, her minutes have been severely limited. And when she does play, she brings energy & effort.

I thought she was hurt at first. She needs to be getting minutes. Geno cant keep playing 5 or 6 the whole game. This team will wear out.

 

[CocoHusky]

So, for all the very smart people (you know who you are) who belittled posters for being concerned about defending Depaul's 3 pt shooting... what were you thinking when the game got down to 4 pts late in the second half? Will you apologize for your hubris? Yes, we won, but it was not pretty. It was a legitimate concern.

It was a legit concern and the team did something about it for most of the game. Did you think they wouldn't?

 

[HopJim]

I have commented on ONO not making her layups in past but she did a good job getting the ball in traffic tonight and powering it up. Liked that she shot more layups than the 5 foot fall away jumper.

 

[ochoopsfan]

I am not sure if any of the Uconn turnovers were forced turnovers. I think all, or nearly all, TO's were unforced.

 

[oldude]

So, for all the very smart people (you know who you are) who belittled posters for being concerned about defending Depaul's 3 pt shooting... what were you thinking when the game got down to 4 pts late in the second half? Will you apologize for your hubris? Yes, we won, but it was not pretty. It was a legitimate concern.

Most of us are already married, so we really don't require some silly post from the left coast to say, "I told you so."

 

[Sluconn Husky]

If CW makes her layups UConn scores 90. Assuming that, and if UConn cut down on the silly turnovers they probably score 100+. The Huskies only got 64 FG attempts in a game against DePaul. With 16 offensive rebounds. That's nearly impossible.