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Conquistador said:
I mean come on guys… let’s keep it real here. CW is a senior. You can’t be a no-show like that. But I don’t know about you but I was really frustrated with Geno not getting in her face to get her going. Years past - he would challenge players. He just stood there stoically. Can’t have that. Fire your players up! Please!! But no…
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Still didn’t learn from all the times he benched CW or ONO.
 
Well I was just happy when they made the FF esp. after that epic game against NCState..then beat Stanford to stop their back to back..Clearly SC was the better team and sorry Paige but Henderson was the best guard out there tonight. SC showed why they are the best defense in the nation and Henderson I thought was the key each game we've played them the last few years.I really feel bad for CW and Liv..they've both taken a lot of abuse for 4 years and it's tough to go out the way they did but I for one will miss them
 
CTFIRERETIRED said:
Geno will have to start recruiting some longer better talented bigs. Cleary evident that UConn had no answers for Carolina bigs in the frontcourt.
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As much as ONO and AE did not rebound, it was S.C.'s back court that killed us. Their starting back court scored 37 of S.C.'s 64 points. While I realize it was an off night for them both (especially being sick), if they had just played a regular game and the refs called fouls more evenly (10 more fouls called against us) then UConn wins a close game. It just was not meant to be, but IMO it is still Geno's best coaching job in the past 25 years.
 
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Great post. First off, tipping my hat to South Carolina and Coach Staley. Great game tonight and congrats on winning another title. Coach Staley put together a great game plan and she had her team executing that plan well tonight. For our beloved UConn squad, especially out seniors. I am super proud of each and every one of you. To make it to the Final game, after such a wild and wacky season, much love and respect. You all displayed great toughness and togetherness. I just love you all. You gave us fans, family, friends, alumni, your all each game. That is all that we can ask. Great run.
 
Urshurak said:
Holly just announced the MOP of tournament was A Edwards…..
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You're something and should be put in Timeout for the offseason!!!!! Please.
 
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SLY63 said:
It just hit me...

In the Bahamas, we played them even for Q1-Q3, then got killed in Q4

Tonight, we got killed in Q1, then played even in Q2-Q4.
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That's right!
 
First of all, I’m super proud of this team. They went farther than they really should have. A title game with Paige at about 75%..that’s something.

Hopefully the players stay angry, and learn what they need to do. Aaliyah and Nika need to add more offense. Caroline needs to get more consistent. Paige needs to get stronger. Azzi needs to learn how to get herself open against great teams.

We can come back and challenge for a title next season, and I think we will.
 
Please with the Fudd sick comments, if you play, you play. If she was that ineffective because she was sick, she should not have been on the court. I thought when Auriemma changed the lineup it was a mistake and nothing in the tournament changed my mind on that. It is about chemistry and that changed then. Uconn was out-toughed tonight, plain and simple, much like they were by Arizona last year.
The 4 primary backcourt players, supposedly UConn’s advantage, were 11-33 shooting, 3-13 from 3, with 7 assists and 5 TOs. Meanwhile the team was outrebounded by a 2-1 margin while the player that gave Uconn their toughness was largely benched for the tournament. Their dominant starts became a memory and nowhere was it more evident than tonight. Chemistry matters and Auriemma lost his gamble changing it; just my opinion but one I had and expressed immediately upon the lineup change.
 
Conndog said:
I think this was the worst game I've ever seen Geno coach, but I assume he was sick, so maybe give him a pass? Otherwise, too passive, no fire, no early intervention with awful start. After 1st quarter deficit, we played them even. Thank God Ducharme finally got in the game, but why did it take so long? If Evina hadn't tweaked her ankle, it might not have been until 2nd half for Ducharme to get play time. Geno sticking so long with Christyn and Evina was a disaster. I can't believe that when everyone in the world knows that SC's biggest strength is rebounding advantage, yet it looked like rebounding and boxing out drills must have been forgotten in practice. We were awful! How many times a player would get beat and just watch to see what happens- did ball go in? Oh, it didn't? Wait a minute, the SC player is getting the rebound, you mean it was my job to grab the ball? Time and time again, it was pitiful.
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I don’t think he ever said a word to work the refs. Our assistants were going nuts at a few calls and he stood there looking the other way at God knows what! Not a peep. Come on coach, how about trying to fire someone up, either the refs or players!
 
npignatjr said:
First 5 minutes of each half. Why start the same 5 that was a disaster in the 1st half a repeat of a final four loss to ND
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Actually the starters blew it in the first quarter. Q2-Q4 score was 41-42. Nuff said.
 
Defense / Rebounding (SC was +25 on the glass) / Boston / Henderson = a very difficult evening. Tonight we got bet by a better team. SC's defense was unbelievable!!! Their length was incredibly frustrating.

Next year we are going to have to be stronger in the middle. I am so glad that Dorka is coming back...we need her to stay. We are truly going to need DeBerry, Brady and Pattison to be ready for prime time. Fudd is going to have to learn how to get open and get her shots off. Hopefully, our players will take the off season to heal and to work on bettering their game...hopefully, no off-season international play...getting healthy is the most important thing.

I think Geno should keep an eye on the transfer portal and see if there is a quality pick-up there...we could use another experienced piece. The loss of Evina, Ododa and Williams will be felt next year.

On a good note, I love the way Aliyah Edwards turned her season around. I love the way Paige turned on the switch for the play-offs. She wasn't at her best but she played like a champion.
 
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vballcoach said:
This is a wonderful bunch of athletes, and I applaud them, even as they lost tonight. They were pretty valiant in their attempt to stay in the game. I'm sure we'll find that Azzi was far from healthy and that Evina could barely walk. Everything had to go right, and very little did, but this was a great season. How long until next season?
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In reality getting this team to the championship game was a major accomplishment, and tonight’s game exposed some holes on the UConn roster. It wasn’t that some players couldn’t hit a shot, it was they couldn’t get a shot. I thought UConn had a slight advantage on the perimeter, but Henderson outscored the 3 Husky smalls combined by 7. Of course her job was easier by having a dominant inside game, and more freedom to shoot and drive.
Tonight was great motivation for the younger players seeing exactly what they need to gain in skills and strength. I’m impressed by what this group did under adverse circumstances & look forward to the potential this group has. Tonight you just have to tip your cap to S.C.- they were the better team in almost every facet of the game.

JMO
 
Hey, congratulations to SC. That team played their butts off. They remind me of their coach. Relentless.
Our young women played through so much adversity this year, and gave it a helluva ride. Couldn’t be prouder of them. My heart is heaviest for the seniors. I wish them all the best going forward.
 
Great season, UConn fans. Enjoyed the analysis, enagagement, and discourse on this board throughout.

The game was not overly competitive but it certainly felt like it given the stakes and talent on each team.

I can promise you that with Paige, Azzi, and the new/returning corps, UConn’s title drought will end soon.
 
Can’t argue with the outcome.Dawn had her team ready from the jump. Hard to win a game when you allow another team so many extra possession. Tonite, SC was clearly better. Unfortunately, both times UConn has faced SC, Azzi has been less than 100%. Not implying it would have changed the outcome.

My only disappointment was Paige’s lack of urgency in the second half. On too many possessions in the second half, she acted if she was a secondary option. I would have preferred her launching 30 shots and missing, particularly with Azzi missing in action and Williams not scoring. Maybe she wasn’t physically able, but I didn’t see the team screening and double screening, trying to free her up. She was the only player able to create for herself against SC’s stifling defense. Again, what she has accomplished coming back so quickly is astonishing, but for a person with her offensive skills, she doesn’t get to the free throw line nearly enough. Hopefully, she can add more of it to her stellar game next season after an off-season recovery and rebuild.

Great season, but sometimes the other team is simply better. Congrats to SC and Dawn Staley.
 
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Plain and simple the better team won tonight. This season was filled with so much adversity but they just kept fighting. Making it to the championship game was remarkable....so proud of them all. Nothing but gratitude and respect for the seniors. Looking ahead, I think we need a big and a guard from the portal
 
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I applaud the the effort this team put in all season. They had to deal with more injuries than any team I can remember. For a team in December who looked like it was dead in the water they made it to the final four. The growth they showed this season was a joy to watch.

Fourteen straight final fours!!! Name a team that is even close. Its an amazing feat. UConn women's basketball is still the standard by which all others are measured.

Credit to SC. They were the better team. Give credit were credit is do.

To our negative posters, I say goodnight.
 
I was surprised that I did not see one pump fake tonight. Our guards just shot into the big on them. Azzi better start doing that or she will underperform against good D. Ah well........hope we corral another big. The finesse game in WBB could be at an end. The women are getting too strong and fast.
 
For all those questioning Geno's substitutions & strategy, do you really think there was a combination or game plan that would have led to a UCONN victory? We needed a superlative performance from several players & we needed South Carolina's guards to have an off- night. Neither happened & the better team won tonight.
 
mudblood said:
Actually the starters blew it in the first quarter. Q2-Q4 score was 41-42. Nuff said.
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Enough except at the start of the 2nd half down by 8. 5 minutes in UConn hadn't scored and now down by 16. Had to fight back again.
 
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We got crushed on the boards and the SC defense was smothering. Hard to win when that happens. Ducharme was a bright spot. Showed Muhl-like toughness.

The UCONN women gave it their best but lost to a better team.
 
After the Oregon loss I wondered if this team would make it to the S16. The Final Four was the last place I thought this team would be.

SC was the much better team tonight. UConn needs to get healthy and get stronger in the post.
 
Littlemin said:
Please with the Fudd sick comments, if you play, you play. If she was that ineffective because she was sick, she should not have been on the court. I thought when Auriemma changed the lineup it was a mistake and nothing in the tournament changed my mind on that. It is about chemistry and that changed then. Uconn was out-toughed tonight, plain and simple, much like they were by Arizona last year.
The 4 primary backcourt players, supposedly UConn’s advantage, were 11-33 shooting, 3-13 from 3, with 7 assists and 5 TOs. Meanwhile the team was outrebounded by a 2-1 margin while the player that gave Uconn their toughness was largely benched for the tournament. Their dominant starts became a memory and nowhere was it more evident than tonight. Chemistry matters and Auriemma lost his gamble changing it; just my opinion but one I had and expressed immediately upon the lineup change.
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I agree..Azzi was supposed to be the next Paige..not even close..she's a good to great shooter but had a terrible tournament
AgStatesman said:
Just want to tip my cap to South Carolina. Congrats on your 2022 and 2023 back to back championships unless UConn gets a legit post or two.
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That's funny
 
HuskyNan said:
It was a guard that caused the most trouble
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Offensively, yes. However, that doubling up on rebounds didn't help much, either.

Great, great run by the Huskies in the latter part of the season and for giving WBB fans one of the great NCAA games in the last few years against NC State.

Just ran into an agile frontcourt, pressing defense and a guard having a career night.
 
ochoopsfan said:
Eliminate the first quarter and the final score is SC 42 - UConn 41
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Yeah, but the outcome would be the same...a loss! I am just happy the young ladies got this far considering where they were a few months ago. I look forward to next season.
 
UConn fought hard and never gave up. Smaller players managed as well as they could inside. PB is a joy to watch.
On another note, Geno looks really worn out. Been a tough year on him, looks like he has aged a bit thru it all.
 
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